VIP Class Notes (Raph)[R]

Vocabulary

Foreigner (n): 1- a person from another country.
E.g.: There are many foreigners living in Shanghai.

Dairy (adj): 1- things related or made with milk.
E.g.: I went to the supermarket and bout cheese, butter, and other dairy products.

Cut down (v): 1- to do or use less of something.
E.g.: I’m trying to cut down on caffeine.
E.g.: She used to work 50 hours a week, but recently she’s cut down.
E.g.: I’m trying to cut down on dairy products, which is difficult because I adore cheese.

Cutting-edge (adj): 1- very modern and with all the newest features:
E.g.: The company’s cutting-edge design puts it ahead of all competitors.
E.g.: The new phone’s cutting-edge technology will make it a hit this summer.

Pilot (adj/v/n): 1- A pilot plan, product, episode, or system is used to test how good something is before introducing it.
E.g.: If you’d seen the pilot episode, you’d know why they decided not to continue with the show!
E.g.: We will pilot several new products to selected potential consumers.
E.g.: If the pilot is successful, many more homes will be offered the new television service.

Dragon Boat Festival (n): 1- 端午节

Chip (n): 1- 芯片

China’s Huawei will build Russia’s 5G network (Source: www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1906/190608-5g-network-5.html)

The company Huawei will set up Russia’s 5G network. A deal was signed on Wednesday following a meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Huawei will develop the latest next-generation 5G network in Russia over the next year. Huawei will pilot the fifth generation networks in 2019 and 2020. This will bring cutting-edge technology and high-speed Internet to Russia. Huawei’s chairman Guo Ping said he was “very happy” with the agreement “in an area of strategic importance like 5G”.

The deal comes as a relief for Huawei. It has had a tough time in recent months. The USA blocked it, calling it a national security risk. This led to Google denying key services to Huawei. The company gets half the chips it uses from the US. The US banning of Huawei could be the start of the biggest trade war ever. Also, the UK-based technology company ARM cut ties with Huawei. ARM was a key supplier of Huawei’s semi-conductors. Australia, Japan and New Zealand followed the US and banned Huawei from participating in government contracts over security reasons.

Grammar

Always not – Never

I was always not at in Shanghai. / I was never in Shanghai.

At that time Japan has been a very big country. – At that time Japan was a very big country.

My time’s free. – My schedule is flexible.

In eight years ago. – Eight years ago.