Online Class Notes (Jesse)
Vocabulary
SARS / MERS
it came out of nowhere – very sudden / unexpected
it blew me away – huge surprise
the same mistakes are taken by – the same mistakes are made by
working remotely
make up for it – to get back the amount that was lost
eg. they expect the market to make up for the losses during this period
what were you educated in / what was your major at university? / what did you major in? = what did you study at university?
mayor – boss of a city
major – the main thing
i speak English with Chinese colleagues – I converse with / I engage with / I’m in contact with / I communicate with
Grammar
stopped to do – the reason you stopped
stopped doing – the thing you stopped
probably i would have learned Chinese – I probably would have / I would probably have
Pronunciation
virus – “vai rus”
quarantine – “kwa ren teen”
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