VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

restructuring –  reorganise a team/company’s structure

merge companies – to combine two things

acquire – to buy or own

ex. Company A acquired company B.

one after another – one by one

lay low – to avoid being too public or to avoid being found by others

conservative – not risk-takers, play safe

bold/adj – take risks

ex. brave and bold

it goes both ways – mutual

put in time and energy – jing li

he didn’t directly answer me – zhi jie

It takes me six minutes to go there and back 

it’s been ages – it’s been a long time

Grammar

laid off – not your fault

ex. Many employees were laid off last year.

fired – your fault

ex. She was fired for stealing sensitive data.

The end of my last job is not beautiful

My last job did not go down too well/My last job did not end well 

The manager of me

My line manager/My immediate boss 

I put some consideration to the environment

I would consider the working environment 

I’m worried about his health situation.

I’m worried about his health.