Online Class Notes (Nicholas) [S/W]

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Original

One of my favorite movie recently is a Chinese domestic movie called the Wondering Earth. It was released in the Spring Festival this year. The movie is baed on a story created by the famous sci-fi writer of China, Cixin LIU. It is directed by a young director name Fan GUO. An famous actor, Jing WU also played an key role in the movie. The movie has achieved the second record-high box office of RMB 4.6bn in the Chinese movie history, only behind the last move that Jing WU acted in—Wolf Warrior II.

I really like the movie. So I shared my watching experience to some colleagues and strongly recommend it. They also watched it following my suggestion. We all think the movie is the best Chinese sci-fi movie ever before. I often watch movies on the weekend with my family. That helps me to relax and keep a work-life balance. It is also my job to research the movie industry and put together reports for the clients of mine which are willing to invest the Chinese movie market.

Corrected

One of my favorite movies recently was a Chinese domestic film called the Wondering Earth. It was released during the Spring Festival this year. The movie is based on a story created by a famous sci-fi writer in China named Cixin LIU. It was directed by a young director named Fan GUO. A famous actor, Jing WU, also played a key role in the movie. The movie has achieved the second highest record at the box office of 4.6B RMB in the Chinese movie history, only behind the last movie that Jing WU acted in—Wolf Warrior II.

I really liked the movie. So I shared my watching / viewing experience with some colleagues and strongly recommend it. They also watched it following my suggestion. We all think this movie is the best Chinese sci-fi movie ever made / of all time. I often watch movies on the weekend with my family. That helps me to relax and keep a healthy work-life balance. It is also my job to research the movie industry and put together reports for my clients which are willing to invest in the Chinese movie market.

Original

Yeah I believe destiny but I think I’m not fully believe that – every people have a destiny but if you work hard or try your best you can change your destiny — that’s depends on yourself — your goals, your willing and how hard you work. It’s not fixed. They don’t believe any religion, for some people Chinese people don’t believe any religion.

Corrected 

Yeah I believe destiny in but I think I don’t fully believe in it – every person has a / all people have a  / everyone has a destiny but if you work hard or try your best you can change your destiny — it depends on you — your goals, your willingness and how hard you work. It’s not fixed. They don’t believe in any religion, most Chinese people don’t believe in any religion.

Original

I think I value more experienced life – a progressive lifestyle. there are some reason I think , first one is modern society we have more choices than our parents more different kinds of jobs we can find more different kinds of jobs so that means we can change jobs following our interests – second we have more informations…from the internet, so that means we know the world is colorful / diverse and interesting so we can have more fun than before. That’s why I prefer a progressive life.

Corrected

I think I value a more experienced life / I value experiences – I prefer a progressive lifestyle there are some reasons I think this: the first one / firstly  is that in modern society we have more career choices than our parents more different kinds of jobs we can also find more different kinds of jobs so that means we can change jobs / as we please and accord to our interests / we can follow our interests. Second we have more information…from the internet, so that means we know the world is colorful / [diverse] and interesting so we can have more fun than before. That’s why I prefer a progressive life.

Pronunciation

market = mark it

Grammar

we invest in things
I am invested in a balanced portfolio
They invested in the health sector
I am fully invested in the market

we believe in things
I believe in God
I believe in myself

I am willing
I have willingness

Vocabulary

era = time period

a generation ago – in the previous generation – in the last generation

traditional opposite = progressive = forward-thinking = embrace new things
e.g. Young people have very progressive views on relationships, work, and society.

you have no cash sitting in the sidelines
do you have any idle cash sitting in the sidelines
we want you to be fully invested in the market
you have no cash in savings
all of your cash is invested in investments

fully invested
“I’m out of the market” = opposite

allocation – your percentage in stocks, bonds, cash
stocks (equity) / bonds (fixed income) / cash
moderate allocation = 60 /35 / 5 or 60/40
50/50 allocation = 50% stocks + 50% cash

to allocate – to buy a specific percentage or how will you split the money up
e.g. If you give me $1m USD I will allocate 60% to stocks, 35% to bonds, 5% to cash.
e.g. How will you allocate my money if I invest with you

“middle of the road” – moderate – not too aggressive, not too conservative
e.g. This portfolio is a very middle of the road portfolio — it’s not too volatile, but not too risk.