F2F Class Notes 28th February (Cricket)

Vocabulary

refugee– 逃难- someone who has had to leave their country for some reason: war, danger, famine, uprising, etc.

eg. Many refugees are going to Europe.

ban-prevent something from happening, a rule, or law

eg. China has a new law banning public smoking in certain public places.

Muslim– mu si lin- religion

eg. The refugees are Muslim.

hire– gu yong-to give someone a job

eg. My company hired me eight years ago.

eg. Starbucks wants to hire 10,000 refugees.

Donald Trump-Tang na de Chuan pu- Current President of the US.

veteran-lao bing-someone who has fought in a war

eg. My brother is a veteran.

10,000 = ten thousand

65,000,000= sixty-five million

Starbucks will give jobs to 10,000 refugees over five years. Starbucks is unhappy with President Trump’s ban on people from seven Muslim countries. Starbucks will welcome people escaping from war. It said: “There are more than 65 million…refugees, and we [will] hire 10,000 of them…in 75 countries around the world.”
 

Many Trump supporters are angry. They want people to stay away from Starbucks and any company who says bad things about Mr Trump. They want Starbucks to help war veterans in the US and not refugees. Other people started the hashtag #GrabYourWallet. They want people to stay away from companies that support Mr Trump.