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.