VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Try reading the diary of a wimpy kid / watch tv / movies + write / take photos of the words or phrases you don’t understand. And we’ll discuss next class.

Vocabulary

new cases / patients

very few / very low 

corona virus – COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019)

quarantine (v / n) – “kwar ren teen” / isolate (v)
eg. I needed to quarantine myself for 14 days / I needed to do a 14 day self quarantine

contagious – a sickness that you can give to other people
eg. the flu is very contagious but a headache is not contagious at all

vaccination (the process of getting a vaccine) / vaccine (the medicine) – yi miao
eg. we are developing a vaccine for it now

serious – yan zhong
eg. I have a serious headache

rumors – chuan yan

the efficiency is really low / it’s not very efficient
eg. the efficiency of working from home is very low

influence / effect / impact (n)
(soft) influence / affect / impact (v) (strong)
eg. the impact on the world economy is quite big
eg2. my friends influence my choices in life

cinema / the movies / movie theater 
eg. I went to see a movie at the cinema

the food industry / the service industry 

Grammar

for + how long
eg. I study English with Jesse for 1 hour

i didn’t go out for once – i didn’t go out at all / I didn’t go out even once 

in that days – at that time / in those days / during those days

I went to Beijing for business. I went there to meet some coworkers and after I stayed in Beijing for 3 days and during those days in Beijing the news about the virus was more reported than before and I didn’t have a mask because I didn’t know it’s so serious before I went to Beijing so I didn’t take any masks with me.

I went / flew / took a flight / took a trip to Beijing for business. I went there to meet / visit / get together with / meet up with some coworkers. I stayed in Beijing for 3 days in total and during those days in Beijing the news about the virus was more reported than before / was starting to come out more and more and I didn’t have a mask because / as / since / due to the fact that I didn’t know it was so serious before I went to Beijing so I didn’t take any masks with me.