A proposal due on Friday

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 经理
  jīnglǐ

  manager; director

• 客户
  kèhù

  client; customer

• 方案
  fāngàn

  plan; program (for action etc); proposal

• 到底
  dàodǐ

  finally; in the end; when all is said and done

• 交
  jiāo

  to hand over; to deliver; to make friends

• 恐怕
  kǒngpà

  fear; I'm afraid that...; perhaps

• 完成
  wánchéng

  to complete; to accomplish

• 数据
  shùjù

  data

• 除非
  chúfēi

  only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when

• 否则
  fǒuzé

  otherwise; if not

• 来不及
  láibují

  there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late

• 既然
  jìrán

  since; as

• 够
  gòu

  (coll.) to reach by stretching out; enough (sufficient)

• 不得不
  bùdébù

  have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to

• 加班
  jiābān

  to work overtime

• 辛苦
  xīnkǔ

  exhausting; hard; tough

• 规定
  guīdìng

  to stipulate; to specify; regulations

• 任务
  rènwu

  mission; assignment

• 推
  tuī

  to push; to cut; to refuse

• 开会
  kāihuì

  to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting

• 分
  fēn

  minute; point (score); fen (1/100 of a yuan)

• 重复
  chóngfù

  to repeat; to duplicate

• 紧
  jǐn

  tight; strict; close at hand

• 马上
  mǎshàng

  at once; right away; immediately

• 报告
  bàogào

  to inform; to report; to make known

• 及时
  jíshí

  timely; at the right time; promptly

• 周末
  zhōumò

  weekend

• 简单
  jiǎndān

  simple; not complicated

• 按
  àn

  to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve

• 公司
  gōngsī

  company; firm

• 不过
  bùguò

  but; however; only

The lesson’s grammar

• 除非…才/否则…: unless / only if

  除非 + condition，S 才 + V | 除非 + condition，否则 + consequence

• 既然…就…: since…, then…

  既然 + accepted fact，(S) 就 + conclusion

• 否则 / 要不然: otherwise

  Advice/condition，否则/要不然 + negative consequence

• 不得不 / 非…不可: to have no choice but

  S + 不得不 + V | S + 非 + V/N + 不可

• 到底 / 究竟: on earth, after all

  S + 到底/究竟 + question ? | 到底 + V (= finally)

• 恐怕: I'm afraid, probably

  恐怕 + sentence | S + 恐怕 + V