Online Class Notes (Mike)

Write about your lockdown experience. 150-200 words.

Vocabulary

entrepreneur (n)

enterprise (n)

rusty (adj.)

lag (v)
Some of the runners in the race began to lag.

delay
(v) (n)
We should call an ambulance without delay.
Many people’s deliveries were delayed during the lockdown.

postpone (v)
The concert was postponed to Saturday.

defer (v) formal

pandemic (adj./n)

quarantine (v/n):  隔离
You have to do a 14-day quarantine if you leave Shanghai.
You have to quarantine for 14 day if leave SH.

lockdown (n)
There is a positive case near where I live, so we are going back to lockdown.
Shanghai was under lockdown from March to June.

lock down (v)
25 million people were locked down during April and May.

utilize (v)

bring into play
give full play to
give free rein to
make the most of

contradict with
conflict (n) A is in conflict with B

politics (n)
economy (n)

Party A
Party B

tenant – landlord

agent (n) – agency

client – service provider

I feel much more relax.
I feel much more relaxed.

It’s not going as smoothly as I was expecting.

Did you experience food shortages during the lockdown?
We had limited access to food.

I was beginning to lose confidence in the government.
I was a firm believer in Communism.

The prices were super high.
The prices were unreasonably high.

They can coordinate all the medical resources and medical personnel.

Pronunciation

obvious (adj.)

democracy (n)
democratic (adj.)