VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)

Vocabulary

inevitable – 必然
e.g. A war between China and the US seems inevitable.

unipolar
bipolar
e.g The United States prefers a unipolar world. If China becomes stronger, the world will be bipolar.

uni = 1
bi = 2
tri = 3

instinct – 本能
“He goes with his gut.”
He goes with his instinct.

angst – a growing frustration – æ惧
e.g. There is a lot of angst growing among Americans.

obnoxious – 讨厌

click-bait
e.g. Most news headlines are just click-bait. Usually the news article isn’t real, it’s fake or it’s a lie. They just want you to click.

it should be solved – it should be [addressed]

unequal – inequality

social ladder – social mobility

Grammar

there were Chinese and Korean people that lived in the NE of Russia

develop the low tier city – develop low tier cities

the private company collapsed – private companies collapsed

many small company break up – many small companies broke up

they just give the resource to these big company – they just give resources to these big companies 

limited resources

if you look at the low tier cities

it’s difficult to find the approach to rise up