VIP Class Notes (JJ)

JJElizabeth

Grammar

I want to go to graduate school in London.

I want to go to undergraduate school in New York City.

I plan to + verb

I plan to apply for graduate school in London.

Next year, I plan to change jobs.

Time:

几点半：

number of hour + thirty (30) 

Ex: 8:30 = eight thirty

3:30 = three thirty

12:30 = twelve thirty

几点一刻：

  1. number of hour + fifteen (15) 

Ex: 6:15 = six fifteen

11:15 = eleven fifteen

2. A quarter past + number of hour 

Ex: 6: 15 = A quarter past six

9:15 = A quarter past nine

几点三刻：

1. number of hour + forty-five (45)

Ex: 2:45 = two forty-five

2. A quarter to + number of the next hour

Ex: 2:45 = a quarter to three

4:45 = a quarter to five 

所以其他时间：

number of hour + number of minutes

Ex: 1:48 = one forty-eight

10:12 = ten twelve

Vocabulary

Chinatown: 唐人街

IELTS: 雅思

article: 发表的文章

apply v.: 申请

Master’s: 硕士

graduate school: 本科以上的学校/学科

undergraduate school: 本科

graduate degree: 本科以上的学历证书（毕业证书，学位）

undergraduate degree: 本科学士学位

finance sector: 金融行业

quarter: 四分之一

connection: 关系

to resign v.: 离职

to quit a job v. 离职

Ex: Some of my coworkers have resigned and Elizabeth also wants to resign.

Elizabeth wants to quit her job.

benefits: 福利

go to jail: 去坐牢

Ex: If an employer doesn’t give employees benefits, he/she will go to jail in China.

jail: 监狱

employer: 雇主

employee: 员工

Pronunciation

article – R-ticle

apply – ah-pl-I 

finance – f-I-nance

sector – sec-ter

employer – emp-lawyer

employee – emploh-EEEE