VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)

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Pronunciation

werz / was

word / world

sympathetic / SIM-PUH-THETIC /

sympathy / SIM-PUH-THEE

Grammar

has been arrested / was arrested

in a negative thing / in a negative way / in a negative light

more harmony / more harmonious 

Vocabulary

not so clear even for the gender / ambiguous 

Retaliate / Retaliation / 报复

“in the long run…” / over a long period of time

“in the short term…” / the opposite

“I don’t see any downside…” / I don’t see any negative consequences form this action.

“I don’t see any upside…” / I don’t see any positive benefits.

e.g. Well what’s the upside? Are there any downsides?

to escalate / to take things to a higher level

e.g. If the trade war escalated, that means the trade war is become worse.

e.g. Deescalate is the opposite of escalate.

summoned / to summon / 召唤 to request someone’s appearance immediately, usually in a formal setting.

a subsidy / to subsidize / to make cheaper for someone by helping them with the costs of something by giving them a discount or a tax break or some money.

e.g. China will often subsidize domestic companies at the expense of international companies.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A growing number of companies across China have announced new policies requiring the exclusive use of Huawei products, and in some cases penalizing employees who purchase iPhones, in what appears to be a growing domestic movement to support the Chinese tech giant after the arrest of one of its top executives in Canada.

Canadian authorities detained Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer for Huawei and daughter of the company’s founder, Ren Zhengfei, as she changed planes during a layover in Vancouver on Dec. 1. Meng faces extradition to the United States on allegations that she participated in Huawei’s efforts to skirt U.S. sanctions on Iran.

Meng’s arrest has sparked outrage across China, where Huawei is seen as a national champion and a source of national pride. China has summoned the U.S. and Canadian ambassadors over the arrest, and threatened Canada with “serious consequences” if it does not immediately release her.

Now several Chinese companies across the country have implemented internal policies to support Huawei, according to internal company memos obtained by Yahoo News.