Online Class Notes (Tibo) [S+W]

Speaking exercise

due to the virus we cancelled a lot of events so our workload was reduced.
For us actually we have a lot of big events in the April and in the may but now they are all cancelled.
It is hard to say it depends on the situation but we cannot foresee the future situation so it is hard to say so reschedule or postpone but we don’t know.
For online platforms we usually do like WeChat and Weibo or some as the influencers we promote our product or campaign through these platforms but we rarely do the online events.
I am used to working from home because when we are very busy we usually have to working from home even during week ends in the past like we have calls through the mobile phone or laptop and we sent emails or replied emails so I am used to this format. On the other hand it is not to working from home for a long time because you cannot tell the different between work time and off time.

The confirmed cases nowadays is actually 0 day after day for several days so I can see a good trend for the virus spreading so I saw some WeChat posts it says maybe the virus will be finished in 1 week or in march but I don’t know I hope so. It is very complicated.

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due to the virus we cancelled a lot of events so our workload was reduced.
For us actually we were supposed to have a lot of big events in April and in May but now they are all cancelled.
It is hard to say it depends on the situation but we cannot foresee the future so it is hard to say if we  reschedule or cancel.
For online platforms we usually use channels  like WeChat and Weibo with the influencers we promote our product or campaign through these platforms but we rarely do the online events.
I am used to working from home because when we are very busy we usually have to work from home even during week ends.
we have conference calls through the mobile phone or laptop and we send emails or reply emails so I am used to this format. On the other hand it is not good to work from home for a long time because you cannot tell the different between work time and off time. / set a clear limit between work and private life.

The confirmed cases nowadays has been 0 day after day for several days so I can see a good trend in how the virus is spreading so I saw some WeChat posts it said maybe the virus will stop being an emergency in 1 week or in March but I don’t know I hope so. It is very complicated.

Writing exercise

in decline: 正在下降(的状态)
ie. The reported number of cases are in decline.

severe: 恶劣的 十分严重的
The infection of coronavirus is still severe in Wuhan currently.

afield: away 远处
The coronavirus is spreading further afield even to Africa.

sympathy (n) /sympathetic (adj): 同情心 (use for someone you’re feeling sorry for/someone in a bad situation)
I feel sympathy (n) to those people who are suffering from the virus.
I am very sympathetic to those people who are suffering from the virus.

empathy/empathetic: 同感/共鸣 (don’t need an object)
The job role needs a talent who have empathy and leading ability.
The job role needs a talent who is empathetic and with leading ability. / has leadership

charged up: excited
The children are charged up to play games outside.

relish:享受,从…获得乐趣
We should learn how to find relish in staying at home for a long time.

proliferation:激增 涌现
The proliferation of the virus on the princess boat in Japan caused a panic.

Writing exercise

Hi All,

Hope you are all well!

We have just received the request of product recommendation for SS20 from BJ SKP landlord. As usual, they would like to promote the selected products for BJ SKP & BJ SKP-S via their EDM. Could you please recommend some new products of SS20 by filling in the form linked below / at the following link? It will be highly appreciated if you can fill out by EOD this Friday (Feb 21st), thank you so much!

Should you have any questions, please feel free to let us know!

Best Regards,
Cecily

Vocabulary

to contain : to keep within boundaries / what something holds
Wuhan was quarantined to try to try to contain the virus
This USB drive contains a lot of photos

to lay off (v/n) take a job away from people.
The company is not doing well so it laid off 1,000 people to get back to profitability
The company announced a new lay off this year.

to fire someone (informal)
He was fired from his job.

to make redundant
He was made redundant by the advance in AI.

to paralyse : to stop from moving
China has been paralyzed because of the virus

paralysis (n) : sickness / condition making someone unable to move
He survived the car crash but he is now suffering from paralysis.

Grammar

in + month
It will come to an end in March