VIP Class Notes (Tibo) （S）

TOEFL speaking

how much reaction time would you take -> how long they would take to react

chips have become a strategic resource.
Now Taiwan’s chip industry runs 1 / it exceed samsung’s chips/ it dominates

it will collapse in any time -> at any time

if anything happens to children

Mothers are overprotective.

you cant criticize everything about them -> you cannot criticize anything about them

keep a status to compete -> you have to remain competitive

If you earn a modest income and you can still have a good life that is ok for a single person but in SH you can’t.

Vocabulary

moral (n) (1) sense of good or wrong
He has a strong moral sense.

immoral (n) : not right
making poor people work dangerous jobs because they don’t have a choice is legal but totally immoral

morale (n) : motivation
The morale of the army collapsed after the leader was captured

anarchist (n)person
They said I was an anarchist

anarchy (n)state of disorder / no authority
I supports anarchy

maternal (adj) relating to a mother
She has a strong maternal instinct

maternity leave (n) : the leave you get when you have a baby
She is on maternity leave

opportunistic (adj)  someone who only cares about the immediate potential or possible gains and doesn’t care about the long term or moral aspects
Tom is very opportunistic, he is willing to do anything as long as it can make him money

to interfere (v) to stop a process
They interfered in the negotiation

rigged (adj) : biased / unfair
The election was rigged

literature (n) written work / publication
I studied literature in University.

air space (n) :
China flew over Taiwan’s air space

inflation (n) global increase in prices
Printing money leads to inflation

Pronunciation

injury

inflation