VIP Class Notes (JJ)
Vocabulary
complementary: 互补的
in awe: surprised, shocked, 惊艳(in a good way)
to brag: show off, 炫耀
mandarin: 普通话
cantonese: 广东话
feeling of familiarity: 熟悉感
filling: 馅
dumpling filling: 饺子馅
glutinous rice balls: 汤圆
red bean paste: 豆沙泥
date paste: 枣泥
humidifier: 加湿器
humidity: 适度
mild adj.: 温和
reassuring adj. 让人放心
reassurance n. something that can make one feel reassured
Speaking exercise
I joined TE in 2018 and work as a product manager. As the first two years, I worked as an engineer actually. And then I transferred to industrial business unit and worked as product manager since then. It’s a little bit big workload. His wife just pregnant for three months.
Revised:
In the first two years, (…) And then I transferred to the industrial business unit. The workload is quite heavy. His wife has been pregnant for three months.
Grammar
To describe time periods
In – describe a very specific period of time (time of the day, year, month)
ex: in the morning, afternoon, evening
Have been/has been
Ex: My coworker has been travelling since last month.
I have been living in Shanghai for ten years.
JJ has been living in Shanghai for six months.
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