Online Class Notes (Jesse)
Vocabulary
polarizing views – opposing / opposite
eg. they have polarizing views so often argue
contentious issue – an issue which causes arguments / is sensitive
it comes between friends – it causes problems between friends
eg. this contentious issue comes between friends but i don’t want to let it come between us
immigrate – yi mi
eg. I want to immigrate
brain drain – when a lot of educated or rich people leave a place
eg. there is a brain drain going on in Russia
working from home / working remotely
i’m self disciplined
apartment complex / compound – xiao qu
the ancestors – my relatives from many generations ago
my great grandfather – my grandfather’s father
my great great grandfather – my grandfather’s grandfather
a large proportion of the Singaporean population has Chinese heritage
the heritage of a lot of Singaporeans is Chinese
I have never been to Japan = I have never ever been to Japan
This is the best movie ever! = This is the best movie
ever = for all of time until now
Grammar
point of time / point in time
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