VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

Read the pdf how to interrupt

+ write about zodiac signs you like / dislike 

I don’t understand him even though we don’t face to face / know each other / we have never met
he is based in SZ.

When I received the call from my boss it made me very angry.

I think maybe I am new here so someone don’t like new one and not treat the new one good

-> I think maybe I am new here so some people don’t like newcomers and want to be mean to them / want to bully them 

I guess the reason but I am not sure.

The most time people will finally to new comers -> most of the time people are friendly to new comers.

Maybe I ask for support and need him to give some numbers
Our department asked my boss to add him on WeChat and he didn’t reply.

 This week I want to tell you one thing.
Yesterday during lunch / at lunch with my colleague , she’s hong kongese and she talked to me.
I couldn’t understand, I only understood some words.

Why can you speak Spanish? … Who do you speak Spanish with? 

She speaks very fast and very long -> she spoke very fast and used long sentences

I think I shouldn’t answer something different / I need to stick to the subject 

I think how can I speak I don’t understand what’s your meaning. -> How can I reply if I don’t understand what she says

We have lunch together in a meeting room and they ask me questions and all the people are quiet. They want to listen to my answer.

She told me she went to Spain and after that I didn’t understand 

Aries people are foolish.
I don’t like scorpio people, they hold grudges and like to take revenge

A lot of people are professional about the zodiac and they will predict the future

It makes you live longer and helps make more money, they can even predict if you will have a son or daughter.

Everyone wants to become rich so they are expensive. They help very rich people to manage their lives. They have personal fortune tellers.
they say where to put things to change your luck / fortune

Hi,Jenny,shall we have lunch together ?I’ll tell you something about Tom who I can’t stand him.

You know ? I asked for a technical table from him yesterday morning although I send l lot of messages he didn’t reply any words until we got off work .

When I had dinner last night ,he sent me a message on Wechat :” What’s technical table?” Be honest I was a little angry at that time so I didn’t reply.

I’m sure that only about 5 minutes later, he made a call to my boss to complained that I didn’t cooperate with him ! Only 5 minutes,can you believe it ?My boss made me a call and asked the situation. I told him I contracted to Tom all the day and didn’t received any answer. I was really angry when I kept the call from my boss.

I really can’t stand Tom. No one can stand him. Be careful ,Jenny, if you’ll have some work with him next time.

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Hi,Jenny, shall we have lunch together ?
I’ll tell you something about Tom who I can’t stand.

You know ? I asked for a technical table from him yesterday morning although I sent l lot of messages he didn’t reply at all until we got off work .

When I had dinner last night ,he sent me a message on Wechat :” What/which technical table?” To be honest I was a little angry at that time so I didn’t reply.

I’m sure that only about 5 minutes later, he made a call to my boss to complain that I didn’t cooperate with him ! Only 5 minutes, can you believe it ? My boss called me and asked about the situation/ he called me to enquire about the situation I told him I contacted Tom all day and didn’t receive any answer. I was really angry when I got/received the call from my boss.

I really can’t stand Tom. No one can stand him. Be careful ,Jenny, if you have some work with him next time.

Vocabulary

To be mean to someone : be not nice to someone
he wanted to be mean to me 

To bully (v) 横行霸道  / be mean on purpose
Kelly was bullied at school because he was the only blonde student

Mean (adj) not nice 刻薄的
My boss is very mean

To be honest (tbh)
tbh it was really difficult but we managed in the end 

To enquire (v) to ask for info
I write an email to enquire about discounts for big orders 

To contact (v) get in touch with / talk to
I contacted Tom to enquire about the issue

to contract (v) enter into an agreement
We contracted a lawyer to help us win the case 

Zodiac (n) 黄道十二宫

Zodiac sign (n)
A: “what’s your zodiac sign”
B: “I am snake”

Aries (March 21 – April 19)
Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
Leo (July 23 – August 22)
Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
Libra (September 23 – October 22)
Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)
Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)
Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)
Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)
Pisces (February 19 – March 20)

Grudge (n) 积怨
I hold a grudge against Tom because he did bad things to me

To take revenge (v)
She likes to take revenge

Fortune (n) 命运 / 运气
Tom has good fortune

Fortune teller (n) 算命者
I went to see a fortune teller yesterday and she told me I would have a happy year 

Horoscope (n) 占星术 /星象预测
I read my hosroscope in the newspaper 

To predict (v) guess the future 预言
The fortune teller predicts the future with tarot cards

Prediction/forecast (n) 预言
I asked Tom to send the earning predictions for his store 

Weather forecast (n)  天气预报
I checked the weather forecast on my phone

Chinese zodiac / western zodiac
The Chinese zodiac is based on your year of birth
The western zodiac is based on your month of birth

Grammar

To is usually followed by the verb in base form
We need to work hard
I will do it to make my life better 

Pronunciation

Flavor

Snake 🐍蛇

snack 小吃