Leigh Profile

Vocabulary

mutate – to develop new physical characteristics because of a permanent change in the genes

burst someone’s bubble – to say/do sth’s that shows that someone is wrong

ex. I didn’t want to burst her bubble because she looked so happy.

Grammar

get back with sbd

injured because of COVID

infected by COVID

My dad just get feared about that

My dad feared….

how about the situation

What is the situation over there? 

I have positive for 5 days.

I have been positive for 5 days.

At first I have fever, but it didn’t last for quite a long time.

At first I had a fever, but it didn’t last for quite a long time.

You just feel painful.

You’re just in pain 

There’s a long wait for certain tests 

after I get recovered

after I recovered 

Vocabulary

annual health check 

asymptomatic – not showing any signs

Suddenly the company was in some illegal activity

Suddenly the company was involved in some illegal activities.

criminal actions

criminal activity 

Which is better than which

Which one is better 

There is no healthy to walk around

He has no problems moving around/about.

Vocabulary

call off the plan/marriage – to cancel

take the bullet for sbd – take the blame

getting back to life

getting back on track 

It will take less

It will cost less

I don’t really take any penny

I didn’t take any penny 

They can be accompany to each other.

They can keep each other company.

Vocabulary

hold off from doing sth – to wait to do sth/to avoid doing sth

keep the people in house

keep people locked up 

I will get registration for two days after Christmas.

We will get registered two days after Christmas.

to earn money from it continually

to continue to earn money from it 

People give you an apple as a tradition

It may inspire you to do things usually you won’t do

It may inspire you to do things that you don’t usually do/that you aren’t accustomed to  

Vocabulary

Interviewer/Interviewee – person interviewing you/person getting interviewed

Probation period

I just tell every interview that it’s not essential

I just tell every interviewer that it’s not mandatory

Whether I can have dinner at the restaurant

Whether I can dine in at the restaurant

Vocabulary

take someone’s word for it – to believe what someone says without seeking proof

They will not just believe what you say

They won’t just take you for your word 

I’m a little bit get used to it

I’ve gotten a little used to it

The ability to deal with emotional things.

The ability to process your emotions.

His dad just say it for good purpose

His dad said it with good intention 

They may not be so pushing for my marriage

They may not be as pushy when it comes to my marriage

Vocabulary

multipotentialite – someone with many interests, and wants to pursue them as much as possible

Grammar

most cheapest 

cheapest 

My wedding will be scheduled next February.

My wedding is scheduled for next February.

Annual days leave

Annual leave 

I took photos for Christmas

I have a tradition of getting my photos taken every Christmas.

You will ask the suggestions or ideas for your friends.

You will ask your friends for suggestions/recommendations.

We had a good conversation about life

Vocabulary

check-in at the airport – to register as a passenger at the airport

couples therapy/counselling 

screen – to examine things and decide if they are suitable a particular purpose

ex. to screen luggage at the airport.

She had so many stuff which need to be checked in properly.

She had to get so many items checked.

She had to get so many things screened.

It can bring me some calm

It can help me calm down.

It keeps me calm.

Vocabulary

multitask

meet expectations

classroom management – to make sure that the kids behave properly

I don’t like fight with others.

I don’t do well with conflict.

It will be one win and one lose.

There will be a winner and a loser.

Once you make it for the first time you are graduate it for the university.

Once you pass it in the first attempt you would have graduated from the university.

It will be developed after they got problems.

They only see the need after problems pop up/show up/develop.

If you involve earlier

If you get involved too early 

Once you cannot make it, they will not be satisfied with you.

Once you cannot meet their expectations, they will not feel satisfied.

Vocabulary

cities classified as mild/severe 

zero-covid policy

partnership – legally recognised relationship between a couple

Grammar

get the wedding

have the wedding

I think we control very fast

I think we got it under control very quickly

gene issues

genetic issues

Vocabulary

demean/undermine – to make sbd/sth seem less important or worthy

fonts – a set of writing, numbers in one style

both of us time

both of our time

I planned to move close to my office.

I planned to move closer to my office.

from the legals perspective

from the legal point-of-view 

This commitment is not legally binding 

Vocabulary

alcohol flush/asian flush –  when people drink alcohol and their face turns red

curfew – time set by a parent at which a child has to be back home after going out

That’s kind of tradition

That’s part of the tradition

We’re good at different alcohol.

We’re good with different alcohol.

The hurting things is that someone can say…

The most hurtful/disrespectful thing that someone can say…

It not depend on whether I’m married

It doesn’t depend on whether I’m married or not  

You don’t have a feeling of home, you don’t have to work

You don’t feel like you’re at home, there’s no gap between work and life.

I don’t feel my work separated from my life. 

To do the wash

To do the washing 

Grammar

choose -> chose 

earlier morning

early morning

dealed with

dealt with 

when we just divide the weddings to two parts

when we just divide the weddings into two parts

Vocabulary

specification – a list/description of work to be done or materials to be used in a project

sit out – to not participate or be involved in something

They will tell you the qualifications, what you need to get

They will provide you with a list of specifications 

So they can do it in a easier way

So they can complete it with ease 

They had not even…

10 years practice experience

10 years of practical experience

Should be practice for

Should be practicing for 

Pronunciation

want (be careful with this vowel. It should be a clear /ɒ/ sound. Avoid saying and /ɛ/ sound)

Grammar

If you go some other countries
If you go to some other countries
Remember to use ‘to’ with ‘go’. The only exception is when we use ‘go’ with adverbs.

First Conditional
We use the first conditional when things are likely to happen
If you travel, it will be difficult

Second Conditional
We use the second conditional when things are unlikely to happen
If you traveled, it would be difficult

Vocabulary

cease operations – to stop business
AirBnB might cease operations in China soon

steal – to take something away without permission
They will steal the toilet paper (In class you said ‘they will take the toilet paper away).

You need to use more variety of responses. Saying ‘that’s interesting’ too often can seem boring.
Interesting is also a very general response. Try selecting a word that specifically responds to what the speaker has said.
Here are some alternatives for you to try

1) Fascinating (Very interesting)
2) Brilliant (Very good)
3) Incredible (Very good)
4) Hilarious (Very funny)
5) Outrageous (Very shocking)

They charge for 16

They charge 16 

Everything is so random

Everything is so inconsistent 

Some people when they go abroad for some working reason

When some people go abroad for work reasons 

When some people want to go abroad for work 

Vocabulary

gazebo (n): a small decorated building or temporary structure, usually in a garden, that can be used for relaxing or entertaining guests
（通常指花园中的）凉亭，观景亭；眺台

vicinity (n): the area around a place or where the speaker is
周围地区；邻近地区；附近
There are several hotels in the immediate vicinity of the station.
就在车站附近有好几家旅馆。
We could see that there were several open Wi-Fi networks in the vicinity.
我们可以看见在附近就有好几个供公众使用的无线网络。
Anyone who happened to be in the vicinity could have been injured or killed.
偶然身处附近的任何人都有可能受伤或者死亡。

lenient (adj): not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
（处罚或判决）宽容的，宽大的，从轻的
They believe that judges are too lenient with terrorist suspects.
他们认为法官对恐怖嫌疑分子过于宽容。
In view of the quantity of drugs involved, 16 years was the most lenient sentence (= punishment) the judge could impose.
就涉及的毒品数量而言，16年徒刑已是法官所能作出的最轻判决了。

conciliation (n): the action or process of ending a disagreement, often by discussion between the groups or people involved:
All attempts at conciliation failed and the dispute continued.
He prefers compromise and conciliation to confrontation.

With a friend of a friend

Vocabulary

WeChat official/public account

There’s no reason she couldn’t confirm…

There’s no excuse for her to not sign the documents.

You are not deserve to settle in an international city in SH.

You do not deserve to settle in an international city like SH.

The social insurance connect with the medical insurance.

The social insurance connected with the medical insurance.

Most easiest

Easiest 

Vocabulary

countermeasure – an action taken against an unwanted action or situation

Grammar

will + verb 

ex. will do/send

will + be + adj 

ex. will be strong/weak

They will be identify you…

They will identify you…

If you will be identified with this person…

If you are identified to have come in contact with this person…

I’m not have identified case

I’m not a close contact 

I did not come in contact 

After I did four times test I already get the green code.

After I got four tests done, I got the green code.

I feel so regret that I don’t have a car.

I deeply regret not having a car.

On the one hand, you would think that she just want the money.

On the one hand, you would think that she is just after the money.

People try to make themselves look good.

Vocabulary

enforce – to force sth to happen

trigger – to cause something to start

car model

ex. I ordered that model but I need to wait for 9 months.

It caused some panic

It caused/triggered some panic

They won’t have the lockdown in all.

They won’t enforce the lockdown at all.

My former boss just get a deny for his application to Germany.

My former boss’s visa application to Germany just got denied.

You can feel the investment market is not so dynamic.

The earliest they will get it is next year.

The earliest they can receive the car is next year.

Vocabulary

glasses/spectacles 

subpar – below average

ex. The quality of the food at this Japanese restaurant is subpar.

He just have a feeling….

He got the feeling that….

My language was not very good.

My language skill was lacking.

I was not able to communicate well.

Hey Leigh, sorry to hear that you couldn’t make it today. See you soon!

People around entry of subway

People by the subway entrance/the entrance of the subway 

When the first time

On the first time when I…

Vocabulary

blacklist – a list of people or things that are considered unacceptable or untrustworthy and should be banned

ex. I hope I’m not on the blacklist.

butt hurt – feeling very resentful

red flag – a warning sign

ex. Her bad behaviour is a red flag to me.

Grammar

get connections

make connections

The hotel, compares to the average price, is a little lower.

The hotel, compared to the average price, is a little lower.

The vaccine makes sure you not get the bad.

The vaccine can guarantee that you don’t get any severe symptoms.

She ends up with a marriage.

She ended up getting married.

Vocabulary

16 percent/%  

How many percent?

What percentage?

Maybe he already know this client he know we may get the case.

Maybe he feels that this client is likely to choose us 

If you charge too less

If you charge too little

A guy just dead

A guy just died

Someone’s career are choosen by themself.

Some people chose their career by themselves.

Vocabulary

medical facilities 

brief on sth – inform thoroughly

brief sb on sth 

ex. brief him on the project

He just response me immediately.

He just responded immediately.

He sent me a reply immediately.

They won’t charge the clients in such a high amount.

They won’t overcharge the clients by so much.

I don’t know any background of this meeting.

I was not filled in on the details of this meeting beforehand.

I was not briefed on this meeting in advance.

put him in an awkward way

put him in an awkward situation 

Vocabulary

cut ties with people – to stop communicating or end a relationship with someone

couch surfing – the hospitality exchange app

-> coach surf: verb invented to refer to people who use the service

real deal – the real thing

dress up for an event

Grammar

complain about 

The more she rejects, the higher sense of satisfaction she gets.

Vocabulary

shadow –  a dark shape produced by a body

shade – cool area away from the sunlight

massage parlour 

boot sbd out /vote sbd out – force someone to leave a job

adjust the height – make changes

disability people

disabled people

special groups people

people/groups with special needs

vote him out 

Vocabulary

me time -time when you can do what you want to do
个人时间
All mothers of young children should try to find some me time.
所有的年轻妈妈们都想设法找出一些个人时间。

a blessing in disguise
an apparent misfortune that eventually has good results.
“being omitted from the World Cup squad was a blessing in disguise”

Vocabulary

commit a crime

military – referring to soldiers or the armed forces

We’ll just make some updates to ourselves.

We’ll just keep each other updated.

If I just cancel the flight I can get all the money back.

If I just cancel the flight I can get a full refund.

Vocabulary

reset – set again

solely – only

impromptu – done without being planned, organised or rehearsed

ex. The students felt more comfortable preparing beforehand than speaking impromptu.

ex. impromptu conversation

redeeming quality – a positive quality that counteracts a negative one

Grammar

classical –  adj

classic – noun

The iPad is only use for entertainment.

The iPad is solely for entertainment.

Working experience

Work experience

The one year period will be reaccount.

The one year period will reset.

Pronunciation

dilemma – die-le-ma

Vocabulary

comorbidity (n): the fact that people who have a disease or condition also have one or more other diseases or conditions
共生病症，合并症
The study suggests that there may be greater comorbidity between the two conditions than has been acknowledged.
该研究表明，相比已知情况，这两种病症间可能存在更多的合并症。

septic (adj): infected by bacteria that produce pus
脓毒性细菌感染的，脓毒性的
I had my ears pierced and one of them went septic.
我穿了耳洞，有一只耳朵感染了。

Discussed Roe v. Wade

We don’t have the culture to limit the right to abort -> there is not cultural conflict about abortion in China / There is no divide on abortion in China.

A few years ago there was a litigation about men’s right regarding having babies.

Under Chinese law if a couple wants to get divorced they need to provide a reason.

if we are get married -> if we get married 

maybe it is not something you should to repeat in the constitution law -> maybe it is not something you should repeat in the constitution.

You should not interpret it under the current context. You consider it from the context from then / they interpreted it with an originalist approach

If you look at the law from the old time you may not provide complete protection for the people now. / if you only look at the context from back then it doesn’t match modern society 

There was a draft released a few months ago  -> they already released a draft a few months ago 

There are differences between the two legal systems.
In China we have the law and then the judgment.

Actually in China the cases settled by the supreme court can also be used as precedence for the lower level courts.

They have to make sure local laws are consistent with the central government / do not conflict with the central government.

 

They said this is not a question determined by the supreme court.

Some states may have their own laws and others not.

People are divided into 2 groups. Some are for / in favor of this judgement and some are not 

Just because this state belongs to this party it should be work like this -> just because a state is mostly democrat or republican (blue/red) doesn’t mean they should always follow the party’s line

People won’t pay special detention to it -> they won’t pay special attention to it 

Now there are a lot of cases about domestic violence and sometimes the police take is as domestic issue. / the downplay it as domestic issue.
There is also a lot of discussion about domestic violence, sometimes women have some affairs and they get pressure from people around them.

The next morning you are definitely awake -> sober 

You cannot be involved in illegal financial dealings 

Vocabulary

Sober (adj) not drunk
the next morning she was sober 

To downplay (v) to make something look less important than what it really is
At the beginning of Covid a lot of government downplayed it as a minor issue that wouldn’t become a pandemic 

Detention (n) being in prison
He was sentenced to 5 years of detention for his crime 

Scapegoat (n) someone to take the blame for everything
They take China as a scapegoat

Originalist (adj) trying to get as close as possible to the meaning people had when writing a text
They took an originalist approach in their report

Grammar

Should + V
You should sleep early because you look tired 

Vocabulary

0.10 (money) – cent

induction day/onboarding – the first day of a new hire

WeChat official account

accredit – give credit to someone for sth

I already did two countries’ investment guide.

I already produced investment guides on two countries. 

It will show how many paper left

It displays the amount of paper left.

The form is not so good.

The format isn’t up to standard. 

Vocabulary

reinstate – to put someone back in a job/position that had been taken away

blind faith – trusting in sth without any evidence

Grammar

discuss about 

discuss 

I got the same treatment about two years.

I received the same treatment for two years.

We talked about the Olympics and new COVID cases in Shanghai.

Vocabulary

Snowboard halfpipe – The winter olympic event at which Eileen Gu is a genius
Eileen Gu may win the gold in the halfpipe event.

prodigy – a young person who is really good at something
Mozart was a musical prodigy and started composing music when he was 5 years old.

live – at the place which is your home
I live in Shanghai

stay – at the place which is not your home
It would be nice to live in a hotel, but I only stayed there for 2 days

Grammar

He should stay at home (this sentence is about the present, not the past)
He should have stayed at home
He had to stay at home

Do you have a specific plan to go there? (this seems like you are asking about my flight)
Do you have a specific plan for when you get there? 

Pronunciation

exchanges – /ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/

trade – /treɪd/

Vocabulary

indirect contact/exposure 

incubation period – period of time when a person is exposed and when symptoms show up

pass rate/success rate 

There will be a star behind the name of SH.

There will be a star behind “Shanghai”/the name of the location.

In different places they will have different rules.

Different places will have different rules.

Is there any risk places you have been to.

Are there any risky places that you have been to.

The results of the lawyer entrance exam was published.

The results of the law entrance exam were published/released.

Vocabulary

fulfil/satisfy/meet a requirement

repeat offence – break the rules again

live-streaming – zhi bo

From the CNY’s perspective, now is the end of the year.

From the Chinese’s perspective/According to the lunar calendar, now is the end of the year.

Get nothing

Receive/earn nothing/get nothing in return 

He understand the requirements wrongly.

He misunderstood the requirements.

We talked about business and upcoming changes in law

Vocabulary

spam box – for storing unwanted emails

spam email – unwanted email

an email was flagged as spam – labelled/marked as

inner qualities/aptitude  

If you involve a German lawyer in the project, the fee can be very high.

If you get a German lawyer involved in the project, then the fee can be very high.

If now you will take this project, how much will you charge?

If you take on this project, how much will you charge?/How much will you charge for this project?  

Middle size

Mid–size 

Vocabulary

marine gps/see navigation system 

ships disappear from radar/went off radar  

Grammar

ships at sea

One of my colleagues has dispute with Evergrande.

One of my colleagues had a dispute with Evergrande.

He could not post moments.

He could not post on his/upload on his moments.

You need to compliant with different regulations and laws.

You need to comply with different regulations and laws.

I need to pay the coffee at least 30.

I need to pay at least 30RMB for coffee.

Vocabulary

riveting – super interesting / completely engrossing; compelling.
eg. that’s riveting!

clickbait – a title / picture to try to get you to click on it
eg. that’s a clickbait title

cover / thumbnail
eg. that’s a clickbait cover

annual review

we suffer from loss – suffered losses
eg. we suffered losses in the first half of the year

Grammar

what i did for good, and what i did for no purpose – what I did well and what I did that was ineffective 

the renting – the rental prices / rent is expensive

that’s something (that) you need to think about it

Pronunciation

the first day – the firsssday

Vocabulary

solidarity (n): agreement between and support for the members of a group, especially a political group
团结一致
The situation raises important questions about solidarity among member states of the UN.
当前形势对联合国成员国能否团结一致这一重要问题提出了质疑。
The purpose of the speech was to show solidarity with the country’s leaders.
这场演讲的目的是为了表示与国家领导人团结一致。

frame verb (MAKE GUILTY)
to make a person seem to be guilty of a crime when they are not, by producing facts or information that are not true
陷害，诬陷
He claimed he’d been framed by the police.
他声称自己被警方陷害了。

whistle-blower (n): a person who tells someone in authority about something illegal that is happening, especially in a government department or a company
（尤指政府部门或公司里的）告发者，揭发者

Today, we discussed some moral dilemmas.

Pronunciation

Fifteen / Fifty (fif TEEN / FIF ty).
While the /n/ sound is important, it is even more important to put the emphasis in the correct place.

dilemma – dɪˈlɛmə

discussion – dɪsˈkʌʃən (make sure you say a /ʃ/ sound and not a /ʧ/).

live – lɪv

leave – liːv

stages – there are two syllables with two vowels – stay djiz

way / wee – weɪ / wiː (make sure the vowels are clear)

Vocabulary

get off scott free / get away scott free – a common expression when someone is found not guilty or doens’t even go to court.
She got off scott free because the police officer was nice.
The woman got off scott free because of the battered wife defence.

draw straws – a lottery system using straws
The men drew straws to see who would die

play god – making decisions which people should not make
They played god by choosing to sacrifice one of their shipates.

Grammar

They do a decision
They make a decision

if someone makes suicide
if someone commits suicide

We are losing the nature of human
We are losing our humanity

Vocabulary

compulsory (adj): If something is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law:
Swimming was compulsory at my school.
The law made wearing seat belts in cars compulsory.

mandatory (adj): Something that is mandatory must be done, or is demanded by law:
The minister is calling for mandatory prison sentences for people who assault police officers.
Athletes must undergo a mandatory drugs test before competing in the championship.
In 1991, the British government made it mandatory to wear rear seat belts in cars.

Emotional blackmail

Vocabulary

i’m the odd one out – different

how will you call that? – how can you say that? / what do you call that? / what is that called? 

portfolio – history of projects completed to demonstrate your work

do some adventures – have / go on some adventures

Grammar

this event is only supposed to invite the partners – this event is only supposed to have partners invited (to it) 

i try my best i will not work anymore – I try my best not to work anymore

they don’t interested – they’re not interested 

I’m sorry that you were unable to attend our class today. I hope to see you again soon.

Vocabulary

spreading yourself thin – trying to do too many things, instead of specialising

i need to diversify to reach the goal

big client data – database / datapool

polarizing views – opposing
eg. people in this country have polarizing views on japan

antidisestablishmentarianism – antiestablishment
eg. Jesse is antiestablishment

Grammar

we have lots of trade between each other – our countries / between us 

no one cares who are you – who you are 

some part of german – some part of the german population / people / some germans 

definitely i cannot – I definitely cannot / I definitely shouldn’t

Vocabulary

on point/spot on – very accurate

it’s just fiction/fabricated – something that is invented/not true

meticulous – great attention to detail

Grammar

I never did it before.

I have never done it before.

I think maybe the 20th October, the last day, I asked the partner. And he said, only me finished the report; the other partners didn’t finish the report.

I think around the 20th October, the last day, I asked the partner. And he said, only I  finished the report; the other partners didn’t finish their reports.

Our report is very, very detailed.

Our report is meticulously detailed.

We actually did it for the client with almost no money.

We actually did it for the client with next to nothing/for a bargain.

I very appreciate that he invite me to do this project.

I really appreciate that he invited me to join him for/collaborate in this project.

The standard form of the DD is…

The standard structure of the DD is…

I couldn’t know what I can do so I just start to review the contract.

I didn’t know what I could do so I just started reviewing the contracts.

Grammar

I back my office / she will back to Australia – I came back to my office / I am back in my office – she will go back to Australia

when chinese is involved / when chinese is the language that you need to translate

exhausting / exhausted
work is exhausting
I am exhausted because of work

Vocabulary

stock standard – default
eg. I got a stock standard PC with no upgrades, or customisation

justice of the peace / JP 

Pronunciation

first time – firsstime

Vocabulary

vet – to examine someone or something carefully to make certain they they are suitable

ex. All candidates will be vetted before they join the company.

Grammar

most cheapest

cheapest 

From this point of view, this isn’t make sense.

From this point of view, this doesn’t make sense.

They want to pay nothing for you to work during the holidays.

They want/offered to pay nothing to you to work during the holidays.

I didn’t expect it would cost so many trouble for me.

I didn’t expect that it would cause so much trouble for me.

I will come back to change my clothes.

I will come back for a change of clothes.

If you need to move everywhere, definitely you need to not carry a lot.

If you need to move everywhere/about then you definitely need to not carry a lot.

They haven’t gave any information in this regard.

They haven’t given me any information/haven’t provided any updates in this regard.

Maybe it’s just the demo translation course.

I suppose it’s just a demo translation test.

Vocabulary

wait in line – line up

cut in line – unfairly get in line without lining up

security camera – CCTV camera

he’s speechless – unable to speak

selfish – to only think about yourself first zi si

ex. He never likes to share because he is selfish.

make up with each other/sbd – to be okay again with someone you argued with

make the first move/take the first step – to be the first one to do sth before another person

ex. Would you make the first move to say “sorry” to your friend?

predators – animals that eat other animals

Grammar

first, second, third, fourth – order of events/telling a story/instructions

I wait the line and he cut line

I was waiting in line and he cut in line.

Do your parents not teach you not cut the line?

Did your parents not teach you to not cut the line?

You need to cut line and says the other students cannot cut line.

He wants to cut in line but he tells the other students that they cannot cut in line.

First, you told this thing to the teacher. Two, you need to fight with somebody. Three, to use the student to say some good things with him. Four, just say sorry.

First, you tell this to the teacher. Second, you can choose to fight with that person. Third, to get the other students to say some good things to him. Fourth, just say “sorry”.

The students agree me.

The students voted for me.

Because I always get up early at Monday.

Because I always get up early on Monday.

Vocabulary

on standby – ready to go when necessary

folder

parking space

dog-ear – fold a corner of a page of a book

I have to follow the working styles of the other partners.

I have to follow the/adapt to the working styles of the other partners.

I don’t think it’s a good idea to start work in these two holidays.

I don’t think it’s a good idea to start work in between these two holidays.

The working style is very relaxing.

Their work style/The way they work is more laid-back. 

I think it’s just something torturing.

I think it’s just something torturous.

I will try to make it as new as I bought.

I will try to maintain its good condition/I will try to keep it as new as I can.

You need to overcome the language first, then knowledge.

You need to overcome the language barrier first, then the knowledge.

Vocabulary

take advantage of sbd/sth – to exploit somebody/a situation

let it slide/let it go – to choose to not take action

too much on your plate – to have too much to deal with

ex. I’d hate to be solely responsible for arranging large social events as there’d be too much on my plate.

Grammar

one of our partner -> one of our partners 

one from a group, so plural

ex. One of the children

ex. One of my colleagues

ex. One of the girls

We went dinner and we invited some guests and they are professors.

We went for dinner and we invited some guests who are professors.

After the dinner, they are very drunk, after dinner.

After the dinner, they were very drunk/wasted.

I don’t have the signal.

I didn’t get the sign/I didn’t see any signs of…

I feel she wasn’t treated like a gentleman.

I feel she wasn’t treated properly/appropriately.

It seems like you do not have choice to say no.

It seems like you do not have the choice to say no/cannot say no.

8 of them are drank alcohol.

8 of them drank (alcohol).

I think their daughter are the same age with me.

I think their daughters are the same age as me

And pretend that it’s not intention.

And pretend that it’s not intentional/deliberate.  

If you want to have a regular resign procedure, you have to wait for one month.

If you want to have a regular resignation process, you have to wait for one month.

Grammar

I also have some friends they study English – I also have some friends who study English 

they make comments on internet – on the internet / online 

1 year and a half – 1 and a half years / a year and a half 

Vocabulary

on the one side (places / sides / countries) / on the one hand (contrasting)

tertiary level – university / college

September 11th 2001 – the twin towers attack 

flat earth / flat earther
eg. there are many flat earthers in the world

it’s a given – an assumption that people can make
eg. it’s a given that the earth is a globe

cultural appropriation – using some other culture for your own benefit / interest
eg. jesse’s hair could be considered cultural appropriation

Vocabulary

after work hours/off time

higher level/tertiary level 

above average – higher/better than the usual

tag along – to go somewhere with a person or group

ex. My boss plans to tag along with me to Shanghai.

No, you really can’t do so

No, you can’t really do that

I don’t know what to be on a parent

I don’t know what I’ll be/act like as a parent

I cannot afford the house prices

I cannot afford the (alarming/bizarre) housing prices

Spend my whole after work time

Spend my after work hours/off time  

You having a food and you don’t have to suffer a lot of stresses in a lot of areas

You’re well fed so you shouldn’t be stressed out in life/you don’t have the excuse to feel stressed  

From the rational way

From a rational perspective/Coming from the rational point-of-view

Pronunciation

trial – try-yal

Vocabulary

only a few of them will become my clients / not many of them will become… – negative is better because it’s clearer

conflict averse – you avoid conflict as much as possible
eg. I’m quite conflict averse

we don’t use that a lot of times – frequently / often / it’s not common for us to use it 

medation / intermediary

6 storey building 
eg. they owned a 6 storey building

it can be very dangerous – it could / would / might be dangerous

surgeon (doctor) / surgery (operation)

they will use quote marks / they will put it in quotes 

cult – a secret organization like a religion but illegal / controlling …
eg. they were part of some kind of cult

he is against china – anti

Pronunciation

industry – IN dus tree 

Hey Leigh, sorry to hear that you couldn’t make it today. See you next time!

inconstance —> inconsistence

if you want to do your business —> if you want to run your business

the work of you —> your work/your duty

if they can’t do the market … —> if they can’t work with the market/handle the market

they don’t want to pay for you —> they don’t want to pay you

they plan to decorate the new apt —> they plan to renovate the new apt

Vocabulary

contact tracing
eg. Shanghai does a lot of contact tracing by checking the GPS of people who have been infected to see who they have been in close contact with

it was no brainer – it was obvious / an easy decision
eg. it was no brainer for me to come back to Kunming because my parents are here

defeatist – an attitude that is like you have given up
eg. they think this attitude towards COVID is really defeatist

antibodies
eg. after getting COVID you will have antibodies to fight it in future

ornament – “vase”
eg. I feel like I’m an ornament for this company

entitled – when sb acts like they are entitled to success
eg. they are really entitled / act entitled

he went to the down floor – he went down to the ground floor / he went downstairs 

Grammar

it makes people so confusing – confused 

back to then we didn’t have advanced technology – back then we didn’t 

i don’t feel sad for this – about this 

we have common topics – we have things in common / we have some topics that we’re both interested in / we share interests 

at the noon – at noon

Pronunciation

voluntarily – vol lun TAIR ril lee
volunteer – val lun TEER 

basically – bay sick lee (3)

Pronunciation

complicated – KOM pli kay ted 

difficult – DIF fik kult 

usually – you ZHHA leee 

Vocabulary

velocity – speed
eg. the velocity of the plane decreases as it goes up

payload – something of value being transported

tether – tied to sth
eg. the astronaut is tethered to the ship at all times – attached

debris – pieces left from damage
rubble – pieces left after a building was destroyed

meteorite / meteor / asteroid / comet 

latch / attach / connect
eg. there is a latch on the door to keep it shut

exploitation – to use sth for selfish reasons / to benefit yourself (not always negative)
exploration – to explore

spin = continuous rotation (generally)
eg. spin around and show us the dress from all angles
eg2. Judy will rotate the teachers among students

Grammar

lots of new vocabularies – lots of new vocabulary

step out – step down – to resign

tight the control – tighten the control

Nha Trang

Vocabulary

we cannot refrain from using (don’t do it, don’t start doing it, just never do it)

sterile – 100% clean and lacking bacteria / unable to procreate
eg. a doctor needs to sterilize their hands before doing surgery
eg2. they do surgery in a sterile environment
eg3. my grandma is sterile

saturated / saturation – completely cover sth
eg. the english training market for kids is saturated
eg2. the saturation of the market is a good reason to not enter at this time

polymer – an artifically created material that has multiple connection points which make it strong

molecule (small) / atom (smallest)

synthetic – artificial
eg. the leather is synthetic (fake)

acrylic – made of a substance produced by chemical processes from a type of acid
eg. she is wearing acrylic nails

plankton / zooplankton 

speak of the devil – shuo cao cao cao cao dao
eg. wow speak of the devil! Judy just arrived!

seedy – dirty / disgusting / a little dangerous / dark
dodgy – hard to trust / dangerous / not reliable
eg. I found Phuket a little seedy and some streets were quite dodgy

prejudice
eg. I think they have a slight prejudice against Chinese people

Grammar

we have some snows – we get some snow from time to time

everyone knows the plastic pollution – everyone’s aware of plastic pollution / aware that there is plastic pollution 

we use it for 1 time – we use it once 

Pronunciation

predatory / predator – PREH da tor ree

Vocabulary

it’s very happy – it was really enjoyable / fun

I was blackout drunk

I couldn’t function, I was so drunk!

something went down the wrong way – when you breath something instead of swallowing it and it makes you feel really uncomfortable or irritates your lungs / windpipe

that’s true – exactly / definitely / that’s right 

get some safety – make them safe / because safety in numbers 

university entrance exam – gao kao
eg. I sat the university entrance exam when i was 18

fine tune – adjust + improve (used with skills and processes)
eg. i fine tuned my guitar playing / my skills are fine tuned

hone / fine tune / slightly improve by practicing and changing

vibe – feeling / atmosphere / energy
eg. that really vibes with me / we really clicked
eg2. i love the vibe of this cafe

vicious cycle – a problem which causes a problem which in turn causes a problem

introspection / self reflection 

estranged – to lose touch with sb
eg. we are estranged these days because we lost touch years ago

i couldn’t guarantee that i really could go there (HK) – attend / go to the wedding (the wedding)

Grammar

i don’t discriminate against them

we discuss about the situation

Vocabulary

bleak – to describe a situation that is not hopeful or ideal

drainage system

coal mine – kuang

animosity – strong dislike, opposition/anger

ex. We may be competitive but there’s no personal animosity between us.

Grammar

rely on sb/sth  

ex. Can you rely on him to get the job done?

It’s just like you’re waiting for dying.

It’s just like you’re waiting to die/for death.

They just rely the special period this month.

They just rely on the special period this month.

When the emergency happens they don’t have the plan to solve it immediately.

When the emergency breaks out/occurs they don’t have the means to deal with it/handle the problem  immediately/they don’t have any countermeasures in place.

They will get the alarm and people will go there.

The alarm will ring/set off and people will arrive immediately.

A little bit better than the South East Asia country.

A little better than other South East Asian countries.

The video gives a brief introduction about four traditional development technologies of vaccines and two new technologies. The four traditional technologies rely on weakened virus，dead virus, inert toxin and small part of virus respectively. All vaccines developed by these technologies need to grow and transport significant amount of pathogens, which will take a lot of time. In addition, the approval procedure will take a few years. Therefore, the traditional development methods of vaccines usually will take five to ten years to get the final approval of FDA to put on the market in the US. The two new technologies involve mRNA and DNA, which can shrink the timeline of development stage and are used to develop vaccines against Covid-19. Although vaccines using these two technologies still have their own drawbacks, such as strict storage conditions and update requirement for the carrier virus. Moreover, such technologies are also expected to be used to develop other vaccines, which may treat cancer and HIV in the future.

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The video gives a brief introduction to / of four traditional development technologies of vaccines and two new technologies. The four traditional technologies rely on weakened virus，dead virus, inert toxin and small part of virus respectively. All vaccines developed by these technologies need to grow and transport a significant amount of pathogens, which (will) take a lot of time. In addition, the approval procedure / process will take a few years. Therefore, the traditional development methods of vaccines usually (will) take five to ten years to get the final approval of the FDA to put them on the market in the US. The two new technologies involve mRNA and DNA, which can shrink the timeline of the development stage and are used to develop (the) vaccines against Covid-19. Although vaccines using these two technologies still have their own drawbacks, such as strict storage conditions and updated requirement for the carrier virus. Moreover, such technologies are also expected to be used to develop other vaccines, which may treat cancer and HIV in the future.

Grammar

i feel disappointed for them – I feel bad / sad for them / I feel sympathy for them 

1 people – 1 person

the peoples of the world – all different types of people (asian, african etc..)

went back his hometown – went back to his hometown

my bf at that time was german at that moment – 

knowledges – knowledge 

he targeted on asians

Vocabulary

process (general)
procedure (implies steps and organization)

daylight savings
eg. we have daylight savings in Aus

pros and cons / adv and disadv 

I had read a book – anytime before a specific past time
I read a book
I have read a book – anytime before now

dormant – to be not yet active / to be asleep
eg. the virus is dormant for a period until sth happens and it becomes active

transfusion – changing blood from A to B

Pronunciation

weekend – wee KEND 
weakened – WEEK knd

In today’s class we talked about work, the work-life balance, education, langauge learning, and a variety of other topics.

Vocabulary

Your vocabulary use was spectacular. The one vocabulistic shortcoming which I noticed was an overuse of the word ‘interesting’. Try to use a greater variety of words such as
‘fascinating!’,
‘that’s intriguing’,
‘how riveting’
As a response, you can also use the phrase ‘that makes sense’

You talked about getting your LD. I think you meant LLD.
LD is short for legal definition
The double “L” in the abbreviation LLD stems from Cambridge University’s practice of teaching both canon law and civil law.

Pronunciation

Your pronunciation is wonderful. Overrounding is not really an issue that will impact understanding. You may change the way you say ‘most’ and ‘focus’ if you wish, but it’s really not big a problem if you say your /o/ sound the way you do.

You had a few slips of the tongue when saying a couple of words. You may wish to practice these words just to make sure none of them present a serious problem

require
reach
see
confidently
abroad
exhibitions
focused
abandon

There were only two words that were really not very clear sometimes.
work
walk
I recommend that you practice these vowel sounds more to make sure you say them clearly.

Grammar

Overall, your grammar usage was incredibly accurate. Here are a few small issues that you can work on

currently, I’m working for MA
currently, I’m working on MA
Using ‘for’ here may make people think MA is a company that you work for.

they may also require different kind of service
they may also require different kinds of services
they may also require a different kind of service

most of the time I need to speak German with my colleagues
most of the time I needed to speak German with my colleagues
most of the time I used to need to speak German with my colleagues
Using the past tense or ‘used to’ is important here to let people understand you are not doing this anymore

how do you like about the life so flexible?
What do you like about such a flexible life?
How do you feel about such a flexible life?
Making this mistake can cause confusion. Don’t worry if this happens. Just say ‘sorry. slip of the tongue. what I mean is …’ and then rephrase.

thanks for your comfort – this is not natural. Instead, try saying

thanks for your understanding
I appreciate your sympathy
that’s comforting to hear
that’s a relief to hear

Perhaps nex time we can talk more about the artist Wassily Kandinsky. However, I would really like to leave the topics of discussion up to you. As your English is quite remarkeable, I believe that you know best about what you should practice talking about.

Vocabulary

systematic – based on a process
systemic – the way a system is built

undertax (v) – to be charged less tax than others
eg. millionaires are undertaxed

disparity – gap / difference (unfair connotation)

connotation – the feeling of the meaning of a word

deduced – figure out
deducted – make sth less / take away

incentive

that’s true – exactly / totally / that’s right / 100% / yep that’s it / that’s exactly right / true

Grammar

pay more attention on your own feelings – pay more attention to your own feelings 

most of people – most people / most of the people 

the biggest reason just because – is …

in US – in the US

they have strict rules to buy real estate – rules around / surrounding / for buying real estate / when it comes to buying RE

Pronunciation

millionaire – mill yen NAIR 

basically – bay sick lee

rich – short “i” / in / inner / bin 
reach – long “ee” beach / week 

antiques – long “ee” – an teeeeks 
antics – short “i” – AN ticks 

If you’d like to do some video summary homework let me know on wechat and I’ll send you some youtube vids!

Grammar

I was wondering maybe I should change my job – I was wondering whether I should change my job 

pay attention on that – pay attention to that

there are a lot of cases came from that country – there were a lot of cases which came from that country

he went there for 3 times – he went there 3 times 

Vocabulary

i have a vested interest in the company – you’re deeply connected to sth (success or failure affect you directly)

underdogs – disadvantaged / less developed / less established etc
eg. we’re the underdogs in this industry

the chemistry between us

look good on paper – like a resume for someone / something

Pronunciation

appropriate – app prohh preeyeht

Vocabulary

do sbd a favour – to help someone

I can do it for his favour

I can do it as/him a favour

Hard form 

Hard copy

It’s not so strong like in Yunnan

It’s not as prevalent/commonplace as Yunnan

A lot of lawyers are also awful with their paperwork

A lot of/Many lawyers are also awful/terrible with their paperwork

That’s my thought

That’s what I thought/That’s my initial plan 

I don’t take it so negatively

I don’t take it so negatively/I don’t see it in the negative light 

Farewell class

Vocabulary

sketchy – not completely safe or honest

ploy – sth that is said or done in order to get an advantage

lifespan – the time for which a person lives

vocational school – trade school

pay increase

pay rise 

Your rental will be expired

Your housing contract will end/come to an end/be up/terminate 

That’s why she would have thoughts like that

That’s why she feels this way 

Today Leigh I am just a had general conversation.

Vocabulary

Autism 自闭症

 

Vocabulary

control freak – someone who is very controlling

one size fits all – one style/procedure would fit in all related situations

I will prepare a long form meeting minutes

I will prepare a longer version of the meeting minutes

It’s not big of an issue

It’s not that big of an issue/no big deal  

You don’t need to check every details

You don’t need to check every detail

Think in the big picture

Look at the big picture 

 

Vocabulary

secondary cardholder

withdrawal limit

taxi meter

go dutch – to split the bill

We don’t know how everything run

We didn’t know how things worked 

It was very funny…

The funny thing is 

Later we find out that it will cost only 30 euros

Later we found out that it merely costs 30 euros

 

we reviewed vocabulary from last class and two other randomly chosen prior classes

For me I think it’s the challenging thing…
For me I think it’s the challenging thing…

It’s kind of conservative place.
It’s a kind of conservative place.

If you want to do the business…
If you want to do the business…

On other hand it make you feel…
On the other hand it makes you feel…

You really need to put your son to after-school schools…
You really need to put your son to after-school programs schools…

Pronunciation

still – [STEEL] [ILL]

 

Vocabulary

blabber on and on – to talk excessively/meaninglessly

chatterbox – a person who likes to talk

conspicuous – stand out

I met the first sexual harassment case

I encountered/experienced the first sexual harassment case

You’re more outstanding in that environment

You’re more likely to stand out/more conspicuous in that environment

 

Gift giving

Vocabulary

price does not matter, it’s the thought that counts 

bedsheets – cover for your bed

lunch box – a container to put your lunch in

jaywalk – cross the street without abiding to the traffic laws

For them, they really think that price is not the matter

For them, they really/honestly think that price doesn’t matter/is not important  

It’s hard to tell what do they want

It’s hard to figure out what they want 

I know she would like to buy everything that high expense

I know she likes to buy everything that is expensive 

Last time we also talked about this gift issues

Last time we also talked about these gift issues

Disabilities toilet

Disabled toilet

 

Vocabulary

impulsive shopping/shopper – to buy without deep consideration

Recently I just replaced all my electronic stuffs

Recently I just replaced all my electronic stuff

I’m not familiar with such technology things

I’m not familiar with these technology products  

I never check about my iCloud

I never check/look up my iCloud

Later they just shut it up

Later the place got shut down/closed down 

 

she couldn’t fulfil it —> she couldn’t fill the shoe/fill the role/meet the standards of the role

it makes us very embarrassing —> it makes us feel very embarrassed

there’s a German who has a Chinese wife —> there’s a German colleague who has a Chinese wife

I met him for once —> I met him once

my parents started to feel panic —> my parents started to panic

you cannot interrupt my lifestyle —> you cannot intervene my lifestyle

 

Talks between Iran and the USA to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are set to resume. At this early stage, the discussions will be indirect and there will be no face-to-face meetings between high-level officials. The discussions will take place in Vienna and European officials will act as intermediaries. On the table is the revival of the 2015 pact under which economic sanctions on Iran were eased in return for curbs on Iran’s nuclear program. This pact was intended to make it harder for Iran to develop nuclear weapons and was abandoned by Donald Trump under his administration. Officials in Tehran have always denied they have had any intentions to develop such weapons.

Negotiators on both sides say the talks will be difficult and neither side foresees any early breakthroughs. US President Joe Biden is keen to re-engage with Iran and revive the nuclear deal. He hopes Iran will resume its compliance with the 2015 deal. US negotiator Robert Malley said: “The primary issues to be discussed are actually quite simple. They are, on the one hand, the nuclear steps that Iran would need to take to return to compliance with the 2015 nuclear accord, and on the other hand, the sanctions-relief steps that the United States would need to take.” Iran said it is ready to “reverse its remedial measures, which were taken because of the opposite side’s violation of the treaty.”

Vocabulary

Remedial (think of the work remedy, means to fix something in need of repair).

intermediaries (impartial third party to moderate discussions)

You can’t really see anythings

its a problem of with Chinese

A contract in English/Chinese

I feel so stressed stressful

Several persons  people

Satisfied Satisfactory candidate.

 

Next steps in her career

Most of the time they don’t need to show in person

Most of the time they don’t need to show up in person

Suddenly, my parents started to feel uninsecure about it.

Suddenly, my parents started to feel insecure about it.

If I look back, I never feel I made a really big progress.

When I look back, I don’t really feel that I’ve made much/huge progress.

I don’t work on this issue for a long time.

I haven’t worked on this issue for a long time.

My boss doesn’t introduce the auditing director to the German side.

My boss didn’t introduce the auditing director to the German side.

My rent will be end at the end of May.

My housing contract will end at the end of May.

Pronunciation

will – not wir

Vocabulary

utilitarian: materialistic

if you have a marriage
if you’re married

I may not interested in girls
I may not be interested in girls

i can maybe response late
i can maybe respondse late

 

One statement released by H&M regarding the boycott of Xinjiang cotton is due to its “deep concern” over allegations of forced labor in Xinjiang’s cotton industry that went viral on social media. Subsequently, more and more well-known brands, such as Nike, Adidas, Hugo Boss, were found to have also issued similar statements to boycott Xinjiang cotton.

I read several articles and watched videos in this regard in both western media and Chinese media.

On the one hand, it is obvious that the above-mentioned accusation is likely inconsistent with the facts. When mechanization of picking cotton is possible and commercially profitable, why does the government choose to force people to work? Even in a video made by BBC titled “New evidence of Uighur forced labour in China’s cotton industry”, you can only see the cotton field and some people working there, no more substantial evidence where they can really demonstrate the so-called forced labor.

One the other hand, it is sad that Xinjiang or Uighurs have been used as an excuse/scapegoat/stepping stone to attack China or the Chinese government. This time, these famous brands are targeting the Xinjiang cotton directly, which may also affect the business of local people there. But I was wondering, do they really care about the people there or the forced labor as they accused? Maybe not.

Vocabulary

if the government decides to lock down —> if the government mandates a lockdown.

You make me cannot sleep very well —> You prevent me from getting good nights of sleep/Because of you, I can’t sleep well.

He complained that … —> He complained about that …

Write about your take on the BCI movement related to Xinjiang cotton boycott.

 

Vocabulary

take pride in sbd/sth – to be proud of sbd/sth

tedious – boring

ex. a tedious task

complete picture – the full story

bystander – somebody who is present at an incident but does not participate

It has last for too long

It has lasted for too long

Of course, it will good for my language, but it waste time.

Of course, it will  be good for/beneficial for my language skills, but it wastes time/time-consuming.  

If she makes mistakes, and they’re not so important then it’s okay.

If she makes mistakes, but they’re not so important/kind of irrelevant then it’s okay.

They just said currently our company want to reorganise, so we want to structure the team.

They just said currently our company intends to restructure, so we want to organise the team.

It’s very interesting to kind of look on at this.

It’s very interesting/amusing to look on this/to observe as a bystander. 

I really want to improve my professional skills on law at first.

I really want to improve/brush up on my professional skills in law first. 

 

you create kind of risk to suffer this tragedy. -> you create a kind of risk to suffer this tragedy.  / you increase your risk factor / You are more likely to be exposed to the disease.

age benchmark -> age limit / threshold

they may get partially compensation -> partially compensated

I would think the whole procedure is just initiate too quickly. -> The whole process was too quick  / I would question if the vaccine is really safe considering how fast it went to market

Germans are very cautious / risk averse / Germans have a low tolerance to risk.

if you lie about the qualification which required for your job -> which are required for you job / which your job requires

Vocabulary

coup (n) :attempt to change the government by force
The army planned a coup but it failed

curfew (n) regulation that requires people to stay indoor between certain hours
The government decided to impose curfew from outside of working hours

to swear in (v) : take office
She was sworn in on Monday

maternity leave (n): time off when you give birth
in China you can get 1 month for maternity leave

Pronunciation

declare

detain

raise

rise

 

Exchanged opinions on doing activities alone

Vocabulary

physical contact – touching physically

turn off – something that you dislike or that you do not find interesting

The people around you are start crying

When people around you start crying/tear up 

If the guy cries will be even more worse

If the guy cries it will be much worse/a nightmare/a disaster  

 

she always asks me to work at weekends —> she always asks me to work on the weekends.

Grammar

to describe time:

ON: the weekends, day of the week (Friday, Sunday), specific date (March 20th)

IN: specific time of the day (the morning, afternoon, evening), events in the future (in a few days)

 

COVID 19 changed and influenced many people’s lives in 2020. It affected my personal life a lot. For example, I could not travel abroad and my foreign friends had to cancel their trips to China. Although video chat apps could help us to get through coronavirus lockdowns, nothing can replace the cozy gathering with friends and family. On the other hand, due to the decrease of social activities, I did have more time for reading. I read 20 books for the whole year, which helped me relax and gained knowledge. With regard to my work, fortunately, my work in general was not affected too much. Thanks to the modern technology, working from a distance is not something impossible.

For 2021, I hope I can read more books and get to know this world better. I also would like to spend more time on my German. Currently, I do not have many opportunities to practice my German, so it is crucial for me to find a good way to retain my language skills. I plan to improve my professional skills as well. Laws and regulations are changing all the time. This year I will keep learning through online course platform.

COVID 19 changed and influenced many people’s lives in 2020. It affected my personal life a lot. For example, I could not travel abroad and my foreign friends had to cancel their trips to China. Although video chat apps could help us to get through coronavirus lockdowns, nothing can replace the cozy gathering with friends and family. On the other hand, due to the decrease of social activities, I did have more time for reading. I read 20 books for the whole year, which helped me relax and gained knowledge. With regard to my work, fortunately, COVID 19 my work in general was has not affected it too much. Thanks to the modern technology, working from a distance is not something impossible.

For 2021, I hope I can read more books and get to know this world better. I also would like to spend more time on my German. Currently, I do not have many opportunities to practice my German, so it is crucial for me to find a good way to retain my language skills. I plan to improve my professional skills as well. Laws and regulations are changing all the time. This year I will keep learning through an online course platform.

Grammar

“don’t rock the boat” – don’t upset people or cause problems

“call a spade a spade” – to call something as it is – to be honest and direct.

How the women to get their right through the legal proceedings.
How did the women to get their rights through the legal proceedings.

It just show a vivid picture of how we get here.
It just shows (illustrates) a vivid picture of how we get got here.

So, other women can get their benefit from it.
So, other women can get their benefit from it.

The are very normal person. Normal employees who has low position in companies.
They are very normal persons/people. Normal employees who has have low positions in companies.

I remembered one women…
I remembered one woman…

Basically, they thought she acts too much not like a woman.
Basically, they thought she acted too much not like a woman.
Basically, they thought she didn’t act too much not like a woman.

They should use all the same standard for all the partner candidates.
They should use all the same standards for all the partner candidates.

Maybe the real reason just because you are the mother of the…
Maybe the real reason is just because you are the mother of the a…

Even i just gave the same conclusion, they would trust it more if it came from my male partner.
Even if i just gave the same conclusion, they would trust it more if it came from my male partner.

It’s very efficient way to communicate.
It’s a very efficient way to communicate.

 

At first, he’s very successful —> Aside from being successful in his own field/work …

A lot of people will pay attention on you —> pay attention to you

I will be give more encouragement —> I want to be given more encouragement/validation

translation is a high requirement job —> translation is a job which requires high standards/proficiency in both languages.

Later, I feel very panic —> Later, I felt a lot of fear

Reflect on your year of 2020 and write about your personal and professional goals for 2021.

 

So you can see a lot of cultural architectures there.
So you can see a lot of cultural architecture there.

So you can really see the difference from the bars.
So you can really see the difference from the bar scene.

Shanghai has no different ways of international cities.
Shanghai has is no different ways of than other international cities.

And it’s quite big one.
And it’s quite a big one.

When we watch TVs….
When we watch TV….

My parents never understand that why I go to bars.
My parents never understand that why I go to bars.

They will do it very irrational.
They will do it / handle / go about it very irrationally.

to take a pay cut – a decrease in pay, especially

“Rushing hour” – rush hour

 

Vocabulary

cable car

hiking paths/route

pot luck – when everyone makes a dish and brings it to a house party

Normally I will go there on the night of Friday. I will hike on Saturday and I will come back on Sunday.

Normally I will go there at night on Friday. I will hike on Saturday and I will come back on Sunday.

I also do hiking different from other hikers.

I also hike differently from other hiker/I approach hiking differently compared with other hikers 

For my whole 7 hours hiking, I only met two persons.

For my whole 7 hours hike, I only met two people. 

I hope I have not lucky enough to step on one

I hope I have enough luck to not step on one/I’m lucky enough to not step on one

 

Pronunciation

usually – [YOO ZHOO U LEE]

world – practice words like girl, swirl, furl, curl. then, as a separate sound, add the d sound at the end. so, “worl d” and with practice the “d” sound can be added onto the end of “worl” without a pause in between.

It (cartoons) has a lot of followers in China.
It (cartoons) has They have a lot of followers in China.

It also change a little bit the way of Chinese people about food.
It also slightly changes a little bit the way of how Chinese people about look at food.

A lot of fashion stuff from Korea are also affect a lot of China.
A lot of The fashion stuff from Korea are also affects a lot of China a lot.

The lifestyle there also affect the way of Chinese people.
The lifestyle there also affects the way of Chinese people live.

In the past, Chinese culture maybe a little bit very not so open to the outside.
In the past, Chinese culture maybe a little bit very may not have been so open to the outside.

It also show a lot of influence on Chinese culture.
It also shows a lot obvious of influence on Chinese culture.

That’s also the problem of the media…Western will only report the bad.
That’s also the problem of with the media…Western will only report the bad.

 

General chat about the holidays

Vocabulary

top-priority/greatest importance

follow in sbd’s footsteps – to do sth that someone else has already done

ex. My father wanted me to follow in his footsteps and run the clinic.

uphold tradition – maintain a custom or practice

carousel – a conveyor system at the airport for carrying luggage

shun – to avoid something

ex. After the news broke out, she was shunned by her family.

 

Leigh and I discussed many topics.  We shared a few laughs and learned some new terms.

Have a safe trip home!!!

Ian Bremmer: Military coup in Myanmar

Vocabulary

bubble wrap – for safety plastic wrap

box cutter – a type of knife that retracts and is usually used for cutting the tape on sealed boxes

flat head versus phillips head screwdriver – flat is flat.  phillips is +.

Frequent Flier programs – Star Alliance, SkyTeam, OneWorld are the main three.

“Status” – usually applies to people that have attained ATLEAST Gold membership status.  Free upgrades, Lounge Access, shorter lines, early boarding, etc.

“Do what you say you will do” – shuo dao, zuo dao – form of trustworthiness

cinnamon – primary flavor in Canadian Fireball whiskey

road rage – a phenomenon whereby people get VERY angry at someone else’s driving.  This causes them to curse at, follow, or threaten the other person.

Grammar

get a lot of drunk  drink too much

 

discussion about family and society

Vocabulary

hassle – inconvenance

scapegoat – to blame someone for something even though not fully responsible

contaminated – 

self quarantine/ isolation-  

most vulnerable groups – 

clinical/medical trials – 

care home/ nursing home –  

in laws – 

cooling off period – 

stigma – not accepted socially

 

Today, Leigh and I spoke about last Chinese New Year VERSUS this Chinese New Year celebration.

Larry King had 8 wives. ha

Vocabulary

Stingy – kind of cheap with money

Golddigger – person in a relationship for money

Prenuptial agreement – legal agreement signed before a marriage to clarify assets

G.O.A.T. – God Of All Things = best at something

Rerun – a TV show that is replayed over and over in the future

Brady Bunch – a 70’s Family TV show

silver bullet – something that fixes all broken issues

Grammar

 

Today we talked about Trump, the nature of news and politics in the US and China, and the difference of workplace responsibilities between Leigh’s former and current employer.

Grammar

Donald Trump is a representive of his party. Behind his crazy craziness there is always some political purpose.

Every time they force the abortion of the girls who got have more than two children.

When the media tries to build paint the picture of China.

The government took a very bad way hard line to deal with this crisis.

How many days do I have for my annual leave?

Pronunciation

calendar – [KA len der]

Vocabulary

slant – a standpoint from which things are viewed or shared.

Work culture

Vocabulary

let (one) down gently –  to tell someone bad news in the least upsetting way

leave sbd hanging – to keep information from another

ex. My boss left them hanging for as long as possible.

ex. Tell me the rest of the story, don’t leave me hanging in midair.

leave a bad taste in (sbd’s) mouth – to give a bad impression (after sth has happened)

ex. That meeting today left a bad taste in my mouth. Don’t you think so?

I will send through directly my excel

I will send my excel/spreadsheet to him directly via email

Sometimes you need to involve lawyer at the very beginning. 

Sometimes you need to involve a lawyer at the very beginning.

 

We shared many stories of Leigh’s work life and history at the company.

Corporate culture and attitudes changing

German corporate attitudes versus Chinese bosses

Try watching PBS Newshour on Youtube for your English global newsfeed.  Also, Ian Bremmer from GZERO media

Vocabulary

“Beat around the bush” – to tell somebody something, but NOT be clear.

K.I.S.S. – Keep it simple, stupid! – Don’t make something easy sound difficult (or talk too much)

Delhi-belly – Diarrhea caused by polluted drinking water (in India).

Emotional Quotient – EQ – the ability to better understand emotions and things related to them

chuckling – a kind of light laughter

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. – Ru Xiang Sui Su

Grammar

No mistakes made today!

 

Amazon returns video discussion

Vocabulary

seamless – smooth with no issues

spew –  to flow out in large amounts

clout – power and influence over others

ex. economic/financial clout

ex. She used her political clout to get her kids in the best private school.

Grammar

soap – singular/plural

 

talked about investments and education

Vocabulary

volatile – unpredictable, can change quickly

The Chinese stock market is volatile.

disposable income – money avalible  to spend after expenses

living beyond your means – living a lifestyle you can not afford

loan sharks – 

invasion of privacy – 

break up a monopoly – force a company to sell off parts of it

down payment – part of a payment on a property or other expensive things

capital/currency controls 

 

Vocabulary

Alzheimer’s disease

A disease people generally experience in old age that causes severe memory loss

 

General discussion on a range of topics

Vocabulary

back to square one – back to the beginning

ex. If the project falls apart, we’re back to square one.

when I question/ask myself/think about…

 

Reflection on 2020 and goals for 2021

It’s different when you make friends with Chinese. We can talk about serious topics.

Revised:

It’s different when you make friends with Chinese people/local people. We can talk about serious subject matters.

Vocabulary

emotionally stable

 

Vocabulary

router – a device to connect to the internet

transcribe – put into written form

nosy/busybody – too interested in other people’s affairs

there is a fine line between sth and sth – very narrow division between two very similar ideas

ex. There is a fine line between genius and madness.

I think when I work for law firm I kind of stress for emails.

I think when I worked for the law firm I felt stressed with emails.

The most awful thing is the voice message.

The most awful/disastrous thing is the voice messaging function. 

Now it has the good function, it can translate the content of the voice message

Now it has a very useful/life-saving function, which can transcribe the content of voice messages 

 

discussion about politics and society

Vocabulary

loophole in the law – way around the law

sovereignty – supreme rule/law

lax law – when a law is not enforced properly

exaggerate – make something sound worse or better than reality

dissident – a person who opposes something based outside that country

abortion – 

polarising issue/subject – extreme opinions on it

Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

 

Vocabulary

photoshoot – an occasion when a photographer takes a series of photos

to commemorate – to officially remember a special event or person

ex. We attended a ceremony to commemorate veterans of the war.

have a laugh – to have a fun or enjoyable time or experience

ex. When I look at old photos with my friends, we always have a laugh at our silly expressions.

ex. I was angry at the time but we had a good laugh afterwards.

I try to pack simple/light  

budget airlines/hotel/accommodation – cheap

memento – something you keep to remind you of a place, event, person

It’s getting popular for recent years to get pictures taken.

It’s become popular in recent years to get your pictures taken/have a photoshoot   

You will see the face of every man, just look very bored. They are reluctant to go there just because wife or girlfriend want to go there.

You will see the face of every man, they just look very bored/agitated. They are reluctant to go there, but they have to just because their wives or girlfriends want to go there.

For the whole thing, it takes 2 hours and a half.

For the whole thing, it takes two and a half hours.  

I will take some photos to memorise the…

I will take some photos for memory/to commemorate an event 

We may take photo for food.

We may take photos of food. 

When I look at the pictures, I remember the time we have except for the churches.

When I look at the pictures, I remember our time together/think back to those days except for the churches.

It’s nice when I work for German law firm. Of course, it’s convenient. I can go there to attend meetings.

It’s nice when I work for a German law firm. Of course, it’s convenient. I can travel there to attend meetings.

We found out that our client went to a little bit cheaper one.

We found out that our client booked a cheaper room/went for the budget option.  

All of us took the elevator and we found that the client went to the little bit cheap one.

All of us took the elevator and we found out that the client went for the cheaper room/floor. 

Vocabulary

use “subjects” instead of things

categorized

stereotype, stereotyping

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Read this article and let’s discuss.  Make note of any vocabulary you would like to go over.

 

Hello Leigh!

I was standing by to meet with you tonight.  I understand how things come up.  Hopefully, we can meet up soon.

Next time that you book a class, think of me!

Looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Sincerely,

Bryce

 

Write about the most memorable experience in Germany

coordination

Koordination

Dr. Li

M.D.

accident

 

Vocabulary

manage/regulate emotions

emotionally stable

to be successful 

Grammar

mean -> meanest  

I have a feeling that you just repeat herself.

I have a feeling that you just repeat the work content.  

From my perspective,  you two are almost the same.

From my perspective, you two/both of you are about the same.

He can understand almost nothing.

He can barely understand/ He cannot understand anything.  

She also complains a lot without any materials, powerpoints etc.

She also complains a lot when you don’t prepare any materials, powerpoints etc.

Only one will end up with the translator title which is her.

Only one person will end up with the translator job title/translation job which is currently hers.

I think HR is just the most mean people in the company.

I think HRs are the meanest people in most companies.  

They have a lot of powers.

They have a lot of power. 

It will be easier for they to get the trust

It will be easier for them to gain  trust

get more achievements

gain more achievements/achieve more 

when they act like males they can success

when they act like males they can be successful 

 

Pronunciation

equal: EE-kwol

secretary: seh-cre-terry

Deeply inside of some of my colleagues —-> Deep down, some of my colleagues believe that ….

Arrogant about themselves —> When someone is arrogant

You need to find the secretary of him —> you need to find his secretary

 

The grammar of the German —> The grammar of the German language

Daily stuffs —> daily stuff (no S, ever)

We can went there —> we can go there

When you are not at the same background —> when you don’t have/come from the same background or when you don’t have/share the same upbringing.

A lot of prejudice —> a lot of prejudices

There was nobody sit there —> Nobody was sitting there, there wasn’t anyone sitting there.

 

Vocabulary

her work is not very good/up to standard 

I don’t know how to start this topic because it is awkward – difficult to deal with or face

make some jokes/tell jokes

they are very excellent/exceptional/outstanding/bright  

We cannot spoke very good German. 

We could speak very good German

It will be finished more quickly

It will be finished/completed more quickly

Sometimes when I have some meetings the Germans have some jokes

Sometimes when I have some meetings the Germans will make/tell some jokes

She also heard some criticise from the boss

She also heard/received some criticism from the boss

I regret my decision/it almost every day

I get used to that and I think it’s part of my work

I’ve become used to it/I’m accustomed to it and I think it’s part of my work

Some salaries have been reducted

Some salaries have been reduced/cut

Vocabulary

xenophobia (n): 仇外心理,  extreme dislike or fear of foreigners, their customs, their religions, etc.
E.g.: a campaign against racism and xenophobia

xenophobic (adj): showing an extreme dislike or fear of people from foreign countries:
E.g.: There have been outbursts of xenophobic violence.
E.g.: The attacks have been described by police as racist and xenophobic.

xenophobe (n): a xenophobic person

influx (n): 1-the arrival of a large number of people or things:
E.g.: The town’s economy depends on the summer influx of tourists.
E.g.: Turkey is expecting an influx of several thousand refugees over the next few days.

insulated
eg. I like to keep myself insulated from outside contact

work very long – work long hours

pressure – sh 

pleasure – zhhh

later she give up – later she gave up

cushy – relaxed and low pressure
eg. I have a very cushy job

such kind of – that kind of / such things 

every time when I have to – whenever I have to 

something is common here but isn’t common there – something that is common here, isn’t common there

the legally issue – legality / legal issue

it’s hard to navigate the minefield of office politics

unspoken rules

In the future, if there is any writing, industry-specific writing that you think your SE Teacher can help with, please submit it as homework.

Pronunciation

werz / was

word / world

sympathetic / SIM-PUH-THETIC /

sympathy / SIM-PUH-THEE

Grammar

has been arrested / was arrested

in a negative thing / in a negative way / in a negative light

more harmony / more harmonious 

Vocabulary

not so clear even for the gender / ambiguous 

Retaliate / Retaliation / 报复

“in the long run…” / over a long period of time

“in the short term…” / the opposite

“I don’t see any downside…” / I don’t see any negative consequences form this action.

“I don’t see any upside…” / I don’t see any positive benefits.

e.g. Well what’s the upside? Are there any downsides?

to escalate / to take things to a higher level

e.g. If the trade war escalated, that means the trade war is become worse.

e.g. Deescalate is the opposite of escalate.

summoned / to summon / 召唤 to request someone’s appearance immediately, usually in a formal setting.

a subsidy / to subsidize / to make cheaper for someone by helping them with the costs of something by giving them a discount or a tax break or some money.

e.g. China will often subsidize domestic companies at the expense of international companies.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A growing number of companies across China have announced new policies requiring the exclusive use of Huawei products, and in some cases penalizing employees who purchase iPhones, in what appears to be a growing domestic movement to support the Chinese tech giant after the arrest of one of its top executives in Canada.

Canadian authorities detained Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer for Huawei and daughter of the company’s founder, Ren Zhengfei, as she changed planes during a layover in Vancouver on Dec. 1. Meng faces extradition to the United States on allegations that she participated in Huawei’s efforts to skirt U.S. sanctions on Iran.

Meng’s arrest has sparked outrage across China, where Huawei is seen as a national champion and a source of national pride. China has summoned the U.S. and Canadian ambassadors over the arrest, and threatened Canada with “serious consequences” if it does not immediately release her.

Now several Chinese companies across the country have implemented internal policies to support Huawei, according to internal company memos obtained by Yahoo News.

Good topic was Sheryl Sanberg’s lean in TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18uDutylDa4

Please review and practice the pronunciation section.

Grammar

arguably — it’s “up for debate”…no one knows the true 100% answer, but this is a strong possible answer. “I could make the argument…”. This is an intelligent way to give your opinion, but not come off too strong.

e.g. Michelle Obama is arguably the most well known woman in America.

e.g. Attending Smart English classes is arguably the best way to learn English quickly.

tend to = usually

for succesful woman or men / for successful women or men

smart person in this warld / smart people in this world

you need patient / you need to be patient or you need patience

and we got 8 female partners / we have

than the issue become / became

make decisions irrational / irrationally

e.g. Women tend to say that their talents are lower than they truly are/actually are.

Vocabulary

persists — when something stays around or refuses to leave, it a stubborn quality or attitude

e.g. Even though we taught the children not to do this, their poor atitutde persisted.

equated – to make equal in your speech.

e.g. It’s easy to equate these two things.

prominent — important, a widely known person, or an easily seen thing.

e.g. Nicholas’ nose is a very prominent feature on his face.

e.g. Michelle Obama is a prominent figure in American society.

“2nd in command” – what number you are in authority under the #1 leader…in command references the leadership ladder.

e.g. In China, President Xi is first in command of the country.

e.g. In Facebook, Sheryl Sanberg is arguably third in command of the company as the COO.

when I reminsice this / when i reminisiced upon this time / when i reflected upon this

ability or development of the future world / [foresight / innovative]

Pronunciation

well done / pronunciation

sink / think

basic skeels / skills 

ridiculers / ridiculous

Vocabulary

prestige (n)声望, respect and admiration given to someone or something, usually because of a reputation for high quality, success, or social influence:
E.g.: The company has gained international prestige.
E.g.: Many people are attracted by the prestige of working for a top company.

retroactive (adj)（决定或行为）有追溯效力的
If a decision or action is retroactive, it is intended to take effect from a date in the past.
E.g.: There are few precedents for this sort of retroactive legislation.
E.g.: the first British law to have retroactive effect

retroactively (adv)
E.g.：The courts cannot apply a new rule retroactively.

plebiscite (n)公民投票,A plebiscite is a direct vote by the people of a country or region in which they say whether they agree or disagree with a particular policy
E.g.: The referendum scheduled for November 9 would be non-binding, unlike the plebiscite in Scotland.与苏格兰公投不同，这场定于11月9日举行的公投将不具约束力。

throughout the history

during the Qing dynasty

Non bis in idem. (Redirected from Ne bis in idem) Non bis in idem, which translates literally from Latin as “not twice in the same [thing]”, is a legal doctrine to the effect that no legal action can be instituted twice for the same cause of action.

Demolition－拆迁

appropriation (n): 1-the act of taking something that belongs to someone else:
E.g.: The demonstrators called on the government to speed up the appropriation of land from large estate owners and hand it over to the poor.

Balkanize-(v)divide (a region or body) into smaller mutually hostile states or groups.
E.g.: “ambitious neighbors would snatch pieces of territory, Balkanizing the country”
Balkanization

area-/ˈer.i.ə/

Your Original Email

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President Donald Trump said this week that he won’t rule out an additional round of tariffs on Chinese exports that would include iPhones and other Apple’s signature products. Such a move would affect US consumers, no matter as individuals or companies, because the taxes would be levied on the goods when they enter the country. Consequently, Apple may decide to raise the prices of its products to compensate. Or it may also consider building and producing its products in US – that’s also what Trump wants. But this is way more complex than his idea. Moving a complex, global supply chain from Asia is extremely difficult and highly unlikely.

As we all know that Apple buys components from companies all over the world before shipping them to China, where most iPhones are assembled by Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn. Taking the labor and facility cost in US into consideration, in the event that Apple manufactures and assembles the products in US, it will seriously jack up the iPhone’s cost. According to the analyst, the total cost of moving iPhone production to US would be even more expensive than to absorb the tariffs Trump is threatening.

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President Donald Trump said this week that he won’t rule out an additional round of tariffs on Chinese exports that would include iPhones and other Apple’s other signature products. Such a move would affect US consumers, no matter both as individuals or and companies, because the taxes would be levied on the goods when they enter the country. Consequently, Apple may decide to raise the prices of its products to compensate. Or Alternatively, it may also consider building and producing its products in US – in fact, that’s also what Trump wants. But this is way too more complex for us to expect than his idea. Moving a complex, global supply chain from Asia is extremely difficult and highly unlikely.

As we all know, that Apple buys components from companies all over the world before shipping them to China, where most iPhones are assembled by Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn. Taking the labor and facility cost in the US into consideration, in the event that Apple manufactures and assembles the products in US, it will would seriously jack up the iPhone’s cost. According to the analysts, the total cost of moving iPhone production to the US would be even more expensive than to absorb the tariffs Trump is threatening.

Pronunciation

I yonly want it

元音 connect to 辅音
Vowel connect to Consonant
I like it = I lie kit

元音 connect to 元音
Vowel connect to Vowel + y / w

last letter of first word is A E I, add Y to the start of the next word
Me and you = me yand you

last letter of first word is O U, add W to the start of the next word
Blue and green = bloo wand green
Who are you = hoo waar you

owna (Australian) – owner (American)

the Netherlands – soft “th” – neh ther landz

situation – sit you ay shen 

Vocabulary

it gets progressively less

the majority of law firms are male dominated

make compromises for their family / prioritize their family

Grammar

several of my female colleagues

translation text book – translated text books 

Do some research on Yahoo’s intial entry into the Chinese market.

Vocabulary

Vigilante- Someone who is not authorized by the law to carry out justice.

e.g. Many superheroes are vigilantes, they aren’t authorized by law.

Mob Mentality-When a group of people gets angry and tries to hurt someone

e.g. It scares me when people succumb to mob mentality.

Original 

Yesterday about the . It started with a video promoted by his brand on China media which described an Italian person to teach a Chinese model to use chopsticks to enjoy Italian food. This video caused an intensive debate in China and then the company deleted this from Chinese media. Then one of the founder’s of the brand expressed his angry about this and his expression caused an even horrible debate in China yesterday and the big show also cancelled yesterday. And now a lot of Chinese want this brand to get out of China. The apology letter of this brand and this founder were not very convincing and there were not even a word of sorry or apology which were criticized by a lot of Chinese. This must be a huge crisis for this brand.

Corrected

It started with a video promoted by his brand on Chinese media which described an Italian person teaching a Chinese model to use chopsticks to enjoy Italian food. This video caused an intense debate in China and then the company deleted this from Chinese media. Then one of the founder’s of the brand expressed his anger about this and his words caused an even stronger debate in China. The big show they planned was also cancelled yesterday. And now a lot of Chinese want this brand to get out of China. The apology letter of this brand and this founder were not very convincing and they didn’t even offer a word of  apology which was criticized by a lot of Chinese. This must be a huge crisis for this brand.

convictive- better use convincing

when using dash use the short one (-) not (–)

The affirmative action in college admissions is a major and highly contentious legacy of the civil rights era in US. The concept of affirmative action seems convictive and understandable. However, if the universities, for example, Harvard, kept almost the same students ratios of different races, despite changes in application rates and qualifications, raising the doubt that whether an unspoken soft quota of “racial balancing” is conducted by those universities. If aforementioned theory is true, it may explain why Harvard would give Asian- Americans lower scores for personal traits and reject qualified Asian – Americans in favor of African – Americans and Latinos. You are rejected, because the quota for your race is used up. This logic sounds not reasonable or fair at all. I believe the goal of the affirmative action is to promote fairness, but not to create another kind of unfairness.

In my opinion, the diversity of our society or university is not wrong, but we may have to think about the original intention of the policies. No matter the applicants are Asian – Americans, African – Americans, Latinos, they are Americans. The color of their skins or the races they represent should not be a factor, which may affect their opportunities to get better education.

The Affirmative action in college admissions is a major and highly contentious legacy of the civil rights era in the US. The concept of affirmative action seems convincing and understandable. However, if a university, for example, Harvard, kept almost the same students ratios of different races, despite changes in application rates and qualifications, it would raise suspicions that there was an unstated program of “racial balancing” being conducted by those universities. If the aforementioned theory is true, it may explain why Harvard would give Asian Americans lower scores for personal traits and reject qualified Asian Americans in favor of African Americans and Latinos. You are rejected because the quota for your race is filled. This logic does not sound reasonable or fair at all. I believe the goal of the affirmative action is to promote fairness,but not to create another kind of unfairness.

In my opinion, the diversity in our society or a university is not wrong, but we may have to think about the original intentions of the policies. No matter whether the applicants are Asian Americans, African Americans or Latinos, they are Americans. The color of their skins or the races they represent should not be a factor that affects their opportunities to get a better education.

EASY

Q: What do you think of the current political climate in China?
A: The current political climate in China is not very good because the government because provide a lot of restrictions, mainly on freedom of speech. A lot of people criticise that the current situation is more like the Cultural Revolution. It affects me because I worry about the future of my country because of the past few years, we were moving forward, we gave freedom to express their opinions. Now, honestly speaking it doesn’t work and it doesn’t comply with modern society.

MEDIUM

Q: Describe the process of becoming a politician in China:
A: You have to attend a public exam, at first it is a written exam. For different positons, there is different requirements when you fulfil this requirement you can attend the exam. After you pass the exam, you have the opportunity to sit the interview and then you get the opportunity to get into a position. A low-level position person would only be in charge of public issues, if there is a higher position you have more power to decide more important things. To get into a higher level position you would need connections.

HARD

Q: How does China’s political system compare to other Western countries, who would you say are China’s current allies and which countries do you predict will have conflict with China within the next 5-10 years.
A: The biggest system between Western systems is that we only have one party, which also decides that we are more controlled by the party or by the government. For current allies, I always have a feeling that China has no friends, but right now I would say Russia. North Korea is important to China for security reasons but currently North Korea is a bit out of control. The US and China always have conflict because China is developing very fast and becoming more important. US feels that this situation may affect their position in the world. China may also create more horrible environment for the whole world, to try and control Africa and other poorer countries which would affect relationships between the US and China.

Read any article on the recent Harvard admission discrimination case — give me your thoughts in a paragraph or a few.

Vocabulary

Wide breadth: defn: vast, very large, big and deep; a wide ranging variety of choices.

e.g. He was such an intelligent person because he read from such a wide breadth of sources.

A watershed moment: def: a defining, critically important event that changed all history afterward.

e.g. World War II was the watershed moment of the 20th century and thereafter.

“…in the first camp”: an interesting way of using the word “camp”; referring to people of a particular opinion; if you are part of a “camp” it means you share similar ideas and opinions of people in that same camp.

e.g. After 4 years of intense university study, we found ourselves all in the same camp: broke and looking for a job.

Retain (保留): defn: to keep; to keep even if other things go away

e.g.While my grandmother had not visited Italy since she was a little girl, she still retained an Italian accent from her upbringing.

Superiority Complex: a mental illness or overconfidence in oneself or one’s abilities that make you look down on other people as inferior.

e.g. His superiority complex made it impossible for him to make friends with people he viewed as “lower” than himself.

Longing: a hopeful desire, a wanting, a wishing and desire for.

e.g. Young women are often longing for that Chinese Prince Charming to marry them and raise a family.

“…the attitude persists”: when something persists it means that it still exists; its stubborn and won’t go away.

e.g. Even after I punished my child several times, his addiction to thumb sucking persisted.

“Throw under the bus”: an informal, slang term meaning “to blame someone else in order to protect yourself from being blamed”.

e.g. “Wow, Leigh, you really threw me under the buss back in that sales meeting.”

Contentious: a very tense situation that could break out into a fight at any moment.

e.g. I remember the first time my girlfriend met my mother. They didn’t like each other and it made for the most contentious dinner conversation.

Multicultaralism: a worldview or a political philosophy that believes and hopes for a world where society is made up of many different cultures living peacefully among each other in the same country.

e.g. China and Japan may not share Europe and America’s goals of multiculturalism. Perhaps they prefer a more homogenous society.

Triggered: slang term meaning “to be offended” or “to be offended easily”.

e.g. I’m usually not offended by immature insults, but if someone makes fun of a family member, I’m triggered quickly.

Grammar

I like all sorts of different stuffs stuff.

Winners write the history.

Knowledge is power.

I knew a lot of German many Germans who did not share this view on refugees.

Many person people in Germany society prefer Richard Wagner to the English composer Edward Elgar.

Vocabulary

he got fired up

he’s a gay

the world does not revolve around you, you are not the center of the universe

his concept of religion is a little skewed

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eavesdropping – intentionally listening to a conversation that is not yours, or you are not involved in

eg: Were you eavesdropping? Why were you listening to our private conversation?

eg: Sorry, I wasn’t eavesdropping, but I couldn’t help overhearing you.

What is your chosen Pronoun? – referring to gender identity or gender fluid people

eg: Politically Correct speech can be confusing sometimes, you might have to ask which preferred pronoun they want to be called by.

orbit – curved path that objects move around, usually a central object in the middle.      2.   within area of control, like a powerful country

eg: The colonies within England’s orbit all eventually became free.

status quo – how things are now, and accepted

eg: It’s always hard to change the status quo.

Christopher Columbus is a great navigator and a hero from geography discovery’s perspective. From my perspective, no matter he was the first person who discovered the “New World” or not, he still deserves compliments due to his extraordinary courage and insight to take so many “unknown journeys”. However, I will not deny that he was a capitalist, a slaver and a murder at the same time basing on verified historical records.

Does above mentioned fact contradict with each other? My answer is no. We just judge him from different perspectives. Even though I agree that he was not a moral model in our society for sure, I will not give him negative comments so easily. It is not realistic to request a person to think and behave transcending the specific society and culture. Due to the limitation on the knowledge of an individual, the development of a society and the evolution of consciousness, our thoughts and behaviors are always connected with the current status of the society.

Of course, we have innovators, who may have and introduce new ideas or new concepts into the society. Such ideas or concepts might be proved to be progressive and accepted later by more and more people then finally become generally accepted concepts. But you cannot require all people, who make contributions in different areas to be innovators at the same time. Same for Columbus, if our compliment regarding his contribution on seafaring will be deduced, because his behaviors did not meet the current social standards, we might be too idealistic. How could you know that he would not follow our standards and be a moral model, if he lived in our society?

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Christopher Columbus was a great navigator and a hero from a geographical discovery perspective. From my perspective, whether he was the first person who discovered the “New World” or not, he still deserves recognition due to his extraordinary courage and insight to take so many “unknown journeys”. However, I will not deny that he was a capitalist, a slaver and a murderer at the same time based on verified historical records.

Do the above mentioned facts contradict each other? My answer is no. We just judge him from different perspectives. Even though I agree that he was not a moral model in our society for sure, I will not make negative comments about him so easily. It is not realistic to request a person to think and behave transcending the specific society and culture. Due to the limitation of knowledge of an individual, the development of a society and the evolution of consciousness, our thoughts and behaviors are always connected with the current status quo of the society.

Of course, we have innovators, who may introduce new ideas or new concepts into the society. Such ideas or concepts might prove to be progressive and accepted later by more and more people. Then finally become the status quo. But you cannot require all people, who make contributions in different areas to be innovators at the same time. Same for Columbus, if our recognition regarding his contribution to seafaring will be minimized, because his behaviors did not meet the current social standards, we might be too idealistic. How could you know that he would not follow our standards and be a moral model, if he lived in our society?

Grammar

he’s a gay (adj.)

Read these two different narratives about Christopher Columbus and write your opinion about him. Was he Hero or Villain?

1. Born to a working-class wool weaver in the port city of Genoa, Italy, Cristoforo Colombo apprenticed as a sailor and went to sea as early as age ten. A self-taught and curious man, Colombo lived by his wits and rose in the heady world of 15th-century sea traders, until he hit upon an ingenious idea: He would outflank the Mohammedan Turks and reach the East Indies by sailing west across the Ocean Sea. After weathering nearly a decade of rejection and failure, in 1492 Colombo won the support of the Spanish Crown and set off on an uncertain journey that inadvertently opened a New World, laying the foundation for that most glittering daughter of the Western heritage: America.

2. Christopher Columbus, a dead white male of the worst variety, was a slaver, a capitalist, and a murderer of millions who embarked on a voyage motivated only by greed, which brought European imperialism to the shores of the “New World” and laid waste the ancient indigenous peoples there. Columbus deserves little credit (Leif Erikson had “discovered” the “new” continent 500 years earlier) and much blame for the horrors of the Columbian Exchange — the vast transfer of people, animals, and plants between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. In his wake, the “New World” suffered smallpox, starvation, the cruel subjugation of the indigenous peoples, and the establishment of that most dastardly spawn of the West: America.

Vocabulary

meddle – to cause problems in someone’s affairs or plans

eg: They said Russia was meddling with US elections.

binary thought –   0000110101101  “Binary Code for computers”    Right or Wrong, Black or White

eg: Binary thought is at the root of the current division in America.

exoneration – when the court finds that the person convicted was not actually guilt

eg:The introduction of DNA testing caused many people in prison to be exonerated.

skewed – not straight, like a line,   not true or accurate

eg: He skewed the statistics to support his claim.

eg: That painting is a little askew, do you wanna straighten it?

vilify – make someone a villain, a bad guy

eg: They were vilified even though they were innocent good people.

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Should historical figures be judged on their actions based on our current social standards?

I think of course they shouldn’t be judged by our current standards. Our behavior based on our knowledge and our thoughts at the same time our knowledge and our thoughts will be affected y the society which we we live. So its unfair to judge people out of the society they live. im sure, ten years ago this thing might be acceptable or ok, it ten years later our thoughts changed so our society makes o if we judge historical figures under our current standards we just ask them to be aaa in all a society in the past present and future, I mean who can do that.

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I think of course they shouldn’t be judged by our current standards. Our behavior is based on our knowledge and our thoughts. At the same time our knowledge and our thoughts will be affected by the society we were brought up in or currently reside in. So its unfair to judge people from an outsiders perspective. I’m sure, ten years ago this thing might have been acceptable or tolerated, but ten years later our thoughts may have changed. If we judge historical figures under our current standards we are just asking them to be a saint throughout all time in all cultures, I mean who can do that.

Pronunciation

ancient – Ayn Chent

Grammar

agree to do sth.

I agree with your opinion

I concur (agree withe group)

Vocabulary

they won’t put it on sale

So the shopping trip you had in mind was so big, that you couldn’t manage the logistics of it?

Nooooo, I just didn’t have time.

That’s what I figured

you’re bound to run into some problems

headed towards bankruptcy

we have a game – we played a game

What is the picture of?

a picture of an animal

hoard of barbarians

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status – your level in society

status symbol – something that shows your level, like an expensive car or bag

eg: I don’t care about status symbols. I just wanna use one appropriate for the situation, like formal or informal.

bound – certain or expected to happen

eg: Well organized meetings are usually bound to be successful(adj) events(n.)

Actor – Man or woman, acting in a movie or play or show

eg: They hired a unique actor for that music video.

Grammar

ADJ.

BE + ADJ.

eg: He is happy.

ADJ. + N.

eg: That’s a big dog.

Pronunciation

Usually – You Z+Jha(???) Lee

Vocabulary

gore (n): 1-blood that has come from an injury and become thick:
E.g.: It’s a good film, but there’s a lot of blood and gore in it (= pictures of people being badly injured).

monolithic (adj): 1-too large, too regular, or without interesting differences, and unwilling or unable to be changed:
E.g.: monolithic state-run organizations

bastion (n): 1-something that keeps or defends a belief or a way of life that is disappearing or threatened:
E.g.: British public schools are regarded as one of the last bastions of upper-class privilege.

hoarder (n) 1-a person or organization that collects a lot of money or objects, sometimes secretly:
E.g.: hoarders of gold and silver

hoard (v): 1-to collect a large supply of something, more than you need now, often because you think you will not be able to get it later:
E.g.:Many people hoarded food in wartime.

hoard (n): 1-a large amount of something that someone has saved and hidden:
E.g.: We found a huge hoard of tinned food in the basement.

horde (n): 1-a large group of people:
E.g.: Hordes of students on bikes made crossing the road difficult.

Hoarding Buried alive

Look up Kashgoggi’s disappearance.

Vocabulary

Guilty pleasure-  something you really enjoy doing but that isn’t necessarily good for you, something you should feel guilty about.

e.g. My guilty pleasure during national week was to binge watch game of thrones and eat McDonald’s take-out.

Binge- to go on an excessive consumption spree.

e.g. I like to binge watch tv series

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I went to Dusseldorf to visit some friends and my headquarters. I spent three days in Dusseldorf the i went to Frankfurt for the bachelor party of my friend who would have wedding at the wedding at the weekend. It was interesting that we went to a German club, then suddenly we found out we were suddenly too old for that place. The club full with younger people then we left very soon. I also joined took cocktail course which would let us know how to make cocktails by ourselves.  Then I went to Berlin by train, and spend my last days in Berlin and went to the wedding. It was a western style wedding. When I stayed in the hotel in Dusseldorf, I got a promotion paper in my hotel room which come from luxury brand and a shopping mall nearby.

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I went to Dusseldorf to visit some friends and my headquarters. I spent three days in Dusseldorf then i went to Frankfurt for my friend’s bachelor party who would have wedding on the weekend. It was interesting that we went to a German club, then suddenly we found out we were suddenly too old for that place. The club was full with younger people then we left very soon. I also took a cocktail course which taught us how to make cocktails by ourselves.  Then I went to Berlin by train, and spent my last days in there and went to the wedding. It was a western style wedding. When I stayed in the hotel in Dusseldorf, I received a promotional flyer in my hotel room which came from some luxury brands and a shopping mall nearby.

Grammar

it’s the first typical German wedding i have ever been to

such kind of stuff – this kind of stuff 

it happened not so often – it doesn’t happen so often 

Pronunciation

restaurant – res tront

me yand you

I yonly want

snow and

blue wand

it jus like makes you

Vocabulary

acknowledge – say hello / say bye…

mingle – wander around and chat with people at an event
eg. I always try to mingle when I go out to socialise

i find out – i realised / i found out 

the only job of me – my only job was / the only job of mine was …

Everyone will die someday. According to some psychologists, this uncomfortable truth constantly lurks in the back of our minds and ultimately drives the decisions we make, from choosing to eat vegetables to motivating us to get married and have children / procreate. For healthy people, the influence of death only affects them at a subconscious level. Because / since / as / due to the fact that most of the time / the majority of the time / usually, we cope by focusing on the things directly / right in front of us / things that are more in the foreground.

Pronunciation

usually / casual / usual – pronounce the zhhh stronger 

justa – try to avoid saying the “t” so strongly 

Write about your time in Finland. What was the best part? Worst part?

Book Recommendation: All the light we cannot see

Vocabulary

Wedding reception – The party/dinner after the wedding ceremony
eg. The wedding was a bit boring but the reception was great.

Sensationalist – When the news exaggerate everything
eg. Many people believe CNN is sensationalist because they make a big deal about every little story.

Grammar

Send you such kind of invitation – That kind of invitation

Im living in Berlin – I’m staying in Berlin

The most important thing I learned is you will meet different people. Like some nice people and some bad guys. And there are different lifestyles. And you have the chance to know different people and their lives. In china we are educated to go the right way get good job, marry and have a family. But when I go abroad I meet different people and realize there are different ways to live in this world. 

The most important thing I learned is you will meet different people. Some of them are nice, some are not.  You learn about different lifestyles. And you have the chance to meet different people and learn about their lives. In china we are conditioned to go the right way, get a good job, marry and have a family. But when I go abroad I meet different people and realize there are different ways to live in this world.

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I will go there to visit our headquarter office in Berlin. I also will a friends wedding in Berlin. She just told me she will have a bachelor party. And it will be in Frankfurt. She will arrange a get together dinner to make sure the guest can know each other before the wedding. Then the wedding day. Then a farewell breakfast. I think wedding is ok, but one day is enough.

I will go to Berlin to visit our company’s headquarter. I will also attend a friends wedding in Berlin. She just told me she will have a bachelorette party in Frankfurt. She will arrange a get together dinner to make sure the guest can get to know each other before the wedding. Then the wedding day. Then a farewell breakfast. I think weddings are ok, but a one day affair is enough for me. 

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I went there because you will go to the northern European, the famous ones. I didn’t expect a lot out of Olso. I had a fantastic experience there. I met the prime minister of Norway in a Chinese restaurant.

I went there to explore the four famous countries of northern europe.  I didn’t expect a lot out of Olso, but I ended up had a fantastic experience there. I met the prime minister of Norway in a Chinese restaurant.

SPEAKING PRACTICE!

The bandwagon effect is a well-documented form of groupthink in behavioral science. Consumer’s beliefs spread among people, then become fads and trends to encourage more people to join. The tendency to follow the actions or beliefs of others can occur because individual’s preference to conform or desire to fit in.

When a businessman knows how to use it correctly, it becomes a powerful theory to expand his business and even create a new fad. It is nothing unusual to see hundreds of customers waiting in queues for globally anticipated products such as the latest iPhone. For such expensive and at least involved some kind of high tech products, I can understand that you may want to spend hours on getting it. However, recently, a lot of young people in China can line up for several hours for buying a cup of cheese tea. Later some news showed that such kind of fever is also created by the merchants. They hire people to line up and take advantage of people’s conformist mentality to attract more consumers. We may not realize it, but the “smart” merchants just use some psychological theory to affect our decisions in our daily lives.

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The bandwagon effect is a well-documented form of groupthink in behavioral science. Consumer (adj) Beliefs spread among people, then become fads and trends encouraging more people to jump on. The tendency to follow the actions or beliefs of others comes from an individual’s preference to conform or desire to fit in.

When a businessman knows how to use it correctly, it becomes a powerful tool to expand his business and even create a new fad. It is not unusual to see hundreds of customers waiting in queues for globally anticipated products such as the latest iPhone. For such expensive items which involve some kind of new tech, I can understand that you may want to spend hours on getting it. However, recently, a lot of young people in China can line up for several hours for buying to buy a cup of cheese tea. Later some news showed that this kind of fever is also created by the merchants. They hire people to line up and take advantage of people’s conformist mentality to attract more consumers. We may not realize it, but the “smart” merchants just use some psychological trick to affect our decisions in our daily lives.

Grammar

The tendency comes from the desire.

For such expensive hotels, the rooms should be nicer.

spend hours on something

spend hours doing something

Vocabulary

ride someone’s coattails – Coat tails were just long pieces that hung of a coat. Usually in the past, only wealthy successful people would have these kind of clothes. But if you had a friend, you could ride his coat tails and pretend to be successful.

eg: Now that Lebron James is moving to a new team. There will be many players trying to ride his coat tails.

Choose a topic for a speaking practice next class.

Vocabulary

Anarchy – the idea that if there is no government, people would go crazy and steal, murder, etc

Frivolous – When something is pointless or has not serious purpose

Winding down – something is finishing and coming to an end (indicating the end or closing of something)
eg. The work day was winding down so the employees start to crack open some beers.

Onomatopoeia – a word that describes a sounds like (boom, bang, woof)

Inept – lack ability at something

Baron – a leader under the king who controlled some land and collected tax from the locals (a few 100 years ago)

Feign – pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)

Parlor trick – something to attract customers

Beguile – charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.

Augment – to alter and ideally increase something

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Everyone will someday die. According to some psychologists, this uncomfortable truth constantly lurks in the back of our minds and ultimately drives decision we make, from choosing to eat vegetables to motivating us to get married and have children. For healthy people, the influence of death only affect them a subconscious level. Because most of the time, we cope by focusing on the things more directly in front of us.

What if we all suddenly were told the exact date and means of our deaths? Before I read any research about this topic, I would assume that considering this question may help us think about our motivations as individuals and how to best spend our limited time on this society. In other words, it may have some positive effects. However, researches jump into different conclusions. According to researches, we may treat those who are similar to us in looks, political slant, and geographic origin more favourably. We also become more nihilistic, drinking, smoking, shopping and eating in excess. Our society will become more racist, violent, self-harming and environmentally destructive than it already is. So it seems lucky for us that we don’t really know when we will die.

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Everyone will die someday. According to some psychologists, this uncomfortable truth constantly lurks in the back of our minds and ultimately drives the decisions we make, from choosing to eat vegetables to motivating us to get married and have children. For healthy people, the influence of death only affects them at a subconscious level. Because most of the time, we cope by focusing on the things more directly in front of us.

What if we all of a suddenly were told the exact date and means of our deaths? Before I read any research about this topic, I would assume that considering this question may help us think about our motivations as individuals and how to best spend our limited time in society (1. see below). In other words, it may have some positive effects. However, researchers jump into a different conclusions. According to researchers, we may treat those who are similar to us in looks, political slant, and geographic origin more favourably. We also become more nihilistic, drinking, smoking, shopping and eating in excess. Our society will become more racist, violent, self-harming/self-destructive and environmentally destructive than it already is. So it seems lucky for us that we don’t really know when we will die.

• 1. On this planet / in society

Question to think about as a possible discussion next class: The theory of time as a linear motion, simply finding out when I was supposed to die would affect the timeline and change the future including my time of death. Do you believe this?

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Write about how the bandwagon effect might make people make a poor decision.

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Vocabulary

Rub it in – to show off about something and make it worse by comparing it to someone
eg. I have a new car. It’s much better than yours because its faster.

Bandwagon effect – a psychological phenomenon in which people do something primarily because other people are doing it, regardless of their own beliefs, which they may ignore or override.
Monkey see, monkey do – you copy what you see being done

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Grammar

I haven’t don’t have to come to the office

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The American Psychological Association defines industrial and organizational psychology as the “scientific study of human behavior in organizations and the work place.” It’s interesting that most of time we think we are rational, but actually we are not. We are using our instincts to help us handle things in our daily lives. At last, we build up our pattern unconsciously, which make us or our behavior predictable.

For example, we tend to compare things in order to judge them, and we like to compare things that are easy to compare. Our comparisons generally follow the path of least resistance. Imaging that you have to buy a house, one you have to renovate a little bit but the seller will provide you a discount accordingly, the other one does not need any extra work. Probably, you will choose the latter. Maybe you do not know a lot about the differences between these two houses. But you have a feeling that one does not need extra work while the other does. One is better than another, so you pick the better one. That is also why you should hang out with people who are less attractive than you are. They are your decoys.

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The American Psychological Association defines industrial and organizational psychology as the “scientific study of human behavior in organizations and the workplace.” It’s interesting that most of the time we think we are rational, but actually we are not. We are using our instincts to help us handle things in our daily lives. At last, we build up our pattern unconsciously, which makes us or our behavior predictable.

For example, we tend to compare things in order to judge them, and we like to compare things that are easy to compare. Our comparisons generally follow the path of least resistance. Imaging that you have to buy a house, one you have to renovate a little bit but the seller will provide you a discount accordingly, the other one does not need any extra work. Probably, you will choose the latter. Maybe you do not know a lot about the differences between these two houses, but you have a feeling that one does not need extra work while the other does. One is better than the other, so you pick the better one. That is also why you should hang out with people who are less attractive than you are. They are your decoys.

Check out the book Predictable Irrational by Dan Ariely 

Write a short piece on what organizational psychology is and one example of it being used.

Vocabulary

Tragedy of the Commons-  When there is a set pool of resources but one person decides to be greedy and so the rest also do, depleting that resource faster than it can regenerate.

e.g. Unpaid overtime in China has become a real tragedy of the commons.

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New Zealand’s parliament has passed a bill to ban non- residents from buying existing homes in the country. This bill aims at easing the housing affordability crisis, which has left ownership out of rich for many residents in the country. According to the report, average prices in New Zealand have risen more than 60% in the past 10 years. Chinese investors have been among the biggest and most active offshore buyers of property in the New Zealand market.

There are some criticisms about this new bill, which argues that such a policyies cannot solve the problem completely. I understand the purpose of the bill, especially the crazy overseas investment conducted by Chinese investors in the worldwide real estate markets, which may increase the local housing price in a short term. However, we also need to admit that such simple ban policy may only produce short term effect to cool the housing prices, while bringing a negative impact on the foreign investment in the country, which could bring more job opportunities and social diversity. If foreigners can make contribution to the country, why shouldn’t they be welcomed to buy real estate and live in the country?

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New Zealand’s parliament has passed a bill to ban non- residents from buying existing homes in the country. This bill aims at easing the housing affordability crisis, which has left ownership out of reach for many residents in the country. According to the report, average prices in New Zealand have risen more than 60% in the past 10 years. Chinese investors have been among the biggest and most active offshore buyers of property in the New Zealand market.

There are some criticisms about this new bill, which argues that such a policy cannot solve the problem completely. I understand the purpose of the bill, especially the crazy overseas investment conducted by Chinese investors in the worldwide real estate markets, which may increase the local housing price in a short term. However, we also need to admit that such simple ban policy may only produce short term effect to cool the housing prices, while bringing a negative impact on the foreign investment in the country, which could bring more job opportunities and social diversity. If foreigners can make contribution to the country, why shouldn’t they be welcomed to buy real estate and live in the country?