VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S+R]

Homework

In your opinion how will the finance industry change in the next 10 years?

Speaking exercise

I saw it but I think it is ugly
I don’t like this design
I like small cars because they can easy to stop and protect the environment.

I want it but my mum and my family dont agree it because so many Chinese people like my mum they think it is not a normal thing.
In China I think it is ok so many people like that and draw it in them.

so many Korean actors kill themselves during this period. In Korea so many actors if they want to earn money and got a lot of chance to work so they need receive so many rich people’s unreasonable arrangements. And it is very horrible so they cant receive that and continue their lives so they chose kill themselves.

They must do that otherwise they lose their jobs and their fight them.
It is not horrible like Korea. They can choose.

they want to let more and more people to know what happened.

so many years I always bought a lot of things on Black Friday but this year I have no time to bought anything. because you need to spend a lot of time to choose which one is cheap.


I saw it but I think it is ugly.
I don’t like this design
I like small cars because they are easy to park and it helps protect the environment.

I wanted to get one tattoo but my family didn’t  agree with it/ didn’t support me because so many Chinese people like my mum they think it is not a normal thing / so many people frown upon it
In China I think it is ok so many people like that and have something tattooed on them.

So many Korean actors killed themselves / committed suicide during this period.

In Korea so many actors have to agree with /can’t turn down rich people’s unreasonable arrangements  if they want to earn money and get a lot of chances to work.
They often have to do horrible things and can’t continue their lives so they choose to kill themselves.

They must do that otherwise they lose their jobs and powerful people will make their lives miserable
It is not horrible like in Korea. They can choose / they have a choice.

Vocabulary

drone 无人机
I took some pictures with a drone.

to tangle 缠绕
My earphones cables were all tangled so I spent 5mins to untangle them.

to skip: jump forward / not go through something 跳过
I skipped the explanations and started to use the app directly.
I decided to skip lunch because I need to lose weight.

decade: a period of 10 years
I have been working here for 2 decades.

to spare : 放过
After they lost the war they were taken prisoners but the king decided to spare their lives.

spare : extra / back up / not being used
My phone battery just died, do you have a spare power bank?
When I fly with the drone I always carry a spare battery

powerbank 充电宝

battery 电池

to hang out 住处
I hung out with my friends on Saturday night.

to pardon : to give forgiveness for something
The judge found Tom guilty of stealing a car but he was pardoned by the president so he won’t have to go to jail.

polytechnic 理工学院
I went to Shanghai polytechnic university.

to turn down: to say no
They wanted to buy our company but we turned down their offer.

to commit suicide(n) : to kill oneself
She committed suicide because she was unhappy.

suicide attempt (n) : trying to kill oneself
She went to the hospital for a suicide attempt

to pay tribute : to show respect
I paid tribute to my boss for helping me during all these years at his funeral.

memorial : a place/ building to remember something
The country built a memorial for the soldiers who died during WWII.

to frown upon something : not approve something / be against something
Tattoos are frown upon in Japan.

dart 飞镖
I like to play darts with my friends

to reveal : to show to the public something that was hidden
Tom revealed that he was married once before to his current wife.
Apple revealed the iPhone 11 last month.

pick up truck : typical American car with space at the back
Pick up trucks are not popular in China.

to backfire: to work against you (while you thought it would work in your favor)
Company A said their computer is so good that they would repair them for free for 10 years.  after 5 years most of the computers broke down and they had to repair them for free. It backfired against them.