F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Remote (adj): 1-  far away in distance or time, or not closely related:
E.g.: It happened in the remote past, so no one worries about it any more.
E.g.: They take little interest in a conflict far from their homes and remote from their everyday problems.

County (n): 1-  a political division of the UK or Ireland, forming the largest unit of local government, or the largest political division of a state in the US. 2- 县
E.g.: A county usually consists of several towns and the rural areas that surround them.
E.g.: Rutland is the smallest county in England.
E.g.: Texas is divided into 254 counties.

Politician (n): 1-  a member of a government or law-making organization:
E.g.: She believed her job as a politician was to represent the views of her party and the people who voted for her.
E.g.: He was an effective enough politician, but he didn’t want to become party leader.

Major (adj): 1- more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same type:
E.g.: All of her major plays have been translated into English.
E.g.: There are two problems with this situation, one major, one minor.
E.g.: There has been a major change in attitudes recently.

Mayor (n): 1- a person who is elected or chosen to lead the group who governs a town or city
E.g.: We need a mayor who is tough enough to clean up this town.
E.g.: The mayor and the city council are anxious to avoid getting entangled in the controversy.
E.g.: They were flattered to be invited to dinner by the mayor.

Crackdown (n): 1-  a situation in which someone starts to deal with bad or illegal behavior in a more severe way:
E.g.: There has been a series of government crackdowns on safety in factories.
E.g.: The police are having a crackdown on cyclists without lights.
E.g.: The company is having a crackdown on personal internet use.
E.g.: The school has started a crackdown on pupils who turn up late.

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A: I’m a sales manager.

Original:

the summary of “Iron Fist Official Way” which I am reading:
Mr. Tao was an ordinary officer in the Government of Fen Country. Later He worked for Mr. Gu Ping who was the Secretary of Fen Country Party Committee. Unfortunately, Mr. Gu retired early because of a few mistakes he made. So Tao was sent to a remote town as a deputy chief Executive. He had to re-start his career from scratch.
Since then, Tao still worked very hard and did a lot for the people under his rule. He was very careful and very strategical to get along with his colleagues because of his potential political rivals but he didn’t know. After several years of hard working and a long bitter struggle, he became the major of Fen Country, he eliminated his political opponents basically and dealt greatly against the corruption with an iron fist.

Edited:

Summary of “Iron Fist Official Way”, which I am reading:

Mr. Tao was an ordinary officer in the Government of Fen County who was later promoted by Mr. Gu Ping, the Secretary of the county‘s Party Committee. Unfortunately, Mr. Gu had to retire early because of a few mistakes he made, so Tao was sent to a remote town as a deputy chief executive and had to re-start his career from scratch.
Since then, Tao still worked very hard and did a lot for the people under his rule. Knowing there were potential political rivals among his colleagues, he was very careful and strategical, and tried to get along with everyone. After several years of hard working and a long bitter struggle, he became the mayor of Fen County, basically eliminated his political opponents and, with an iron fist, had a major crackdown on corruption.

Pronunciation

Caribbean:  /ˌker.ɪˈbiː.ən/

Secretary: /ˈsek.rə.ter.i/ or /ˈsek.rə.tər.i/

Deputy: /ˈdep.jə.t̬i/

Executive: /ɪɡˈzek.jə.t̬ɪv/

Strategical: /strəˈtiː.dʒɪ.kəl

Rival: /ˈraɪ.vəl/

Opponent: /əˈpoʊ.nənt/

Dealt: /delt/

Bitter: /ˈbɪt̬.ɚ/

Eliminate: /iˈlɪm.ə.neɪt/

Colleague: /ˈkɑː.liːɡ/

County: /ˈkaʊn.t̬i/

Committee: /kəˈmɪt̬.i/

Crackdown: /ˈkræk.daʊn/