VIP Class Notes (Lily) [R/W]

April 28, 2020LilyNami

Homework

use the words you learned today, and do a writing

Vocabulary

1.lay off= 裁员
ex: I got laid off last month because the company wasn’t making money.

2. curb (verb)= control 抑制
ex: it’s very difficult to curb our desire for food.
ex: I need to curb my desire for spending.

3. millennia= thousands of years
ex: This tradition has been going on for millennia.

4.observe (verb)= to notice 观察到
ex: I observed that Chinese people put a big emphasis on obedience.

5. ban= prohibit 禁止
ex: we cannot smoke in the restaurants, it’s banned.
ex: Shenzhen banned the consumption of dogs and cats.

6. accommodate to XX= adapt to适应XX
ex: if you want to live in Germany, then you should accommodate to their living style.

Reading

China’s communal eating tradition has once again come under the spotlight amid the coronavirus outbreak. Local governments throughout China, including Shanghai, are encouraging the use of gongkuai (public chopsticks) or gongshao (public spoons) in an effort to curb coronavirus transmission. How hard is it to change the communal eating culture? Readers share their opinions.

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This habit will be hard to change as it is part of family life for millennia. I have even observed this behavior in Chinese communities in California. The Chinese restaurants would provide serving spoons but the Chinese guests would just use their own chopsticks.

Banning it would be impossible to enforce unless the serving trays are changed to accommodate a large number of guests with lots of small cups of food instead of one large dish. This would be similar to ordering food in a choose-and-pick joint where the guests would choose their food by picking cups of food which is placed in their own tray. So hypothetically, all orders should indicate the number of guests and the dish would be served in a tray with lots of small cups which guests would then choose-and-pick. Serving dimsum also works this way.

Writing exercise

Dear Alan,

This email is in relation to study English with SE.

As per our discussion last Sunday, you should learn English with SE. To be honest, it’s really help in both work and life.

First of all, we’d better learn English well due to the fact that our company is developing overseas business. So we could have more chances if we’re good at it.

It’s also a basic skill we should have in this international current society I think.

There’s one thing I remember that when I had gone to a western restaurant for the first time, the waiter had ordered for me in English. It just made me feel anxious since I was bad at English then.

Well, we’ll use English more and more in the future, so it’s a great time to study from now on. And SE has really nice teachers, there’s no mistakes in choosing it.

Please see the attached for materials of SE.

I look forward to hearing from your reply.

Best wishes !

Dear Alan,

This email is in relation/to invite you to study English with SE.

As per our discussion last Sunday, you should realize the importance/benefits of learning English with SE. To be honest, it’s really helpful in both work and life.

First of all, we’d better learn English well due to the fact that our company is developing overseas business. So we could have more opportunities if we’re good at it.

It’s also a basic survival skill we should have in this international/ multicultural ~~current~~ society I think.

There’s one thing I remember that when I had gone to a western restaurant for the first time, the waiter had taken orders from me in English. It just made me feel anxious since I was bad at English back then.

Well, we’ll use English more and more in the future, so it’s a great time to study from now. ~~And~~ SE has really nice teachers, there’s no mistakes in choosing it.