F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Competent (adj): 1- able to do something well. (adj: Incompetent)
E.g.: He’s a very competent secretary.
E.g.: I wouldn’t say he was brilliant but he is competent at his job.
E.g.: He’s a really incompetent teacher.
E.g.: He has described the government as corrupt and incompetent.

Concession (n): 1- something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or giving this. 2- 让步
E.g.: Both sides involved in the conflict made some concessions in yesterday’s talks.
E.g.: He said that no concessions will be made to the terrorists (恐怖分子).

Pronunciation

Terrorists: /ˈter.ɚ.ɪst/

Concession: /kənˈseʃ.ən/

Amount: /əˈmaʊnt/


Trump is scrambling to justify his trade concessions to China
www.vox.com/world/2018/5/21/17376056/trump-china-trade-war