VIP Class Notes (Ally)

reading on the purchase of TikTok

Vocabulary

staged: fake, acted (v) stage
ie. I staged a touching moment with my dad so he’ll give me money.

polite: li mao

devoted:挚爱的; 忠诚的; 全心全意的 (n) devotion
ie. Your devotion and handwork is greatly appreciated.

crave: desire unnaturally (v) craving
ie. At midnight, you crave unhealthy food.

diet: includes everything drink/food/schedule..
ie. I adjusted my diet./ It’s important to have a healthy diet.
ie. I’m on a diet. <– lose weight

ration: certain amount of food

localization: fit to the local policies/culture

pedophile: lian tongT

nervous breakdown: emotional breakdown

Grammar

make up: he hao
ie. We had a fight and we made up.

It rained constantly last month.
The constant rain/raining last month really annoyed me./ There was…
Change is the only constant. (thing that doesn’t change.)

The presenter is mumbling, and we can’t …
Mumbling is bad.

It’s a coincidence that his birthday and mine/our birthdays are on the same day.
Our birthdays being on the same day is a coincidence.

My boss wouldn’t intervene with my work style.
I am devoted to this project.
I am the designated/assigned team leader for this project.

I have to make up for the sucky project I did last month.

I’m not sure about the exactly difference but there should be.
I’m not sure what the exact difference is/ what’s the difference exactly but there should be one.
There should be some diff… but I’m not sure what it is.

Q: What do you think of TikTok?
A: TikTok is a good way to spread info out.
A: TikTok is a good way to spread info/create an influence.

Too many videos is to grab what you want.
There are a lot of v-logs on DY. It is hard for me to get/obtain useful message.

It’s not only about the content itself it’s also about the data/viewership.

They’re too young. Most of them, I don’t think they have complete values. School teachers don’t teach a lot, they only help students get the high score. Score is not the only thing, it’s important in Chinese edu system but it’s really not the only thing. We just have YSW, we don’t have art, or sport or music. We don’t have a lot of classes about those things. At my age, the young children, the parents will choose some institutes to let the children to learn ballet or art or .. but it’s not from school. When the weather is not good, the sport lesson will be occupied by the Chinese?Math?English.

They’re too young. Most of them, I don’t think they have the right world views/values. School teachers don’t teach those important views/values/what’s not in the books, they only help students get a high score/they only care about examinations. Score is not the only thing, it’s important in Chinese edu system but there are other things that matter more/but in the future, in the job market/when the students get a job, it doesn’t really matter that much. We just have YSW, we don’t have art, or sport or music. We don’t have a lot of classes about those things. In my days, the young children, the parents will choose some institutes for their children to learn ballet or art or .. but it’s not from school. When the weather is not good, the sports class will be occupied by the Chinese?Math?English.

I don’t think all those lessons relate to the subjects. It’s the same as the other majors.
I don’t think all those lessons I had are specific/are directly/specifically related to my major. They’re the same as the other majors.

at my age = age 33

Pronunciation

colleague= coleeg

won’t want