Online Class Notes (Tibo)

I still cannot -> I still need to be careful / my body is still weak

if the outside temperature is very low I still cannot go out and I need to wear a hat to cover my head or it is easy for me to get a headache.
->I cannot go out without a hat else I get a headache if it is very cold outside

I have not recovered entirely, maybe I still need one more week.

On the 24th / on Christmas eve I went out with my friends to play a board game.
It is a kind of board game, it is a very popular game among young people  / it is trendy within the young community.

I think the general mechanics is you play a role and you act as the role. / and you act accordingly

this game can be divided into different teams. It has several mechanics.
You and your friends can be a group and you battle. / you can form a team with your friends / you can team up with your friends  and battle

You need to read to find some clues to find out what is happening. Some people think it is like a meeting. / some people dislike it because you need to be very active.

The key thing is you act as your role / you follow your role and you say some performance. -> you read a script
There are some employees, they will play a role and engage with you like NPCs.You have one book, this is your role introduction and you follow what the book says.
Normally it takes 6-12 to finish this game. / a game lasts 6-12h.

If you visit the T-mall of some cosmetics brands they have promotions mechanics in their design page. If you buy CNY100 you can get free samples for example.

If you find some some skilled person to teach you, I found a coach to teach me some skills. you need to find a feeling. -> if you find a skilled coach/teacher/trainer you will learn very fast
The first time I tried I was afraid of falling. It took me 2 lessons.

It is not hard to entry but if you want to play very good like jump, It is very hard -> it is not hard to start but if you want to play very well it is very hard  / if you want to skateboard well it is a hard.

One of my friend is working in hospitals, she told me still a lot of people are dying from omicron.
Even though the risk is low many people still die from it.
She works in the medical insurance industry.

In China if you work in the hospital you cannot make a lot of money. / In China doctors do not make much money
They contribute a lot of time but they don’t have a balanced reward. / they are not paid much for all the time they spent studying.
It is very stable, it is hard to lose your job and you can stay in the same hospital your whole life.

if you go in cosmetic surgery you can earn a lot. Now it is much better than 10 years ago.
I watched news about people dying from cosmetic surgery, even famous actors.
Some of my friends flew to Korea to have a surgery, I think it is more dangerous than doing this in China. In China you have more channels to know about doctors / it is easier to get information but if you go to Korea it is a foreign country and you do not have much information.

I like to stay at home and watch TV and to sleep.
I like the feeling of just staying at home.

I think it is really attractive.
People will change, when I was young I liked thrillers and sad stories / tragedies
Now I think life is hard so I like watching comedies.

Vocabulary

tragedy (n) sad story (play/movie) / an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress
I like watching tragedies
Covid was a tragedy, many people died.

genre (n) type
My favorite movie genre is comedies

to enter a market (v) start to sell in a new market (for a company)
Apple entered the watch market with the Apple watch

barriers to entry (n) things that make it difficult to enter a market
There are huge barriers to entry to become a telecom company, you need to get a license from the state

script (n) text an actor says
Actors need to learn their script before the shooting begins

mechanism (n)a system of parts working together in a machine; a piece of machinery
This mechanism is what keeps the watch running

mechanics (n) the way in which something is done or operated; the practicalities or details of something

eve (n) the night before
Christmas eve : Dec 24
New year eve dec 31

Grammar

Something is good
this dish is good

someone does something well
Tom cooks very well