VIP Class Notes (Vicki)

Today’s discussion focused on environmental protection

Vocabulary

failure – not successful (objectively or subjectively)
i.e. This result of this experiment was a failure.
i.e. I thought my public speaking was such a failure.

salty – too much salt
i.e. The food here is too salty.

oily – too much oil
i.e. The food here is too oily.

waste sorting – classify your garbage
i.e. Shanghai has a new policy about waste sorting.

rubbish/garbage/trash – 垃圾

encounter – to come in contact with sth.
i.e. When I first encountered this problem, I panicked.

Get used to…..
– I am getting used to 我正在习惯
– I am already used to 我已经习惯
– I will get used to 我即将习惯

fine – 罚款
i.e. They will receive a fine if they break the rule.

diverse – 多样的
i.e. The population is diverse.

tier 1 city – top cities in a country
i.e. Shanghai is a tier 1 city.

emphasize – to reinforce and stress sth.
i.e. We should emphasize this problem to the public.

Grammar

I was on the stage to speech -> I was on stage to give a speech.

I think I’m nervous very much -> I think I am very nervous.

I was brought in Shanghai -> I was brought up in Shanghai = I grew up in Shanghai

A: What would you do to improve the enforcement of the waste sorting policy?

I advice fine because we know Singapore, Singapore is very small and their population is very diverse. how to guarantee the Singapore social operation, I think fine is the important thing. It’s like Singapore has the whipping policy. So I think in China we can consider fine to do it but in china tier 1 cities perhaps we can do very good, Tier 2 cities maybe do so so, tier 3,4 maybe the other cities are very poor. I don’t think they can follow the fine to do it. It relies on education, environment, safety recognition, and many more.

Revised:
I advice to set up fines. As we know, Singapore is very small country and their population is very diverse. In order to guarantee Singapore social operation, I think setting up fines is the important thing. It’s like Singapore has the whipping policy. So I think in China we can consider fine to enforce policies. But in china, tier 1 cities perhaps we can do very good, Tier 2 cities maybe do so so, tier 3,4 maybe the other cities are very poor. But in China, tier 3/4 cities will not do as well as tier 1 cities. I don’t think they can follow the fine to do it. It relies on education, environment, the recognition of safety, and many more.

A: Why is environmental protection so urgently important for humans right now?