VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

private sector (n) companies, enterprises

in vain
ie. I studied 12 hours a day in the past year, trying to pass the exam, but In still failed, so all my time, energy were in vain

vanity (n) looking good/successful/beautiful/cool in the outside, but empty inside

Vanity Fair

rushed decision: decisions that are not well thought-out
ie. One should never make a rushed decision.

hastily: in a hurry/rush

considerate (adj.) to consider all the aspects,

estrange (v) to make sb a stranger
ie. The argument estranged him from his wife.

consequence (n) result 

temptation (n) the desire to do something

insincere (adj.) 
ie people who are insincere should not be forgiven.

intention (n) the purpose behind what you do on 

I should chose other major,
I should have choose another major.

my playing was not good,
I wasn’t good at playing baseball.

my decision is incorrect
I made some bad decisions

all the efforts were in vain

before decided the investment, I should think other things,
before making an investment decision, I should have thought about more things.

the policy in china is not so stable
Policies in China are constantly changing.

I wasted a lot of time for drama
I wasted a lot of time on drama