VIP Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Tiring (adj): 1- making you feel tired
E.g.: I’ve had a very tiring day.
E.g.: Looking after the kids is extremely tiring.

Rule out (phr v): 1- to stop considering something as a possibility.
E.g.: It’s unlikely that he’ll run for president, but you can never rule anything out.

Intergovernmental (adj): 1- between two or more governments.
E.g.: There are plans for another intergovernmental conference in 2016.
E.g.: The intergovernmental agreement was signed last week in Paris.

Mutual (adj): 1- (of two or more people or groups) feeling the same emotion, or doing the same thing to or for each other:
E.g.: Theirs was a partnership based on mutual respect, trust and understanding.
E.g.: Both countries are acting to their mutual advantage.
E.g.: The agreement was terminated by mutual consent. 

Tariff (n): 1- a charge or list of charges either for services or on goods entering a country.
E.g.: Trump has announce new tariffs on Chinese products.

OECD = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Intellectual property (n): 1- 知识产权

Grammar

If you have a plan to stay China for a long time…. – If you have a plan to stay in China for a long time….

China is becoming a powerful and powerful. – China is becoming more and more powerful.

Go back America. – Go back to America.

Pronunciation

Intergovernmental: /ˌɪn.tə.ɡʌv.ənˈmen.təl/

Mutual: /ˈmjuː.tʃu.əl/

Tariff: /ˈter.ɪf/

Intellectual: /ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/

Delicate: /ˈdel.ə.kət/