VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Homework

Write about the ideal life for you.

Vocabulary

go snowboarding at an indoor stadium.

treadmill (n) 跑步机

venue (n) 场地

pharmaceutical device

value (v) 看重

put heavy emphasis on sth
My company is not …..

tedious: boring

repetitive (adj.) – repetitiveness

omit (v) 省略

outweigh (v)
If the benefit of this job outweighs its downside, then I will stay.

proactive (adj.)

scandal (n)

FMCG: fast moving consumer goods.

script (n) 剧本

plot (n) 情节

escape room 密室逃脱

figure out 摸索/探索出来

except

appreciate (v) 鉴赏,欣赏

essay (n) 随笔,散文,文章

pursue (v) to follow
After graduation, he went on and pursued a career in law.

prejudice (v/n) = bias (n/v)  have prejudice/bias against sth
He is prejudiced because ….
My friend is a biased person.

exception (n) 例外

passive voice 被动语态

passive (adj.) 消极的,
active (adj.) 主动的,积极的

alternative (n/adj.) 
If you quit, what kind of ~s do you have?
alternate (v) 交替

interdisciplinary 跨学科的

ethics 伦理学

time-consuming (adj.) 耗时的

Paul Bloom  – Yale University: Introduction to Psychology. 

Speaking exercise

same old stuff

in future
In the future

this company is not that fit/suitable for me.

on the last year.
At the end of 2021.

If you don’t have passion in what you are doing,
If you are not passionate about your job,

Then, this workplace doesn’t suitable for you.
Then, this workplace is not (suitable) for you.