Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

peripheral: 外部设备；计算机外围设备；附加设备；辅助设备

soaps: 肥皂剧

ignorant：无知的

pull some strings: 找关系

clout chaser：追热度

vicious circle: 恶性循环

horrendous：极其可怕的；极大的；极多的

scapegoat：替罪羔羊

backlash：抵触 情绪

on edge: nervous, tense

infrastructure: 建设

condescending: 居高临下

rivalry：仇家

SH is in the unique place in China
SH is in a unique position in China/among Chinese cities

I think people from China is the most ignorant person in political part all over the world.
I think Chinese people is the most politically ignorant group in the entire/whole world.

be careless in politics
not concerned about politics
doesn’t care about politics