VIP Class Notes (Raph)[W]

Go to www.breakingnewsenglish.com, pick an article, read it carefully and then write a paragraph about it.

Vocabulary

Childhood (n): 1- ​the time when someone is a child.
E.g.: She had an unhappy childhood.
E.g.: Childhood is not always a happy time.

Courageous (adj): 1- having or showing courage.
E.g.: It was a courageous decision to resign in protest at the company’s pollution record.
E.g.: It was courageous of her to challenge the director’s decision.

Depression (n): 1- a mental illness in which a person is very unhappy and anxious (= worried and nervous) for long periods and cannot have a normal life during these periods:
E.g.: If you suffer from depression, it’s best to get professional help.
E.g.: His wife’s been hospitalized for depression.

Dedicate sth to sb: 1- If you dedicate a book, play, performance, etc. to someone, you publicly say that it is in that person’s honour:
E.g.: The book is dedicated to the author’s husband.

Other than: 1-  different from or except.
E.g.: Cruises other than the ones listed below are not discounted at this time.
E.g.: The form cannot be signed by anyone other than yourself.

Intellectual Property (n): 1- 知识产权

Original:

This news describes a trading war between China and U.S. which occurred by Trump, the president of U.S.. Trump wanted to protect the economy of the U.S.. He thought that U.S. imports more goods from China than that China import from U.S.. I think what he did is not only to reduce importing goods from China, but also make more and more Chinese buy good from U.S. if Chinese do the same as U.S.. Maybe, it also can increase the traveling business in U.S.. Meanwhile, this measure will hurt China economy, because the cost of import from China is increasing. It also makes U.S. to import goods from other countries, it not only just protects U.S., it also give the other countries especially lower cost countries chance to develop their countries economy.

Edited:

I read a news article which describes a trade war between China and the U.S., started by American president Donald Trump. Trump wanted to protect the US economy  because America imports more goods from China than that China imports from the U.S.. I think he did this not only to reduce imports from China, but also to make more and more Chinese people buy goods from the U.S.. If the Chinese government decides to do the same as the U.S. maybe, it also can also make more people travel to U.S. to go shopping. Meanwhile, this measure will hurt the Chinese economy, because the cost of products imported from China is increasing in the US. It also makes the Americans import more goods from other countries, which will give lower cost countries a chance to develop their economies.

Grammar

I have many, many times. – I have a lot of time.

When he growd older. – When he grew older.

I think watch movie is quickly than read books. – I think watching movies is quicker than reading books.

I think the author is very love his daughter. – I think the author really loves her daughter.

Pronunciation

Childhood: /ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/

Courageous: /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs/

Depression: /dɪˈpreʃ.ən/

Stereotype: /ˈster.i.ə.taɪp/

Eternal: /ɪˈtɝː.nəl/

Control: /kənˈtroʊl/

How to Avoid a US-China Trade War

www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-china-avoiding-trade-war-by-shang-jin-wei-2018-03