VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

we had a room which needed to be painted
Most children are smart

I disagree with her proposal. -> I didn’t agree to her request / I turned her down 

my other classmates all the have -> all my other classmates have one 

electronic products/ electronics will distract kids

that is the journey to being/becoming a perfect dad/husband.

I see the whole process of decorating my home and I am going to get happier and happier.
She now finally has her place to do her homework / review classes

The rule is that she is going to finish her HW alone.
My wife will allocate English HW to me and she will be in charge of Chinese./ we split it, I take care of English and she takes care of Chinese.
But ironically traditional Chinese is a little difficult to her.

with pinyin we use the alphabet to pronounce Chinese characters.

you can guess by using English characters.

by learning traditional Chinese you will know how beautiful the words are. simplified Chinese just get the soul out / removes beauty from the language

they can easily learn American English.

they will suggest their people to learn traditional Chinese.
because of the core value differences between communist countries and democratic countries.

we view the efficiency in doing business.

I had my lunch in the mall and I saw so many beauties and handsome boys  / fashionable boys and girls / young men and women but maybe they also learned business subject and maybe they can only earn 6-7k

they prefer to work at some places to make them look as white collars. -> they aspire to be white collars / for most people the goal is to work in a company. / have a business job.

maybe they spend 2k to have a suit / on a suit and are so stingy to have a meal of 100. / but feel horrible spending 100 on a meal. / have to cut down on their food expenses
They are afraid of isolation.

there is a saying don’t marry women working for top 500 companies because the only thing they concern about is money.  / the only thing they consider / money is on the top of their mind.

you handout/exchange/give  your name card/business card and they feel you work there…. this kind of feeling .. -> they feel impressed

if you go to an alumni meeting. you are under the spotlight.

everyone gets happy when you get something you were eager to have / you usually get happy when you get something you had been longing for

That is very short.
We have already gone through this. That is the kind of philosophy I have.

I have been asking myself, in this stage what kind of goal or matters I want to achieve or have – > I have been asking myself what are my goals / what makes me happy.

you will be affected by external influence. / peer pressure has a strong influence

one of them is really senior, his goal is to protect his position all the time.
we respect you on the surface but the truth is everyone knows you are useless / you have a closet job.

Pronunciation

truth

vase

colleague

weird

bias

Vocabulary

to confiscate ( v)seize with authority
The teacher confiscates all the phones at the beginning of the class

stoicism (n) 坚忍  / lack of display of any feeling.
He read a book about stoicism

stoic (adj)
He remained stoic as he heard about what had happened

insular (adj) 与世隔绝的 /狭隘的
Japan is quite an insular country

asphyxia (n) condition when you can’t breathe / get oxygen
We found Tom as he was suffering from asphyxia.

harmony (n) peaceful state
They want harmony in the company

trick (v/n) deceive / a deception / something that is not what it appears to be
Tom tricked me into joining when he mentioned the high salary but he didn’t mention we would have to work 996
There is a trick to winning all the time. it is to quit before you lose.

impressive (adj) making other people impressed
The growth is impressive

impressed (adj) feeling wow about something
I am impressed by the growth

embarrassed (adj)

embarrassment (n)

publishing (n) : the making / publishing of books
Ton works in publishing

literature (n) 文学
He studied literature in University

literacy (n) ability to read and write
We made education compulsory to increase the literacy of the population

illiterate (adj) unable to read/wrire
Tom is illiterate

to distract (v) prevent from focusing / opposite of focusing
I am afraid a smartphone will distract her from her HW.

simplified characters (n) Chinese characters used in Mainland China

traditional characters (n) Chinese characters used in Taiwan / HK

alphabet (n) English character (ABC…)
with pinyin w

pinyin (n)