Online Class Notes (Tibo)

The new cases are lower -> the speed at which the virus spreads is lower  / It is spreading slower than before.

I don’t have enough milk to maintain 5 day supply  -> I don’t have enough milk to last 5 days

B1 is where Hema is located. The line goes from B1 to the upper floor. / the line spreads through several floors

It is inconvenient to communicate, you have to book their time for the zoom meeting.

It is not a policy but there is an email regarding working from home.
The company said that people should wear professional outfits / formal attire at home 

For most of the people we would rather to wear comfortable clothes at home. But in the office we would prefer to wear some professional attires / outfits.

I don’t think it can last longer. It is costly and both are not that wealthy.

There will be an agreement connect the war and the sanctions together -> there will be an agreement connecting the war and sanctions together / the negotiation will cover both.

Some companies didn’t close the business completely. They stopped the stores but employees are waiting for the end of the war.

If they just remain the business they could be blamed by key leader worldwide. -> if they keep operating

There is a little bit impact by the transportation -> it affected the supply chain 

It is getting better after president Xi reinforcing the monitoring.

It depends on the country’s economic foundation and strength / position in the world.

We need to emphasize woman and person of color. It is to cater to the mainstream culture in the US.

In my opinion for sports it depends on the physical abilities. It is not fair for transgenders to compete with normal people.

It is reported black boxes were found but haven’t been interpreted yet.

For the young generation we can read some news worldwide that there is an airplane crash sometimes.
Even though we think the airplane is the safest way to travel compared with the train and car but for the old generation… My mother told me it is scary I will never take the plane in the future.

The accident % is much lower than other means of transport  but if it happens you have a low chance of surviving. -> the chance of an accident happening is much lower / statistically it is safer than other means of transport

Vocabulary

Podium (n) platform on which winner get a medal / trophy
The winner got on the podium to receive a medal

Trophy (n) thing you receive for an achievement / win
He received a trophy for winning the race

Panic buying (n)

Professional outfit / formal attire (n) 

Screen grab (n) screenshot / taking a picture of a screen
I sent a screen grab to the designer to explain what I didn’t like about the UI

opposition (n) the party against the current leader
Right now the Democrats are in power so the opposition is the republicans

Allegation (n) things which have not been proven
The CEO had to resign on allegation of corruption

verdict (n) result given by a court
The verdict of the court was to send the criminal in jail for 5 years 

To appeal (v) when one disagrees with the verdict and asks another court to look at the case
We lost the case and decided to appeal 

Unmanned (adj) operating without real people operating on site / control remotely
We use unmanned surveillance drones to find the survivors
The truck needs to be manned by 10 people 

To lobby (v) to influence politically ( usually for companies)
They will lobby the committee to include their company as a sponsor 

To perform (v) do something / give an artistic performance
Tom didn’t perform well this year, he won’t get a bonus
The singer performed in front of 100,000 people