Audio Notes Mixer #117 What did you do yesterday?
eat delicious food and good company
'good company' simply means good friends or interesting people. Notice the samples.
- I met two Vietnamese students on the flight from Beijing. They were good company.
- I like to spend my holidays with good food and good company.
all in all it was a very pleasant day
'All and all' means 'in general'. Notice how they are similar.
- There were some problems, but all in all the project was a success.
- There were some problems, but in general project was a success.
I had a part time job
A full time job is usually 40 hours per week. A part time job has fewer hours. Here are two examples.
- My girlfriend had a part time job at McDonald's over the summer.
- Many American high school students have a part time job.
I got up, took a shower and so on
'so on' has the same meaning as etc. Notice how so on and etc. are the same.
- During the week, I usually wake up, work out, go to school, do homework and so on.
- During the week, I usually wake up, work out, go to school, do homework, etc.
yesterday I chilled out at my apartment
'Chill out' means to relax. Usually younger people use this phrase. See the samples below.
- On Sundays I usually chill out in my dorm room.
- After final exams, Jang needed to chill out for a couple of days.