VIP Class Notes (Tibo) (S)

Speaking exercise

I work from Feb 4,
Lot of people stay at home they can watch TV play games and sleep enough but in these days although I stayed at home I still worked everyday.
And we often had con calls at night.

You can’t imagine how bad it is
In this period a lot of people are not stable emotionally / easily get moody

I think he is only a little boy, he was born 1972

it is easier to lose weight in summer.
The first reason is summer is very hot so you eat less. / have less appetite. 
Another side is in Summer the high temperature makes people sweat more (than other seasons)

Especially in morning open your eyes and you don’t spend lot of time on what you wear.

When I was a little girl my parents didn’t think it is very important.
With my son I am very careful since the beginning about his dental health.
I take precautions so that he has good dental health in the future.

I feel the virus may be fly in the sky everywhere /

In my office I don’t wear it.


I started working from Feb 4,
Lots of people stayed at home they could watch TV play games and sleep enough/ sleep leisurely but in these days although I stayed at home I still worked everyday.
And we often had conference calls at night.

You can’t imagine how bad it was
In this period/ at that time a lot of people were not stable emotionally / easily got moody

I think he behaves as a little boy, he was born 1972

it is easier to lose weight in summer.
The first reason is summer is very hot so you eat less. / have less appetite. 
Another side is in Summer the high temperature makes people sweat more (than other seasons)

Especially in morning when you open your eyes and you don’t have to spend lot of time on deciding / choosing  what you wear.

When I was a little girl my parents didn’t think it was very important.
With my son I am very careful since the beginning about his dental health.
I take precautions so that he has good dental health in the future.

I feel the virus may be in the air and it depends a lot on our luck.

In my office I don’t wear it.

Vocabulary

to behave : act in a certain way
He is 50 but he behaves like a boy

herd immunity (n): 群体免疫
We need to reach herd immunity to be safe

herd (n) : large group
a herd of sheep moved north

vaccine  (n) 疫苗
We need a vaccine for Covid 19

to test: check for something
People got tested for Covid 19

Chernobyl  (n) 切尔诺贝利
there was an explosion in Chernobyl.

Documentary (n) 纪录片
I watched a documentary

precaution (n): measures you take in advance to prevent something
we take precautions to avoid getting the virus.

scared (adj) 害怕
Many places are scared of reopening

to scare : to frighten
I scared her and she ran away

rebel (n/v) 反抗者
I don’t wear a mask in the office I am a rebel

wear a (face) mask 带面/口罩
We have to wear a mask when we go out

dental health 牙齿健康
I am careful about my dental health

dentist (n) 牙医
I am scared of going to the dentist

dental braces (n) : something you put on your teeth to get them straight
She has to wear braces to get her teeth straight

sweat (n/v)
I sweat a lot when I run
My t-shirt was full of sweat after exercising

QR code 二维码
I use my Alipay QR code to pay for things

appetite (n) : desire to eat
I ordered many dishes but in the end I didn’t have much appetite and just ate a little.

to register: give personal info
We have to register when we enter a building

property management (n) 物业
The property management hires guards

moody (adj) : temperamental / changing easily
My boss is so moody, I never know how to talk to him.

to exercise : 运动
He likes to exercise

to imagine : think about something
I can’t imagine what your face looks like anymore I can just see the mask.