VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

terracotta – bing ma yong

early 1980s – 1980-1983

mid 1980s – 1984-1987

late 1980s – 1988-89

turnover rate – percentage of employees who leave a company

ex. What is the turnover rate at the bank?

put yourself in other people’s shoes – to try to understand other people’s point-of-view

ex. People who can’t put themselves in other people’s shoes aren’t very good to work with.

illiterate – cannot read

ex. When I argue with her, I tell her that she’s illiterate.

Grammar

bad for my eyes

return a book – give back

started/founded a company

translate – language

transfer – jobs/places

There’s least customers who come to the bank to get the loan.

There’s less customers who come to the bank to apply for a loan.

Don’t look phone

Don’t look at the phone

The salary is not very high/attractive/appealing.

I worry about meet someone very hard to work.

I’m worried about meeting someone who is hard to get along with.

When the boss treats employee like servant.

When the boss treats employees like servants.

When the boss is very disrespectful.

The third party company’s quality is low.

Third party companies usually employ low quality employees.

Maybe they think girls don’t have knowledge

Maybe they think girls don’t need an education background