F2F Class Notes (Lily) [S/R]

LilyDee

Pronunciation

episode = e pi sode

extraordinary= x draw di nary

Vocabulary

1.tear up / teared up= 抽泣
ex: did you tear up after watching this? Yea of course.

2. crucial (adj)= very important
ex: it’s crucial that you finish this by Monday.

3. via= thru XX
ex: i will transfer you the money via online banking.

4. alternative= 替æ¢çš„
ex: we should eat raw food recently, any alternatives? How about Chinese food?
ex: if you don’t have this in blue, i’ll take the alternative color.

5. prevalence (noun)= popular
ex: the prevalence of english speakers in SH allows companies to run busineses abroad.

6. crybaby= 爱哭鬼
ex: why are you such a crybaby?

Speaking exercise

This week, my friend showed me one episode about Van Gogh-Doctor and Vincent, it was a touching episode.

Reading

Some of America’s biggest companies face being locked out of the Chinese market after Donald Trump’s shock decision to ban the use of WeChat.

US titans including Starbucks, KFC, Disney and McDonald’s today faced questions over whether the White House move could hamper their Chinese presence, given the prevalence of WeChat’s contactless payment technology in the country.

The market has become increasingly crucial for these companies after reaching saturation in Western regions. KFC, for example, has more than 5,000 restaurants in China, and in 2018 was using WeChat to cut down waiting times for customers. At Disney’s Hong Kong park, customers can pay for items via the app, whilst Starbucks partnered with WeChat in 2016.

Tencent’s WeChat Pay is used as an alternative to cards or cash for hundreds of millions of consumers in China. Users can pay in stores or send money to friends with QR codes generated by WeChat’s app, as well as using its technology for online payments.