Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Write about one of the projects you’ve dealt with and some of the risks that you needed to consider in your analysis. What was the situation in the local area? What were the risks, causes of the risks, and what could the government or local people do to mitigate them?

In the first week of May Julia and I went to Sanya, to enjoy the Labor Day holidays and also extending until Saturday. In total, we stayed there for 6 days! Departing from Honqiao at 6 am was not a big trouble, considering that I decided to carry my bike with me. I just had to call for a 6-seat-Didi around 4 am, to be sure that a car would be there in time to reach the airport.

In Sanya we stayed at the Anantara Hotel, a Southeast Asia style hotel well located in a quite calm bay in the south part of the city. In general, we started our morning with a strong breakfast before alternating for the rest of the day between the beach and the pool. By the time when the hungry came, we went to the populous Dadohai downtown for dinner and a couple of beers.

Apart from spending our holidays eating and resting near water, I had time for cycling as well. Eventually, before bleakest, I rode through the Sanya cost zone. It was a pleasure because the air quality was great and there was no rush at that time. Finally, I felt positively about coming back to Sanya, principally in conditions like nowadays that we are not allowed to travel abroad.

In the first week of May Julia and I went to Sanya, to enjoy the Labor Day holidays and also extending until Saturday, so in total, we stayed there for 6 days! Considering that I decided to carry my bike with me and depart from  Hongqiao at 6 am, it should have been a lot of trouble, I just had to call for a 6-seat-Didi / 6 seater didi (at) around 4 am, to be sure that a car would be there in time to reach the airport.

In Sanya we stayed at the Anantara Hotel, a Southeast Asia style hotel well located / situated in a quite calm bay in the south part of the city. In general, we started our mornings with a hearty / heavy breakfast before alternating for the rest of the day between the beach and the pool. By the time when the hunger came / when we had more of an appetite / once we had worked up an appetite, we went to the populous Dadohai downtown for dinner and a couple of beers.

Apart from spending our holidays eating and resting near (the) water, I had time for cycling as well. On most days, before breakfast, I rode along the coast / I went for a ride along the beach. It was a pleasure because the air quality was great and it wasn’t crowded at all. It felt really good to be back in Sanya, especially that nowadays we are not allowed to travel abroad. / especially considering the current travel restrictions and conditions with COVID.

Vocabulary

(Originally) I was a bit worried Sanya would be boring but (finally) at the end of the trip I realised, it was awesome.

(originally) I thought this, and then (finally) at the end I realised that

external hard drive
hd = high definition
hd = hard drive

Freudian slip – “froid”
eg. sorry it was just a freudian slip!

losing blood – blood loss 
electricity – electrocuted / electrocution
eg. he was electrocuted / he died from electrocution
being shot
being stabbed
eg. he was stabbed / he died from blood loss
blunt force /trauma – bat / object
eg. he died from blunt force trauma

run over – to be hit by a car
eg. he was run over
eg2. he was involved in a motorvehicle accident

hunger (n) – to be hungry
eg. i have never felt true hunger

starving (adj) = very very very hungry
starvation (n) = the process of dying from hunger
eg. starvation is a big problem in Africa / he died from starvation

hearty / heavy food < > healthy / light

you’re in big trouble! = you will be punished
I had a lot of trouble last night = it was difficult / tiring / annoying

seedy – dirty / sexual / dark
eg. Bangkok has a seedy reputation

Grammar

in the end – the period of the end
at the end – right at the end (at that point)

I will eventually have kids = one day / later than expected / later than normal

i decided to move to Julia’s apartment – I decided to move in with Julia

move my house – literally
move house – change living places

I learn from Marcelo = he teaches me

I saw a man (and he was) running in the park.
I saw a man (who was) running in the park.

I had a class from 10AM, going until 12PM.
I had a meeting, lasting for 2 hours / lasting until 12PM / going to 12PM

conditionals
if it didn’t rain last night I wouldn’t have got wet
I should have brought my umbrella last night = I didn’t bring it.

pick up us – pick us up / pick me up / give it up / give up smoking