VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

This week I am busy but yesterday afternoon my boss and I had a conversation / had a talk

because he wants to give me more work. It is not the duty of my position. / it is not included in my job description
He wants me can support him all the work , he wants me to do it all. -> he wants to support him in all of his tasks 

I told him I cannot, it is too much.
So many these kind of work is not my duty and I suggested him maybe he’d better hire a new person

He doesn’t want to pay more for me / he doesn’t want to pay me more / he didn’t offer a pay raise 

my job is to contact clients

He feels my work is better than he imagined  / he is impressed by my work

He wants me can support all the department -> he wants me to support the whole department.

I don’t worry about losing the job so I answered to him no / so I refused yesterday / I answered no / I said no to him

I guess maybe my work is better than the others so he wants me to do more for our department.

Maybe I haven’t dream job. -> maybe I don’t have a dream job

My dream job maybe is having no job. / my dream job is not to work.

I feel I must have a job because I must make money. / I must work because I must make money / I must work because I need money.

I studied industrial design.

In China you choose at university maybe you don’t think too much
When I was young I thought every class is the same to me.
no prefer no hate -> I didn’t any preference  / there was nothing I loved and nothing I hated.

when I retire I will be old.

when you lose your job the government may give you some money for about 2 years.
The most is 2 years / the maximum is 2 years.

Vocabulary

maximum (max) (adj) 最大的
The maximum you can stay without working is 2 years

minimum (min) (adj) 最低的
Shanghai has a higher minimum salary than Suzhou

saying (n) something said by most people
There is a Chinese saying : you will hate what you do

to traumatize (v) 使受精神创伤
Tom was traumatized by the lockdown

pension (n) 退休金/养老金
your pension depends on how many years you worked

basic (adj) 基本的
He only gets a basic pension

politics (n) 明智的
I hate company politics

to impress (v) 使钦佩
I impressed my friends when I told them I finished n1
My boss was impressed by my work
I impressed Wulei during the class

task (n) one thing one has to do
Tom gave me 2 tasks : visit a client and write a report

description (n) 种类/描述
The job description said they wanted someone to write reports but actually I have to visit clients everyday

to describe (v) 描述
The book describes the place better than the movie
Could you describe your product ?

to refuse (v) say no
I refused the offer because the salary was too low

(pay) raise (n) when your salary is increased
I asked my boss for a raise

salary (n) 工资
I asked for a higher salary

beige (n) a pale sandy yellowish-brown color
I wear a beige t-shirt

make a bid / to bid (v) 投标
I need to make the documents to bid on projects.

to contact (v) 联系
I need to contact Tom by phone tomorrow

Pronunciation

sixteen 16

sixty 60

contract

contact

conversation

duty

to hire

imagine

Grammar

want someone to do something
I want Tom to study harder at school
My boss wants me to work harder

work is uncountable :
I have a lot of work.
I don’t have much work