Online Class Notes (Tibo)

for some countries especially exports to the US is very important ->They rely heavily on their export to the US

A small change in the US can heavily impact other countries.

We need a big number of the money -> we need a big amount of money.

The inflation of the price is because the world is not peace -> the world is not at peace / not peaceful

We mostly have a more domestic economy / our economy is more isolated.

you don’t have any face / western people do not have a concept of face.

they come and say the last policy is fake -> they come and cancel the previous policy

If I get married I will leave my family because I have another family with someone else.
In China we have a close relationship.

Freedom is important for American people.
The most important element of life safety and wealth.

people born after 1995 are similar with offshore people -> people living abroad / foreign people 
They need privacy and need freedom and they don’t need to work hard because their family is wealthy .

We were born in different years

you can motivate some people with career evolution and other people with money / bonuses

Vocabulary

promote (v) to give a better job position
He was promoted to a manager position

promotion (n)
Tom asked for a promotion

graduation gift (n) a gift to celebrate finishing college
They gave him a BMW as a graduation gift

to protest (v) show discontent
Some people protested against the policy

protest (n) when people gather on the street to show they are unhappy
There was a protest in front of the company yesterday

independence (n) being able to decide by oneself
western people care about independence

to notice (v) to realize
I noticed a mistake in the report

patriotism (n) love of one’s country
The government encourages patriotism by making kids sing songs at school

patriot (n) someone who loves his/her country

homicide (n) a killing
He was sent to jail for homicide

domestically (adv) produced within the country
We produce most of what we need domestically

inflation (n) general increase in prices
Inflation was really high in Europe last year

Pronunciation

Ukraine