VIP Class Notes (Tibo) (S)

Speaking exercise

It is good, recently we can’t go other  but it is better not to go to other cities frequently.

virgo like clean and make things extremely for his lose / do everything need to follow his own rules

I don’t think it is about chose the baby personality but it just means this year like dragon is good.
if you want to save money in our childhood we would buy a golden pig and save the coins in it.
it is to forbid you taking out frequently
we don’t use coins very common.
The money is keep by the parents

the fund is linked to oil and they lose all money.

I think it will not stay longer.

my cousin is a pilot and if you don’t pilot / fly you just get the basic salary because the salary is based on the time you fly.

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It is good, recently we can’t go to other cities / cannot travel  but it is better not to go to other cities frequently.

Virgos like cleanliness /like things to be clean and they want everything to follow their own rules / they want things be according to their rules.

I don’t think it is about choosing the baby personality but it just means this year like dragon is good. / it doesn’t decide the personality of the baby but some years bring luck.

if you want to save money in our childhood we would buy a golden pig/ piggybank and save the coins in it.
it is to forbid you from taking out frequently
we don’t use coins very often.

The money is kept by the parents / parents keep the money.
the fund is linked to oil and they lose all their money. / and they got burned.

I think it will not stay longer.
my cousin is a pilot and if you don’t pilot / fly you just get the basic salary/fixed salary because the salary is based on the time you fly.

Vocabulary

stimulus package : free money to boost the economy
The US sent a USD1200 stimulus package to everyone.

clean (adj)
the room is clean

cleanliness (n)
He likes cleanliness

middle east:  Arab countries
There is a lot of oil in the Middle East

to invest 投资
he invested in airlines and he lost a lot of money.

investment (n)
She made an investment

to go bankrupt : close because of not having enough money /cashflow
People worry airlines could go bankrupt

credit score : ability to borrow for cheap
He has a good credit score because he always pays on time

inflation (n) : 通胀
inflation was 3.8% last year

fund (n)基金
You can invest in some funds

return (on investment) (ROI) 投资回报
The fund had a return of 15% last year, they killed it!

interest rate (n): 利率
The interest rate given by banks on deposits is too low

pile (n/v): a stock of things
I made piles of 10CNY coins

(bank) notes (n): paper money
China issued new bank notes

piggy bank (n) : kind of saving box looking like a pig
I save coins in my piggy bank

virgo (n)处女座
My boss is virgo, it is terrible, he is so troublesome. I hate Virgos

Chinese zodiac : sign depending on the year when you are born
I am snake in the Chinese zodiac

zodiac sign : zodiac type
I don’t know your zodiac sign

Libra 天秤座
I am libra

zodiac (western)
I don’t believe in the zodiac

horoscope (n)占星术
I checked my horoscope on the internet

to avoid : try not to
I avoid traveling during national holidays because it is more expensive
I avoid taking the subway because there are too many people.

cent (n) 毛
you can buy candy with 5 cents

Vocabulary

rule

lose

USD5 = 5 dollars
5.50 = 5 dollars fifty / 5 dollars fifty cents
0.20 = 20 cents

decimals (numbers after the .)
I checked the price with 3 decimals
x.xxx

to round up : approximate to the closest
the prices was 5.567 -> we round it up to 5.57