Daily English Notes

General Phrases You’ll be off work in 1 hour. You’re one hour away from clocking out. Handle it with ease. (游刃有餘) She completed it effortlessly. You’re one of a kind. You don’t know anything about kids. Questions What’s the maximum load it can carry? What do you do for a living? Daily Situations The sliding door is sliding open. He’s always going on about how smart his son is. Write down lots of notes. / Take lots of notes. Work & Life My bottom line is that I have to get off work by 8 p.m. “bottom line” literally means 「底線」. “get off work” is the most common, casual way to say 「下班」. Personal Growth & Motivation No matter what, I got through it. (不管如何，我撐過去了。) I need a little warm-up before jumping into a new topic. It takes years and years of training to become perfect.

Daily Actions & Routines Store it in the rooftop storage room. / Put it away in the storage room upstairs. I taught that class. Do you want to go for a drive tomorrow? Write down lots of notes. / Take lots of notes. I’m packing my luggage. (standard) / I’m packing my bags. (more casual) I go to work on foot. I brought my lunch today. Move to another meeting room. / Switch/change jobs. Turn the music up. / Turn the music down. Feelings, Motivation & Growth No matter what, I got through it. I need a little warm-up before jumping into a new topic. It takes years and years of training to become perfect. I make the most of my downtime. I fill my idle moments with productive things. Watching them grow makes me happy. Even a small step can lead to big success. Life is all about experience. Don’t be hard on yourself. / Don’t wrong yourself. Don’t sell yourself short. Show some understanding. / Have a little empathy. Be...

Prepare the cake, prepare for the birthday Contact sbd about sth Ask sbd about sth Did you get in touch with him? Search this area for the thief Why did it take you so long to reply? I think not = I don't think so. Listen to/ Reply to/ Respond to/ 不及物 Check/ Answer/ Contact 及物 I am familiar with this place. That sound familiar to me? My scalp is so itchy. I never stop practicing English He probably would reject me. ( 演哪齣 ) What act are you putting on?  (分散風險) Diversify the risk.

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A: A personal thing //It's a personal thing. 很看個人 A success story A touching story A turning point for me A great breakthrough  (重大突破) A new approach to problem-solving Are back home Around these spots (在附近這幾個地方) An undisputed fact An unspoken rule (潛規則) Ask for trouble Add some milk to the coffee Avoid surprises Avoid his duties (shrug off her duties ) 推卸責任 At some point (某個時間) At the most At a advantage (占優勢)/ At a disadvantage (劣勢) At sense of humor Ask for a slap in her face As the night went on An idea came to my mind Any plan other than this  Ask your advice (問你的意見) Apply double standards That's a double standard All aspects of life Every aspect of life B: Became better Becomes automatic Becomes a second nature Being targeted (被針對) Browse the internet Be fluent in English Be full of Be filled with Be mindful (請留意/小心) By the time..  (到..的時候) Before bedtime Be an exception Be stingy with me Be strict with me Be harsh with me Be hard on me Be who you are C: Consult him...

Can you get that for me? That's take a moment to look at.., I can't figure out = I don't know It doesn't look right. They don't fit together. Oh, it's nothing. Do you have any ideas for this weekend? Losing a job is tough/hard. It's a personal thing. It depends on the individual. Watch out for cars. What made you think of me? 很划算 at good price It's great value for the price. Life goes on, even with all your worries. Why there is always something. I make time to have a coffee everyday. It shouldn't have been like that. 不應該這樣的 What do you say? He faced down the bullies. (面對) He confronted the bullies I have plans with someone. (我和他有約) Did it catch your eye? Did you get the chance to... I'll try to reason with him. What should I say? I have  a lot of reading to do .  I am not sure I can beat him. (I am not sure = 我不一定) We've been at ease for too long. 安逸太久了 What is the purpose of your visit?  You are all set. It doesn't seem to be ending so...