Online Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

our recover will be more difficult -> our recovery (n)

we will not able to take the necessary measures -> we will not be able to .

this is a way I can follow to go back to China. -> I can get a visa this way / this is a way to get a visa.

I hope they will release me a business visa -> I hope they will give me a business visa

Vocabulary

culture shock  : the shock you get when you go to another country for the first time
I had a huge culture shock when I first moved to China

reverse cultural shock : the shock you get when you go back to your country after living in another country for a long time.
I am having a reverse cultural shock now that I am back in Italy.

herd immunity : when most people have an immunity to a disease so it doesn’t spread easily.
The virus won’t spread so easily once we start to have herd immunity.

herd (n) : large group of animals
I saw a herd of cows in the field

unemployment rate : % of people unemployed
The unemployment rate is going up.

spike (n)  : a pointed metal thing / sharp increase
I hurt my hand on a spike.
There is a spike in government spendings this year.

to spike : to increase rapidly
unemployed spiked because of the crisis.