VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

College tuition CNBC video from 6:15 (Why college is so expensive in America – CNBC)

twice a week I don’t have lunch and I take the boxing course.
Because if you get up late and drink black coffee you have no appetite to eat something.
in the pass I didn’t like that because I found this month I got five pounds so I need to lose them in this month so I do some exercise and eat less.

some of my friend decided to move to foreign countries because they feel very comfortable they didn’t feel very serious peer precious like in the domestic.
I feel that especially in America fat people are more than the Chinese people. Internet celebrity control their diet to imitate them and they want to be like just like them.

I think it is very important in China, many parents and teachers focus on rankings and the agents it is important for them
if they help students to apply for the best university successfully they get more fees.
Actually many companies focus on your experience and the university you graduated from and your appearance so I care about my degree and my university.
So peer pressure is very serious in China from many aspects.

I go twice a week, I don’t have lunch/ skip lunch and I take the boxing course.
Because if you get up late and drink black coffee you have no appetite to eat something. / drinking black coffee is enough for me and I don’t feel hungry.
in the past I wasn’t like that because I found this month I got five pounds so I need to lose them in this month so I do some exercise and eat less / control my diet.

some of my friend decided to move to foreign countries because they feel more comfortable there. they feel peer pressure is not as heavy as in China.
I feel that especially in America fat people are more common than in China / a higher percentage of the population is overweigh in the US compared to China.
Internet celebrity control their diet and people imitate them and they want to be like just like them.

I think it is very important in China, many parents and teachers focus on rankings and it is important for the agents too;
if they help students to apply to the best university successfully they get more fees. / they get a higher comission
Actually many companies focus on your experience and the university you graduated from and your appearance so I care about my degree and my university.
So peer pressure is very serious in China from many aspects.

Vocabulary

to skip (v) omit , jump to the next
I decided to skip classes to play with my friends
I skip lunch when I go to the gym

to imitate (v) copy / act in the same way/ follow as a model
I learned boxing by imitating my teacher

internet celebrity (n) 网红
Internet celebrities all look the same

selfie (n) 自拍
I took a selfie with my friends

shareholder (n) the people who own the company or part of it
Shareholders want higher returns

share (n) : a part of a company
He bought apple shares 10 years ago and is happy now

donation (n) when you give something for free
Qinghua received a big donation from a wealthy donor

donor (n) people making donations
I am a blood donor

veteran (n) : people who come back from war / someone experienced / senior
He is a war veteran
Tom is a veteran programmer

people of color : people who are not white

patriotic (adj)thinking about the good of your country
He decided to become a soldier because he is very patriotic

patriot (n) : someone who loves his country
He is a patriot he has a flag in his car

tax (n) 稅
taxes are too high

comission (n) : % of money on a deal
salespeople get a comission on sales

criterion (1)/ criteria (plural2+) (n) standard / basis for judgement
The numbers didn’t look good so we changed the criteria to make them look better

prestige (n) respect and admiration
Some jobs have a low pay but give a lot of prestige

retention (n) keeping as yours
Employee retention is a big issue in China because most employees will change their job every 2-3 years