VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

I took them to some tourist spots
I instructed my daughter during the CNY everyday and taught her English.

She has been studying bilingual classes
It is a Taiwanese elementary school but they have Canadian curriculum .

I want to keep my daughter to be in an English environment everyday./ I want my daughter to be immersed in an English environment
study English everyday or you will be painful. -> you will suffer in the future / you will suffer when you fall short of competition.

I goes that trend -> follows that trend because based on my judgement Biden will do/impose/implement policies but I don’t see anything that can benefit Chinese economy.

China still prohibits foreigner from entering the border / china

I don’t think America will lower the tariff for Chinese commodities and 1/3rd of the whole domestic economy is not going back. / the current economy is only 2/3 of what it used to be

outside of those 1st tier cities you don’t see any momentum

For instance Wuxi or Nanjing they told me they can just/only earn 200/300 rmb per day.

They said their income dropped  by 30-40 %.
that is an empirical survey through face to face interview.

I won’t ask you how much you earn exactly but an approximate ratio? if it  increased or decreased and by how much? / which percentage.

that is the government want us to know -> that is what the government want us to know  / that is government propaganda.

I imagined you guys have much more info than me, maybe you will care about all the matters which happen in your country 

For ordinary Taiwanese people if their income is under 6k all the thing they care about is their salary. / they only care about their income.

your income cannot catch up inflation -> the rate at which your income  increases cannot catch up  to inflation / your income will be devaluated because of inflation.

they actually have reached financial freedom but they don’t know what else to do. / they are bored / don’t have targets.
They have no interests. They are not keen of doing exercises. They feel lonely.

according to the research the happiest range/ bracket is if you can earn 500K per year.
If your income goes over then millionaire you must see figures go up. -> goes over a million you become obsessed with increasing your net worth

Vocabulary

to obsess (v) : think about all the time (too much)
He is obsessed with money, this is the only thing he cares about

obsession (n)
He has an obsession for that

bracket (n) [ ]
People in the 200k to 500K income bracket are the happiest

empirical (adj) : relying on experience or observation alone often without due regard for system and theory
I feel the economy is not doing well but it is purely empirical

to restore (v) : bring back to a previous state
we have to restore the 100 year old painting
We have to restore the glory of mother Russia.

restoration (n)
We hired the company for the restoration of the painting

curriculum (n) study plan  / subject of courses
The international school follows the American curriculum

heartless (adj) no feeling
My boss is heartless when doing business

cruel (adj) someone who likes to make people suffer
He was cruel with his enemy

financial freedom (n)
he has reached financial freedom

financially free (adj)
My boss is already financially free

severance pay (n) : money given to you by the company when they axe your job
He received severance pay when they closed the factory

stimulus check (n) : money given from the government to people to stimulate the economy
They received a stimulus check of 2k.

first mover (n) : being first on a new market
They have the first mover advantage because they released the first product of this type.

inflation (n) increase of prices
Inflation was at 5%

Grammar

by to talk about difference
The price increased by 20%

to to talk about a number reached
the price increased to USD120

the price increased by USD20, it used to be 100 and it increased to 120

Pronunciation

tier