Online Class Notes (Tibo)

They didn’t talk about finish lockdown which day. -> they didn’t say which day the lockdown would finish / they didn’t say when the lockdown would finish.

They just talked about tests.
Today I called an online store. She told me the government ordered all the vegetables.

the man was about 40 years old. He hadn’t eaten for 4 days.
He drank tap water, not bottled water.

I will run out of food in 4-7 days.

Yesterday with Judy we talked about strange stories. She heard about a sad story.

I thought many people were be in bad mood because they have been lockdown for 1 month, It’s hard for them to buy anything this week, worse still, many people are no food at home. Someone want to run out of the quarantine and taken away by the police after he has been hungry 4 days, He turned to community personnel and the government hotline for help, and all the answer was to let him stick to it again, and then he was call the police first, he asked police: is there any food at the police station, police answer: police station also no food, you stick to it again. when I listened to this recording phones, I was cried and very sad indeed. honestly I’ve cried for a few strangers.So I have been avoiding the news, although It’s bad now, I hope things will be better.

Grammar

Vocabulary

tap water (n) 自来水
He has no more bottled water so he can just drink tap water.

to improve (v) : become better / get better
I hope the situation in SH improves quickly
The weather is improving, it will be summer soon

to worsen (v) become worse
Last week the situation worsened
Recently covid cases worsened in SH

to run out of (something) : when you had something and used it up / you don’t have anymore of it.被耗尽 /用完
I had some water before the lockdown but I ran out of water after 5 days.
The deadline is tomorrow and we haven’t finished yet. We are running out of time.
I had some food before the lockdown but I ran out of food after 7 days

to endure (v) 忍耐/持续
Some people have no food but they can only endure.
You have to endure the pain when you go to the dentist

deadline (n) 最后期限
We need to finish before the deadline

expiry date (n) 有效期
We must to finish milk before the expiry date

yet (adv) so far (1) / now, at this time (2) / but (3)
I haven’t finished my work yet (1)
Don’t celebrate yet, we are still in lockdown (2)
Tom is not rich and yet he just bought a new sports car (3)

Grammar

I got my booster jab today in preparation for my upcoming trip.. Did you get yours yet? (1)

How about plans for the holidays…, any yet? = do you have any plans yet? (1)