Online Class Notes (Mike)

Write about your ideal retirement life.

Vocabulary

previous (adj.) 之前的

supplier (n) 供应商

chilly (adj.) 寒冷的

involution (n) 内卷
evolution (n) 进化
devolution (n) 退化

term (n) 术语

anthropologist (n) 人类学家

rat race 恶性竞争

work at home
work from home 居家办公

cement (n) 水泥

concrete (n) 混凝土
(adj.) 实体的，具体的 – abstract (adj.) 抽象的

fierce (adj.) 激烈的
Gen-Z is under fierce competition for a good job.

exploit (v) 压榨，剥削，开发/开采 – exploitation (n)
The boss of factory exploits their workers hardly.
Factory owners heavily exploit their workers.

voluntary – voluntarily 自愿的

hardly (adv.) 几乎不
He works hard.
He hardly works.

The material is still revised by my colleague.
The material is still being revised by them.

Most of time,
Most of the time,

I don’t have any special behavior.
I don’t have any special strategies.

There is a music in my earphones.
There is a strange sound from my earphones.

We can have a joke sometimes.
We can joke around sometimes. 开玩笑

If not, we can’t stay in this department for so long.
If not, I won’t stay in this department for this long.

We can tell him our truly thinking.
We can tell him our true feelings.
We can tell him how what we truly think.

the morning is urgent. 
My morning is normally rushed.

my word is not enough.
My vocabulary is limited.

There are a lot of population in China,
China’s population is huge.
China is an over-populated nation.
China is a populous country.

The speed for things to upgrade and regenerate in X is faster than in other industries.