Online Class Notes (Jesse)
Vocabulary
trickle-down economicsÂ
mid-autumn festivalÂ
grocery shopping – daily use stuff
shipping / deliveryÂ
eg. I need to pay for shipping which is expensive
export / extrovert / outside / exit
import / introvert / inside / entrance
distributor / vendorÂ
improve
increaseÂ
the shipping costs have increased and they have passed on this expense to the distributors which has resulted in increased costs for consumers.
shipping container
eg. there’s a shortage of shipping containers
there’s too much shipping traffic which is causing delays
surplus (positive) / excess (negative)Â < > shortage
eg. we have a surplus of corn
livestreamer – a person who does livestreaming
obedient (adj) / obedience (n)
this problem aroused the awareness of… – it stirred up racial tensions
they raped and murdered her
she felt ashamed / it was shameful
she was bored / it was boringÂ
she jumped off the top of a building
she committed suicide – she killed herself
Grammar
i window shopping – I went window shoppingÂ
it doesn’t depends on sth – it doesn’t depend on sth
after her quitting of her job – after she quit her job / after her resignationÂ
she quitted – she quit (past tense)
how do you call them? – what do you call them?Â
Pronunciation
clothes – “cloe thzz”Â
bala – “blabla”
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