VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S/W]

Do you think that being part of a minority is an advantage or a disadvantage in China?

At that time, after we start grade 3 when you have 6 practice tests after I finished  the 4th test I gave up the examination to practice.
They also gave up, because after we finish the 3rd test we have to provide our University choice list so after I provided that I gave up preparing.
I took it and it was a little better than the practice test and because I am a minority so we have the 5 points for free.
So I went to university, I got above the cut line. But I really hate the major.
But Mongolia they will get 150 points for free but only few students go to university.
At that time we felt it was unfair about the different points but after knew even Mongolian got 100 points they hard to go to the university.

I never heard about positive discrimination of the company.
In China, in our company it is very fair.

At that time, after we start grade 3 you have 6 practice tests. After I finished  the 4th test I gave up on preparing for the examination.
My parents also gave up, because after we finished the 3rd test we had to provide our University choice list/wish list so after I wrote it I gave up preparing.
I took the gaokao and my score was little better than the practice test. Because I am a part of a minority I received 5 extra points.
So I went to university, I got just above the cut line/threshold. But I really hated the major.
Mongolians will get 150 extra points but (even then) only few students go to university.
At that time we felt affirmative actions were unfair but after knew that though  Mongolians get 100 points they still find it hard to go to university.

I never heard about positive discriminations at work.
In China, in our company, the system very fair.

When I think of my future it is very simple. I wish that I would live a normal life/routine life and live healthily with my family and friends. However we are living in a materialistic/money driven society, l just want to do what I like and keep my own living tempo/lifestyle with warmth, love and happiness. After I pass away/after I leave this world/ after my death, I wish to have/ I hope there can be a party at my funeral so that no one feels sad about my death. It means I lived honestly and enjoyed a beautiful and happy life

When I think of my future it is very simple. I wish that I would live without exciting day and live healthily with my family and friends. However we are living in a materialistic society, l just want to do what I like and keep my own living tempo with warmth, love and happiness. Finally after I passed away, I wish I could have a party at my funeral. No one feels regretful about my death. It means I lived honestly and enjoyed the beautiful and happy life

Vocabulary

Hierarchy  : who reports to who system
The hierarchy of Korean companies is different from Chinese companies.

affirmative actions / positive discrimination : when you give extra point to a certain group.
China applies positive discrimination for different minorities. For instance if you are Mongolian  you get an extra 150 points when you take the Gaokao.

wish list: a list of your wishes

stressed: under pressure 有压力
I was stressed about controlling my weight.

capture the market: become a big player / grow very big
Many startups do not care about profitability, they just want to capture the market and they give many coupons to do that.

routine  常规
My morning routine is to wake up, have a coffee, get dressed and go to work.

monotone : without any changes / without highs and lows
The president spoke in a very monotone voice, everyone fell asleep.
Recently my life has been quite monotone.

coupon: something giving you a discount
I receive many coupons every day from Luckin coffee.

(physical) store : 店
physical / which you can touch / related to the body.
More and more brands have both physical stores and online stores.

to regret: 后悔
I regret that I didn’t study hard in the Uni.
I regret no buying a house 10 years ago.

at once : directly/ in one go.
I can eat two cheeseburgers at McDonalds at once.

membership card: a card with special advantages
I have the membership card of Family Mart.

membership fee: how much you pay for the membership
I pay the membership fee for the card every year. It is about 100rmb

Grammar

to take responsibility for something : 责任
He didn’t want to take responsibility for his mistake.

….driven to express the reason for something.

Tom is money driven. He wouldn’t mind working on weekends for more money.
Jack is family driven, his family is the most important thing for him.
The decision to use machines instead of people in the factory was mostly time driven. It saved us training time.