Online Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

where/how to pause when speaking

describe things in details

be careful about matching he-> his  / she -> her

we need to see how their operation goes -> saw how the operation went
we monitored them, and made sure everything was on track and helped them understand why we were doing this project.  / My job was operation monitoring and keeping things on track. / I was the project supervisor.

I feel it is quite interesting, when you are not in field you don’t know what the real customer looks like. ->  I felt it was quite interesting, when you are not in the field
There is a whole different thing between shanghai and rural area. -> there are discrepancies between megacities/ and rural areas.

-> China is very big, we noticed that different locations show different market situations and different consumer habits.

In Shanghai people only buy products in convenience stores but in rural places they don’t have conveniences stores they just have supermarkets -> in Shanghai people buy products in convenience stores while in rural places they go to supermarkets

maybe she lost one of his family or friend -> family member
Or maybe she got the corona virus herself / maybe she was infected  / maybe she contracted the coronavirus

she is very sad because her husband will be heading to Wuhan the epicenter of the outbreak. And she may be worried about his health

I hate masks , I can’t breathe with masks and I cant see people’s face under the mask so it is a barrier for communication but under this severe situation it is a must do there is no negotiation. / but considering the situation we don’t really have a choice.

the shooting studio was just set up and our office just renovated so we bought these masks for these problems for the shooting and healthy stay in the office.

-> we bought the masks to avoid the bad smell / we bought the masks as a protection against against the smell

I just woke up in the morning and people posted the mourning in LA.

he died because of the / a helicopter crash

he died because the helicopter crashed 

Vocabulary

mural (n): a painting on the wall/ground
He is famous for painting huge murals 

memorial (n): something to remind people of something / someone
The president went to the memorial dedicated to WWII soldiers.

to renovate (v): make something old new again (usually for a building)
They renovated the apartment in order to increase the rent.

to renew (v): resume / continue on a subscription
I decided not to renew my contract because I wanted to go to a new city
I decided to renew my Iqiyi subscription for 1 more year.

pre made (adj): made in advance

prefabricated (adj) : manufactured in advance
They used prefabricated parts to quickly build the hospital

to contract (v) : to catch or develop a disease:
She contracted the corona virus during her trip to Wuhan

epicenter (n) : central point of something
The epicenter of the new virus outbreak is Wuhan

mass market (n/adj): targeted at a large audience
Coca Cola has mass market products

niche market (n/adj) : targeted at a small audience
A Lamborghini is a niche market car.

to memorize (v) : try to remember something
I memorized the formula before the test

to commemorate (v) : show respect to someone / remember something
They commemorated Kobe for all he did.
The commemorated the end of WWII

super bowl (big game)