VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Today we focused on:

996 working culture in China

Next Class Focus

How to handle gossip in the workplace

Vocabulary

high-end (adj): 高端

i.e. LV is a high-end brand.

miracle (n): 奇迹

i.e. It’s a ~ that they are still together.

ego-centric (adj): 以自我为中心

i.e. Our generation is more ego-centric than our parents.

indifferent (adj): 冷漠的

i.e.  I think I became more ~ since I moved to Shanghai.

consumerism/materialistic

pros and cons (adj): 正面和反面

blind date

freud (n): 骗局

attention span

Speaking exercise

I am become more interest fashion

I am becoming more interested in fashion

so many money

so much money

we don’t earn as much as what people might think

a tiny screw in a big machine

before, we worked 6 day a week

before, we worked 6 days a week

now, we become not 996 anymore.

now, we don’t do 996 anymore.

Grammar

award yourself with sth

hook you up with sb

Pronunciation

priority

I bike back everyday.

backpack

Homework

Topic: How to handle gossips in the workplace.