VIP Class Notes (Li)[W/S]

Writing exercise

When I be older and older, I take care people’s communication more. If you can have a friend, who has the same concept with you, it’s a lucky thing, but it’s not easy.
I don’t know why, many old friends become strange. I’m a sensitive person, I can feeling that. Maybe we have the different environments and different life, maybe I should to accept it.
Do you have the same problem?

Revised: 

When I be become older, I take care about people’s communication more. If you can have a friend, who has the same concept mindset with as you then it’s a lucky thing, but it’s not easy.
I don’t know why, many old friends become strangers and we don’t have things in common anymore.. I’m a sensitive person, I can feeling that. Maybe we have the different environments and different lifestyle, maybe I should to accept it.

Do you have the same problem?

Vocabulary

Stubborn: a person who is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to listen to others 頑固的,執拗的,倔強的

eg. My friend is a very stubborn person and sometimes I have a hard time talking to her.

Risk: to do something although there might be a chance of a bad result 風險,冒險

eg. I would like to join my friend but I feel that the risk is too high.

Coincidence: a situation where two or more things happen at the same time 同時發生, 巧合

eg. We have so many coincidences in this world.

Script: the words of a play, film, drama, broadcast etc. 劇本

eg. He is busy writing the script for his film.

Dramatic: describes someone who is very over the top

eg. She is a very dramatic person.

Speaking exercise

I have new friends after university. She is my work partner. But she can’t understand all of me. We just work together, talk together and drink together. She asked me, “Do I want to go out and work with her”. I feel that we don’t have enough together. She wants more business but I want to be an artist. I think we can both work together to succeed.

We worked at the same company, 5 years. Four years ago we worked at  the same magazine. She is a writer and I am a designer. Three years ago, we went to the asme company. She was in marketing and I am the designer. Now she wants her own company and she asked me to join her.


Revised: 

I have made new friends after university. She is my work partner. But she can’t understand all of me me completely. We just work together, talk together and drink together. She asked me, “Do you want to go out and work with me”. I feel that we don’t have enough together things in common. She wants more business but I want to be an artist. I think we can both work together to succeed.

We worked together the same company for 5 years. Four years ago we worked at the same magazine company. She is a writer and I am a designer. Three years ago, we went to the same company. She was in marketing and I am a designer. Now she wants her own company and she asked me to join her.

Grammar

I feel boring – I feel bored 

he has more talented than me – he is more talented than me