4/1/2010 1:30-3:00
- dumpling
How did you spend your time?
They are independent.
I taught myself.
I’m self taught.
He is a very hardworking, and determined(decided) student.
He is self employed.
I’m a company employee.
I’m employed by linguaphone. - occupation
profession: art, doctor, etc.
job: cleaner, driver - How do you occupy your time?
I’m in between jobs.
I’m looking for new opportunities.
They work very long hours.
The Japanese are very thorough with their work.
They are meticulous with their work.
They are very dependable people.
This is manual work.(mechanics, technicians)
They use theirs brawns. We use our brains.
Driver is a semi skilled work.
Cleaner is unskilled.
veterinary doctor: animal doctor
classification
We can classify work.
We can put them in different categories.
We can categorise the difference type of work.
physical stronger - Armed Forces
Army: soldiers
Navy: sailors
Air Force: airmen
military Forces - Many jobs require you to wear uniforms.
Uniformity and conformity are very important in Japanese society.
We wear smart casual clothes. (well-dressed)
There are many plain clothes policemen around.
Most detectives don’t wear uniforms.
You rebel against society.
You become rebellious.
adolescent adolescence
You are a ‘loner’. - Different jobs need people with different characteristics.
- regular work(hours)
irregular work(shift work)
idioms
idiomatic English地道英语 - He is a shifty character.