Online Class Notes (Tibo) [s]

If the situation was worse I may get my bones or my spine

and very hard control
a horse is easy to be intimidated especially because it cant see the things behind it.
You cannot sit or stand behind a horse.
I was on the saddle and ready to accelerate and there is a plastic bag carried by the wind and it came from the back and the horse didn’t notice it and was terrified and I didn’t notice and I didn’t get ready. I fell from the horse and when I realized it I was on the ground. I was lucky the horse didn’t step on me.
My friend was leading all along the way and her bf is also very good. They are great at sports.

That place they don’t have hospitals or signal, It is minus 10 and I put on my tent

I will probably go for Christmas. She will make up some good stories . she is a sales, she deals with customers all the time.

old people it may cause other problems.
I think money gives you a cost feeling of doing something wrong.

The hygiene situation is pretty bad and people are not clean freaks.
that is why they haven’t invented the vaccine they don’t have a clear clue.

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If the situation had been worse I may have broken my bones or my spine (3rd conditional because you talk about the past)

The horse was very hard control
a horse is easily intimidated especially because it can’t see the things behind it.
You cannot sit or stand behind a horse.
I was on the saddle and ready to accelerate and there was a plastic bag carried/brought by the wind and it came from the back and the horse didn’t notice it and was terrified and I didn’t notice either and I didn’t get ready. I loosened my grip on the reins and I fell from the horse and when I realized it I was on the ground. I was lucky the horse didn’t step on me. / fortunately the horse didn’t step on me.
My friend was leading all along the way and her bf is also very good. They are great at sports.

That place they don’t have hospitals or signal, It is minus 10 and I put on my tent.

I will probably go for Christmas. She will make up some good stories . she is a salesperson / she works in sales , she deals with customers all the time.

it may cause other problems for old people
I think people may feel stronger pain with a fine. / people are more likely to react to a monetary loss
The hygiene situation is pretty bad and people are not clean freaks.
that is why they haven’t invented the vaccine they don’t have a clear clue on the different strains.

Vocabulary

Mink (n) 水貂
the fur of minks are used in coats

to cull (v) : reduce population by selected slaughter / select from a large quantity
The city needs to cull rats

to mutate (v) to change / have DNA change
The virus mutated and became more dangerous.

to precipitate (v) cause something to happen suddenly / prematurely (negative)
Bad policies precipitated the economic crisis

to play down (v) : to minimize
The WHO played down the seriousness of the infection at the beginning of the year

strain (n) type / breed
The vaccine needs to work on various strains of the virus

strained (adj) showing signs of nervousness / tiredness
Tom had a strained face after working overtime

anecdote (n) : short real stories that happened to you
People buying mink fur have many anecdotes

to plateau (v) : stabilize
The stock price of Coca Cola went up by 50 dollars and then decreased by 20 and finally plateaued around 20 dollars

a plateau (n) flat land in the mountains
My hometown is located in a plateau

to curb (v) control / restraint
They try to curb infections

heart break : extreme sadness due to love
seeing her with another man caused me a heart break

guru (n) spiritual teacher
Tom is a marketing guru, he can make any product successful
I followed my guru to the mountains to reach enlightenment

Pronunciation

spine