Online Class Notes (Tibo)
Speaking exercise
I went to a park , it is the season to see tulip flowers.
They restrict people . they have limited number for people inside / they limit the number of people entering / restrict entries to keep people low.
some museums in Shanghai announced they will reopen next week.
the Chinese stock market is a bear market for more than 10 years.
The investors need to grab the time
they need to time the market well.
One month ago the HK government gave everyone 10k. It is the whole country is broken.
And the government in order to revive the economy they took extreme measures.
Maybe the booming time it is CNY everyone is resting.It could be one part of the reason celebrities didn’t get infected.
to infect with virus doesn’t influence with their reputation
they also banned people from the UK to enter the US
how to prevent the virus from spread
I went to a park , it is the season to see tulip flowers. / tulip flowers are blooming
They restrict entries to keep the number of people low. / they limit entries to control the flow of people.
Some museums in Shanghai announced they will reopen next week.
the Chinese stock market has been a bear market for more than 10 years.
The investors need time the market / have a great timing
One month ago the HK government gave everyone 10k HKD. It feels like the whole country is broke / is going bankrupt
And the government in order to revive the economy took extreme measures.
Maybe it is because the boom/outbreak happened during CNY and everyone was resting.
It could be one part of the reasons celebrities didn’t get infected.
being infected with the virus doesn’t influence their reputation /testing positive to the virus
they also banned people from the UK to enter the US
how to prevent the virus from spreading
Vocabulary
economy (n) :
The economy is booming
economic (adj):
The US took economic sanctions against North Korea.
economist (n) : expert in economy
Economists are worried about the stock market
sanction (n) : punishment
They are angry because of the sanctions
to mark up (increase the price )
People marked up the price of masks
hand sanitizer : gel used to clean hands from
I want to buy hand sanitizer
to bloom : when a flower opens up
Flowers bloom in Spring.
primitive (adj) : not modern
I like to collect primitive art
to affect : to have an influence
The market crash affected everybody
effect (n)
everybody felt the effect of the market crash
effective : working strongly / having a strong effect
we don’t know which drugs are effective against the coronavirus
affection (n): gentle feeling of love / fondness
I have a lot of affection for my family
to address (v): talk to
How should I address the king?
He addressed the nation about the virus.
address (n) : speech
The president gave an address on Monday.
to mount : climb/ increase
worries mounted because of the virus.
to diagnose : identify a sickness
he was diagnosed with the coronavirus
drastic (adj) : extreme
We need to take drastic steps to stop the virus from spreading.
drastically (adv)
We had to drastically reduce the pay of our employees.
diagnosis (n)
I didn’t trust the diagnosis from the doctor so I went to another doctor.
to inherit: to transfer ownership of something after death
He inherited a big house from his grandma
inheritance (n)
He received an inheritance after his grandpa died.
relief fund: fund to ease a situation
The government set up a relief fund for the victims
to revive : make come back to life / make recover
They are trying to revive the economy
to stimulate : increase the level / boost
They try to stimulate the economy by giving 10,000 HKD
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