VIP Class Notes (Li)[S]

Do you think being curious is natural? Why do some people say that kids are generally more curious than adults?

Vocabulary

sensitive/emotionally vulnerable

curious – want to know about/try out many things

risk-taker – willing to take risks or try out new things

ex. I prefer to make friends with risk-takers.

bring sth to light – to make sth known

ex. If you have any problems with me, please bring it to light.

ex. Please bring to light this issue in the next meeting.

subtle – not obvious/good or clever way to communicate sth

ex. The message of this story is too subtle for children to understand.

ex. He is very good at making subtle insults.

open person – honest and willing to share with others

ex. He’s very open about his opinions.

open confrontation – open conflict/argument

newcomer – sbd who is new to a place

ex. The newcomer in my department is not very good at her job.

trial period – a period of time for you to try a service/job/product

point out a problem/mistake – to pick out/mention

ex. If you have any problems, please point them out.

say/talk/express sth/idea

A stable mental state

Someone who is not sensitive or emotionally stable

In high school, we are too busy do our homework.

In high school, we were too busy doing our homework/busy with homework.  

If we think about lot of thing or the small thing, she can get upset easily.

If we overthink about one or two things, she would get upset easily.

If she always like this case, you will get tired.

If she’s always like this then you will feel tired/get sick of it.  

If you have to get along time with him, the emotional state is quite important.

If you have to spend a long time with somebody, then emotional stability is quite important.

If the one is…

If he/she is…

You have to keep peace and not make conflicts. You have to calm down and not get angry.

You have to keep peace and not cause any conflicts. You have to calm down and not get angry.

Some person is very insist on what he thinks. They prefer to talk about their idea directly. But, in this case, they will be very smart.

Some people are very insistent on what they think. They prefer to talk about/express their ideas directly. But, in this case, they will be very smart/subtle. 

Most of my circle is more closed off, they will keep a good distance with colleagues and other people.

Most of my friends in my social circle are more closed off, they will keep a good distance with colleagues and other people.

She was new in staff. She was a very confident person and a little bit sensitive. If you put out some mistake of her, she will be very angry and feel uncomfortable about you. It seems that she not like to hear other’s advice. But, she always makes mistakes. I picked out a lot of her mistakes during her trial period.

She was a newcomer/new staff member/new employee. She was a very confident person, but a little bit sensitive. If you point out some mistakes of hers, she will be very angry and feel uncomfortable towards you. It seems that she doesn’t like to hear other’s advice. But, she always makes mistakes. I picked/pointed out a lot of her mistakes during her trial period.

Pronunciation

employee – am-ploh-yee