VIP Class Notes (George)
Homework
Vocabulary
Republicans (gong he dang)- A political party in America
e.g. Donald Trump is the Republican leader.
Democrats (minzhudang)-A political party in America.
e.g. Hilary Clinton was a Democrat.
PRC People’s Republic of China- The full name of China as a country.
e.g. If you travel from the PRC to the USA, you will need a visa.
RoC Republic of China (Taiwan) The full name of Taiwan as a country.
e.g. If you have a RoC Visa, you cannot apply for a PRC visa
Lose vs Loose- Please don’t lose the money I gave you vs After my diet, all my clothes were very loose.
Diet- When you don’t eat certain things or only eat other things
.e.g. My diet is basically just vegetables and water.
Duration- How long something takes
e.g. I saw that many flights to Tokyo have a duration of 16 hours which I think is crazy!
Appealing- Whether something makes you feel good or not.
e.g. I don’t think that food looks very appealing.
Fungus- (zhenjun) When we talk about xiang gang jiao or mushrooms (mo gu)
e.g. I think I got a fungal infection on my foot because it’s very itchy.
Overturn- Change things the opposite way that they were.
e.g. He overturned my decision to hire a new employee.
Flip-flops- The small shoes you wear on the beach that don’t cover your toes.
e.g. You can’t wear flip-flops to a nice restaurant.
Pharmacy- (yong dian) a place that sells medicines.
e.g. I went to buy some medicine at the pharmacy to stop my headache.
Referendum- When the citizens of a country vote on a big decision.
e.g. Recently, UK had a referendum to leave the Euro zone.
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