VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)
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Pronunciation
macro / macro / like AT
micro / MY-CROW
Vocabulary
macroeconomics / economy of countries
microeconomics / economy of smaller communities and local businesses
e.g. Macroeconomic policy (government decisions) will affects microeconomic policy (small businesses).
in-ear headphones
e.g. Nicole didn’t like the Bose over-ear headphones so she got the smaller in-ear headphones.
the examinator / the examiner
e.g. The medical examiner administered the wrong MRI.
to make stronger / to strengthen
e.g. Going to the gym strengthens our bodies.
sports lover / athlete
e.g. If you are an active athlete, you should consider getting the knee surgery.
macro / the big picture / micro / is the small details
e.g. Are you a macro-person or a micro-person?
joint / 联合
e.g.g Nicole lacks Vitamin D therefore she has weak joints.
sun bathe / to take a bath in the sun
e.g. Nicole is a nice yellow girl – she doesn’t like the sun on her face. She doesn’t like to sunbathe.
Blackjack / “21” card game
pervert / perv / old driver or a yellow person / someone who is sexual in a creepy way – making creepy jokes
e.g. You’re being a perv. You’re a perv. Do you want to go to the club and perv? He was pervin’ around the club.
Texas Holdem / each player gets two cards “face-down” and then 5 cards are placed on the table and whoever has the best 5 card hand win
to be a third wheel / to third wheel / there are two people in love and you also hang out with them – it’s uncomfortable
e.g. My best friends asked me to go to the movies with her and her boyfriend but I didn’t want to be the third wheel.
e.g. I didn’t want to third wheel with them.
side chick / a mistress / man on the side
e.g. She’s my side chick.
derailment / to derail / to make something go off it’s intended path
e.g. The train was derailed by a cow in the train tracks.
e.g. Coca Cola’s business plans were derailed by slow sales in Europe.
Grammar
get in the car / get on the bus / get on the metro / get on the place
to tear / tore
e.g. I tore my ligament
let you to / allow you to / allowed you to
Reading
https://www.fastcompany.com/90329564/why-companies-should-offer-fertility-benefits
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