Online Class Notes (Tibo)

read about the omega x swatch release.

Does such a release cheapen the Omega brand or is it an affective way to reach more watch enthusiast?

Swatch x Omega Stirs Craze Around the World — Except in China

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202110/1235984.shtml

Cannot by car -> you cannot drive anywhere / you are not allowed to go outside of the neighborhood 

I know somewhere it is terrible -> in some places it is much worse 

It is not like the local one, it is clean. If Prada wants to extend their brand it can be a way.
In luxury brands, managers try every way to extend their brand so it is different. / make the brand reach more people.

the price is close to Hermes but still a lot of people line up to buy the products.

They raised the price and people think it is more valuable.
If they will sell it it is reversed because the price still rising. -> they want people to feel the price will increase and they can always sell at a profit in a few years.

someone just like it but someone is thinking about the value -> some people like it and some people just want to flip the bags 

I don’t agree with the strategy of raising prices in China again and again.

They are just family for the leather  or clothing. -> they started as a family business in leather or clothing.

I think in China there were a lot of silver stores or qipao stores but they are still small stands.
The founder of LV he built an empire of luxury, he is a businessman.
In China I didn’t see these kind of people, They are focused on the internet or technology.

They didn’t pursue luxury.

This was a amazing day for our community on 13rd april, because we were relieved from

12 days lockdown. We were given a pass to go out of community and my mom and me walked to supermarket for shopping daily supplies. When we arrived at the destination, the scene was shocking that the quene of waiting to enter the supermarket crossed 3 blocks, and I could barely see the first person when i stood there. Then, we decided to forgo our shopping plan, just walked around and went back home. After gorcery shopping, i spent the rest time on this day to preparing for my admission interview, including self intrduction, working experiences, the reasons of studing abroad and so on. Besides those file, i also need to check the stories of luxury brand, such as how did LV start his business, who is the recent creative director of Chanel? or who is the founder of GUCCI? Frankly speaking, it is not interesting for me. Therefore, in order to relax myself, i watched a documentary in the evening. It was Dior and I that said the process of a haute couture show. As a creative director, Raf simon devoted himself to his first show in Dior. He chose the kind of fabic in clothing, the painted pattern and adjusted some details of dresses. Though sometimes they had conflicts about cooperation, they still try their best to solve the problem. what the impressive me was that flower walls in show house. I had to say that luxury brands are dream builders and they present perfect illusions to the world.

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This was an amazing day for our community on April 13, because we were relieved from

12 days of lockdown.
We were given a pass to go out of the community and my mom and I walked to a supermarket to buy daily supplies / we walked to a supermarket for shopping.

When we arrived at the destination, the scene was shocking that the queue/line to enter the supermarket crossed 3 blocks, and I could barely see the first people in line / I could barely see the beginning of the queue when I stood there. Then, we decided to forgo our shopping plan, we just walked around and went back home. After grocery shopping, I spent the rest of the time on this day / I spent the rest of the day to prepare for my admission interview, including self introduction, working experiences, the reasons of studying abroad and so on.

Besides those file,I also need to check the stories of luxury brand, such as how did LV start its business, who is the recent creative director of Chanel? or who is the founder of GUCCI? Frankly speaking, it is not interesting for me. Therefore, in order to relax, I watched a documentary in the evening.

It was called Dior and I / the name of the documentary was Dior and I,
that covered the process of a haute couture show. As a creative director, Raf Simon devoted himself to his first show in Dior. He chose the kind of fabric in clothing, the painted pattern and adjusted some details of dresses. Though sometimes they had conflicts about cooperation, they still tried their best to solve the problem. what impressed me / what was impressive to me was that flower walls in the show house. I have to say that luxury brands are dream builders and they present perfect illusions to the world.

Pronunciation

Diary (you write about each day)

Dairy (milk related products)

Vocabulary

Smartwatch (n) digital watch with many functions
The apple watch is a smartwatch 

technique (n) the set of skills in doing something
Workers in Chanel have great leather techniques 

Technology (n) application of scientific knowledge
Huawei is a technology company

To raise (v) to make an increase (it is a decision)
I asked my boss to raise my salary
Apple raised the price of the iPhone.

To rise (v) to increase (no decision / you simply notice something)
The price of vegetables has been rising because of the lockdown
The sun will rise at 7am

To flip (v) to turn from one side to the other / to buy something and sell it soon after for profit
Some people buy watches to flip them after a few months 

Flippers (n) people who buy to sell at a profit after a short time
A lot of flippers were waiting at the Supreme store and listed what they bought on the internet

To go viral (v) to become popular on the internet / shared a lot on the internet
An video of what happened in Pudong went viral in Shanghai 

Hygienic (adj)

Hygiene (n) cleanliness
We need to have good hygiene to avoid the spread of the virus 

To cover (+ subject) (v) give info about a subject
We will cover how to use Office in the introduction class

Cross-over (n) going from one field to another
The art exhibition displays a crossover experience between music and images 

Rest time (n) time during which you don’t have to work / break time
We have to work from 9 to 12 and we have 15 min rest time at 10:30

rest of the time / remaining time
The exam lasts 2h and I just did half of the questions in 1h so the remaining time is 1h

Threshold (n) limit
You need to reach the admission threshold to be admitted in the university 

Swarm (n) a large group
A swarm of bees was flying after me

To swarm (v) to rush in a big group
People swarmed into the supermarkets to get food