Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

SARS / MERS

it came out of nowhere – very sudden / unexpected
it blew me away – huge surprise

the same mistakes are taken by – the same mistakes are made by

working remotely 

make up for it – to get back the amount that was lost
eg. they expect the market to make up for the losses during this period

what were you educated in / what was your major at university? / what did you major in? = what did you study at university?

mayor – boss of a city
major – the main thing

i speak English with Chinese colleagues – I converse with / I engage with / I’m in contact with / I communicate with 

Grammar

stopped to do – the reason you stopped
stopped doing – the thing you stopped

probably i would have learned Chinese – I probably would have / I would probably have 

Pronunciation

virus – “vai rus” 
quarantine – “kwa ren teen”