Online Class Notes (Tibo)

China had strict policy on Covid but suddenly it opened

at first we thought they should go through the winter / wait for the winter to end but one month ago Shanghai started to issue new rules every day 

Then after 3 days everything opened.

It surprised me, there were cases in our team suddenly.
The policy was totally opened on Thursday last last week / 2 weeks ago

The following Monday 3 in our team members were infected

Now 9 are infected.
That Friday we had team building and then hotpot together
In the afternoon we went painting.

We divided into 3 tables and I didn’t sit with them.
During the whole process I wear the mast -> I wore a mask

I was afraid if I was a potential case / I was afraid of being infected so I sent my son to his grandma for 4 days.
A lot of students or parents are infected. Last week Shanghai announced that all the schools were to/had to close.

maybe he is a close contact.
A lot of my friends said it is quite uncomfortable. / A lot of my friend had a terrible time when they got infected.

Their kindergarten had online classes but he didn’t attend.
I think it is not good for his eyes and kids at his age should go to school and learn to play with other people. / learn to socialize
After he experiences the unkindness from his peers / conflict with his peers he will learn to grow

He asked me if everyone is infected what’s the meaning of the policy?

I was so suffered -> I really suffered

For a kid I will be very suffered -> kids will really suffer from this, it is especially painful to kids
He doesn’t know what to do and he will cry.

Some of them got infected, they had a high fever for 2 days and then they were ok

they said it was very suffered -> they said they suffered a lot

they still tested negative
you are meant to be go to work -> you are meant to go to work

at first when you open people stay at home to avoid being infected.

After Chinese new year we will have another peak.
We have shift A and B. / We divided our people in 2 teams

This time we only have 2 weeks shift and in Jan I think we will still need to go to work.
If you don’t have severe symptoms you will have to go to work.

He said after 5 days quarantine I will get it.
I am the person who support the open policy but I don’t think it was a good idea to open suddenly. -> I support the open policy / I am a proponent of the open policy

At first we saw some policy rule loose -> at first we saw them loosen some rules

I tried to buy some drugs but failed.
I think if your kid gets high fever it is ok to stay at home but you need some drugs.
I don’t have drugs at home and if he gets fever I will be worried.

Also spring is better than winter and summer is better than spring.
Winter is the worst season.

If your son is sick you are not dare to make him sleep alone. -> if your son is sick you won’t dare to let him sleep alone

If he didn’t feel very well I can get up to take care of him. -> if he doesn’t feel very well I can get up to take care of him (1st conditional)

They said this policy cannot even convince my son

In the past I thought a lot about future but now I don’t think about tomorrow.
People changed mentally and their behaviors also changed.

shopping is no longer a positive emotion / you lose the warmth of shopping.

Vocabulary

treatment (n) medicine taken to recover from a disease
The doctor gave me a treatment for my cold

to treat (v) take actions to make someone better / less sick
I am treating my sore throat with some special syrup

field (n) place to do sport
There is a football field

feather (n) 羽毛
I started to use a feather blanket

down jacket (n) very warm jacket for winter
You don’t need a down jacket in Singapore

to dry (v) stop being wet
I left the clothes to dry on the balcony

drying machine (n)
I put the wet clothes in the drying machine

proponent (n) someone who supports / advocate
Tom is a proponent of replacing labour with machines

to suffer (v) to feel pain / go through a tough time
Tom really suffered after the accident

to socialise (v) learn how to behave with others
going to school is useful, it teaches kids how to socialize

to convince (v) make someone agree
I managed to convince him

positive (adj) having the disease
The test was positive and I had to stay home for a week

negative (adj) not having the disease
I tested negative and went on a trip

Pronunciation

expectation