Online Class Notes (Mike)

The effect of the covid on me is that I can’t go out anywhere. Now I have to work from home. Yes, I’ve been working from home for 2 weeks now, with lots of conference calls every day, because I can’t meet with my colleagues or suppliers, so I can only contact them through WeChat or TEAMS.
Just in case I stock a lot of food at home like instant noodles, fruits, vegetables and some cookies.
Just last week, Shanghai began a carpet search for cases and over the next few days, almost every apartment complex will be locked down and then specialized medical personnel will come to the apartment complex to do covid testing for everyone.
The government is doing this because it needs to clear the cases to 0 before Ching Ming Festival.

I can’t go anywhere because of Covid and I have been working from home for 2 weeks now. Everyday, I have to attend many online meetings through Wechat or Teams.

In case of a city-wide lockdown, I stocked a lot of food at home, like instant noodles, fruits, vegetables and some snack.
Just last week, Shanghai launched a Covid test to eliminate potential cases. 

Almost every apartment complex will be locked down and specialized medical personnel will come to the apartment complex to do covid test for everyone.
The government is doing this because of China’s zero-tolerance policy towards Covid.

Vocabulary

effect (n) 效果，结果，作用
special effect 特效
side effect 副作用
The effects of medicine 药效
take effect = come into effect 生效，起效
The medicine will start to take effect in 2 hours.
The law will come into effect this June.

effective (adj.) 有效的 – efficacy (n) 功效，效力 – ineffective
effective/specific medicine 特效药
This law is no longer effective。

no longer 不再
I no longer work for LV.
我不再为LV工作了
I no longer want to study Japanese. 我不再想学日语了

efficient (adj.) 效率高的 – efficiency (n) 效率
work efficiency

affect (v) – usually passive
The noise is affecting my sleep.
This area was affected  by the earthquake.

impact (n/v) 影响（一般是比较宏大的影响）- impacted
have impact on ….
His father’s illness has a great impact on his childhood.
Tourism has a big impact on the environment.

influence (v/n)
under the influence 喝醉的，醉酒的
Driving under the influence is illegal.

pour (v)
It is pouring outside.

drizzle (v) 下毛毛雨
It drizzled for an hour this morning.

puzzle (n/v)

rate 率

conference (n) 会议

conference call

launch (v) 发起，发射，发行
launch a rocket/project/program

eliminate (v) 排除

Pronunciation

nature – natural

It is raining heavily