Online Class Notes (Jesse)

meditation

Today“Empty your mind” is a popular saying because of the fast pace and heavy pressure of our life. And in Korea, it has been become a business opportunity. A tea house whose name is called “Green Lab” stands in a street which is near “Seoul Forest”, a city park of Seoul. At there, you can’t say, the mobile must be muted, and even if you come with friends, you should separate with your friends and sit by yourself only. In the tea house, you only need to do one thing, lean on the arm chair, look at the “Seoul Forest” through the window and empty your mind. All the guidelines are for one purpose: be relaxed！And the fee is about RMB100 includes a cup of tea, a poetry collection and some stationery. Several months ago, the business was bad due to the consumer didn’t not get used to stay alone, but now, it is fully booked every day as many people want to press the pause buttons, empty their brains and have a breath. Actually, the concept of “Empty your mind” is not a new thing in Korea, Woops Yang, the famous artist established a competition of “Empty your mind” in 2014 and the competition has been lasted for 7 years, in the year of 2021, 28 participants joined the competition, they sat still in the forest, the winner was the one who had the lowest and the most stable heart rate in 90 minutes. In order to fulfill the requirement of the people, Other regions of Korea have also opened spaces similar to “Green Lab”, they attracted many people. The researcher said “Empty your mind” spaces catered to the needs of the people who have perplexed and pressure.

Today“Empty your mind” is a popular saying because of the fast pace and heavy pressure / the large amount of pressure of our lives, and in Korea, it has been become a business opportunity. A tea house whose name is called “Green Lab” stands in a street which is near “Seoul Forest”, a city park of Seoul. You can’t talk there, and the mobile must be muted, and even if you come with friends, you should separate with your friends and sit by yourself only. In the tea house, you only need to do one thing, lean on the arm chair, look at the “Seoul Forest” through the window and empty your mind. All the guidelines are for one purpose: be relaxed！And the fee is about RMB100 which includes a cup of tea, a poetry collection and some stationery / 100 RMB with it including a cup of tea….etc. Several months ago, the business was bad due to the fact that the consumer wasn’t used to staying alone, but now, it is fully booked every day as many people want to press the pause buttons, empty their minds and take a breath. Actually, the concept of “Empty your mind” is not a new thing in Korea, with Woops Yang, the famous artist, establishing a competition of “Empty your mind” in 2014 and the competition has been lasted for 7 years / with the competition lasting 7 years. In the year of 2021, 28 participants joined the competition, and they sat still in the forest, and the winner was the one who had the lowest and the most stable heart rate in / over a period of 90 minutes. In order to fulfill the requirement of the people, Other regions of Korea have also opened spaces similar to “Green Lab”, with them attracting many people / and they attracted many people. The researcher said “Empty your mind” spaces catered to the needs of the people who are confused or have some pressure in life.

Grammar

after sleeping for a long time / after a long sleep 

my muscle was pain – my muscle was sore / it was painful when I used my muscle 

he got the covid

at the first 3 days – for the first 3 days / in the first 3 days

“the fact that” trick
maybe it will make up for them not liking you
maybe it will make up for the fact that they don’t like you

you learning English is really good for your life
the fact that you learn English is really good for your life

I was late due to the fact that my clock doesn’t work
I was late due to my clock not working.

Vocabulary

sense of smell / sense of taste
eg. he lost his sense of smell

heart beat – the “jumping” of your heart
heart attack – when your heart stops and maybe you will die

throbbing – when you feel your heart beat in a part of your body
eg. he felt his head throbbing

strong symptoms – serious symptoms 

the government feel serious – takes it very seriously / are very strict about it 

mandatory – you must do it
eg. wearing a mask in public is mandatory

so I forgot it – so I just said lets forget about it