VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

by the time 2014 -> by 2014 / by the time we reach 2014

the number got declined -> sales decreased / declined

trend + speed
It continues to increase but at a slower pace
The speed of the increase became milder after this

Vocabulary

drastic (adj) radical / extreme
We took drastic measures to deal with the security breach

dramatic (adj) sudden and striking

convert (v) : transform
I converted my USD to CNY

converge (v) : meet at some point

to outsell : sell more than
Apple outsold Samsung during Q1

Grammar

get declined = an external force changed the outcome
My application to this university got declined because my score was too low