VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Homework


What does it mean to be part of the middle class in Shanghai/China today. Do people actually define themselves as middle class people or it is something in the making?

Speaking exercise

depends on what kind of criminal he was, what crime he did. If it was a murder I would tell him on the police. If it was like stealing things or financial scam I feel it is ok for me. I would not tell on him to the police/ tell the police about him.
Murder is serious, definitely you took somebody’s life, and if he was a murdered I cannot guarantee about my life if someday he doesn’t love me anymore and even feels me as an obstacle for his future life, He might get me killed and that’s only one thing. the other thing . in my value. from my value system life should be respected but if it is only money or stuff I think it can be renew
I think what we do is always followed by consequences. If you are weak person a lot of things can lead you to suicide, Scam is one thing but even there is no scam you may be impacted by other things. I think for me I can not think of anything that could lead me to suicide. Leave your life, everything is gonna be better.

money is useful but it is not a live or death question.
Being happy but its too blurry. Things change, when I was a student going to a good university is definitely my priority. but now I have worked for 8 years and get married got a baby girl. I think the family means a lot to me now.

If it’s a romantic relationship I don’t think trust can be earned back, There is a sentence that if you cheat once you will cheat millions of times. But if it’s other lies like if you go gamble behind your wife’s back I think it’s forgivable.

The school claims that they can teach your kid to be more social, well behaved and can get access to an English environment. My school is called my gym and they claim it is an American school. Most parents in middle class will send their kids to those schools. If you don’t you feel like my baby falls behind just after her birth.
For this pre kindergarten school I think it is fine. there is no pressure except financial pressure since it is quite pricy.
It is more expensive than my English class.

I would say in Shanghai 500k -1million rob / year for the family is a proper definition for middle class for me but because real estate is super super pricy whether you own a house or not actually is also a powerful factor to make you middle class.

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It depends on what kind of criminal he was, what crime he did/committed . If it was a murder I would tell on him on  to the police. If it was a theft or a financial scam I feel it would be ok for me. I would not tell on him to the police/ tell the police about him.
Murder is serious, definitely you take somebody’s life, and if he was a murdered I could not guarantee my own safety if someday he doesn’t love me anymore and even considered me as an obstacle for his future life, He might get me killed and that’s only one reason. the other reason is that from my value system life should be respected but if it is only money or stuff I think it can be earned back / replaced.
I think what we do is always followed by consequences/I think one needs to be ready to bear the consequences for what he / she has done. If you are a weak person a lot of things can lead you to (commit) suicide, Scam is one thing but even if there is no scam you may be affected by other things. I think for me I can not think of anything that could lead me to suicide. Leave your life behind, everything is gonna be better.

money is useful but it is not a life or death question.
I would say being happy but it’s not clear. Things change, when I was a student going to a good university was definitely my priority. but now I have worked for 8 years and got married, gave birth to a baby girl. I think family means a lot to me now.

If it’s a romantic relationship I don’t think trust can be earned back, There is a saying that if you cheat once you will cheat millions of times/ once a cheat always a cheat. But if it’s other lies like if you go gamble behind your wife’s back I think it’s forgivable.

As parents we still need to monitor our child especially if it’s a girl. Make good friends, come back home early,
The school claims that they can teach your kid to be more social, well behaved and give you access/expose your kid to an English environment. My school is called my gym and they claim to be an American school. Most middle class parents will send their kids to those schools/institutions. If you don’t, you feel like your baby falls behind just after birth.
For this pre kindergarten school I think it is fine. there is no pressure except financial pressure since it is quite pricy.
It is more expensive than my English class.

I would say in Shanghai 500k -1million RMB / year for the family is a proper definition for middle class for me but because real estate is super super pricy whether you own a house or not actually is also a powerful factor to make you middle class.

Vocabulary

to earn something back: to work hard to get something again.
After my husband realized I cheated on him, I had to be nice to him for about a year to earn his trust back.

to renew : to do again
My house contract is getting to expiration, I am going to renew it.

to replace : to change for another one.
My tv had a problem and I had it replaced by a bigger one.

to faint : to lose consciousness
I fainted when he told me about what he did.

surveillance : monitoring
We use cameras for surveillance when the guard is off duty.
We bought a new surveillance camera from Xiaomi.

to monitor: to check
We monitor the movements of the criminal using his phone’s gps.

to check on somebody : to make sure somebody is ok.
I need to check on my daughter, she hasn’t contacted me for weeks.

Grammar

verb + able = it is possible to do it.
Lying is forgivable if it is not serious.
This window does not seem breakable, we will have to break in from the front door.
Finishing the report by the end of the week is simply not doable.