Online Class Notes (Mike)

write about your thought son rat race/involution/neijuan

Vocabulary

apartment complex (n) 小区
compound (n)

curb
(v) to control, to limit
(n) 马路边缘

meme: a virally transmitted image

encyclopedia (n) 百科全书

union (n) 工会

pre-made food

chill (adj.) calm down

draconian (adj.) strict, tight, harsh, severe
Wuhan was under a draconian lockdown in 2020.

horrendous (adj.)  appalling, horrible

enthusiasm (n) 热情 – enthusiastic (adj.) 热情的

vicious circle 恶性循环

buzzword (n) 热词，网络流行词

They will do a test for all the people.
They will do a city-wide Covid test.

unlike the impression I remembered
Unlike the impression I was under,

the government took some active measures against deforestation.

The policy is tending to not encourage the 996 culture.
The new policy is discouraging the 996 working culture.

a lot of people agreed that.
A lot of people agree with that.