Online Class Notes (Lily) [S/R]

Vocabulary

1.recline= 斜倚
ex: you can recline your chair if you want to sit more comfortably.
ex: you can recline your seat if you want to rest a little.

2. horses getting out of their leash= 脱缰的野马
ex: during the labour holiday, people will be like horses getting our of their leash, and seeking for entertainment.

Speaking exercise

Many cities in China have started a system to make their weekend longer to 2.5 days a week. The reason why they launch this system is to boost consumption and tourism. During the coronavirus outbreak, some industries, especially like the retail and tourist industries suffered a dramatic decline compared to last year. The authorities had to launch the the regulation to stimulate consumption.

Revised

Many cities in China have launched a system to make their weekend longer to 2.5 days a week. The reason why they launch this system is to boost consumption and tourism. During the coronavirus outbreak, some industries, especially like the retail and tourism suffered a dramatic decline compared to last year. The authorities had to launch the the regulation to stimulate consumption.

Reading

Many regions and cities across China have declared a”2.5-day-a-week” vacation system to boost consumption and tourism now that the novel coronavirus outbreak has been largely controlled in the country.

Since March, Hebei, Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces, Longnan in Gansu province and Lichuan in Hubei province have launched the 2.5-day-a-week vacation system, providing residents a longer weekend to spend with their families.

The State Council, China’s Cabinet, had proposed a “4.5-day flexible working system” as early as August 2015 to promote tourism. But in many regions that became a reality only recently, when the authorities began promoting consumption and tourism, which dropped drastically because of the strict epidemic prevention and control measures.

Tourism and transportation industries, particularly the aviation industry, have suffered heavily because of the suspension of business in the past three months.

The National Bureau of Statistics’ data show the country’s total retail sales of consumer goods declined 19 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2020.