28May to 02Jun

Vocabulary

• abruptly = change or action in a very sudden (often unpleasant way)

e.g. If you start eating a lot of fiber abruptly, you could get gas and bloating.

        He paused abruptly as he found something familiar through the window.c

• fantic (n. slang) = fan

e.g. I'm a fiber fantic. I'm a manga fantic.

• magnanimous = being kind and generous towards enemies

e.g.  She said she wouldn't be so magnanimous next time I came late.

• resilience = the ability to recover quickly from difficulties or setbacks. 

e.g. Our finance system shows promising resilience. 

• courtesy= politeness, respect

courtesy of = because of

(by) courtesy of someone =承蒙xxx的好意

e.g.  She attended the meeting courtesy of the sponsor company.

         As a courtesy, you should have informed me ealier. 

•  raid (v./n.) = (initial) a sudden armed attack

e.g.  He was killed in an air raid.

• whereabouts （n./adv./conj) = the place where a person or thing is (下落，行踪）

e.g.  You have to account for your whereabouts last night.

   Whereabouts are you living in France? 

• up front (upfront)= in advance  (usually payment)/ openly or publicly

e.g.  A one-time upfront payment.

She is very upfront about her desire.

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Expressions /phrases/ sentences

• crank something up = increase or improve something

'crank it up' also indicates 'let's start off' or 'try our best'

• perspective on = 对... 的观点

e.g. She has a unique perspective on leadership.

• Walk someone through / a walk through = showing people how to do something and explain

e.g. I remember when you started working here, we have to walk you through everything.

e.g. It's a lot of information here, but don't worry, I can walk you through what it all means.

• Wishy-washy = weak/vague/undefined (the way that people do things)

e.g. If you turn up without thinking about the questions you might get asked, you'll only be able to come up with wishy-washy answers.

He gave some wishy-washy excuses about not having time, but I think he just didn't want to do it. 

• get someone in hot water = get someone in trouble