Online Class Notes (Tibo)

It is still very similar, we have some food and go shopping and meet some friends you haven’t seen for a long time.

Some friends we have the wechat groups so we post some memes or stickers ->
We have wechat groups with our friends so we post some memes or stickers there.

a few years ago we didn’t use wechat anymore so we have to send the message. -> a few years ago we didn’t have wechat / wechat did not exist so we had to send text messages

if you send the sms you think you just didn’t say happy new year. -> When you sent a sms you could not only send happy new year, you had to add/include some new year wishes.

in Shanghai we can’t play the fireworks ->

The fireworks that is the real new year feeling.
When I was a child everyone, every family they would light the fireworks at midnight

When I heard a big sound and when I saw the fireworks that meant the new year was coming.
And now nothing it is very quiet.

We watch the gala until midnight and the second day / the next day everyone says “that was so bad.”

It is very hard for these stars to perform at the gala. / it is hard for celebrities to be invited to the gala

I remember when I was young we just had 1 channel and only 1 CCTV program and now some place channels for the other cities. -> now each region has a channel
And the regions they have battles / regions compete with one another,
If you invite one famous person I will invite someone more famous than you. / they tried to attract celebrities that are more famous than the other regions.

Until now I haven’t heard anyone say “I like the galas this year”
Everyone watches the gala and the day after everyone says that was so bad.

They say I won’t watch the gala this year, (some) people say that every year but then they still watch it

you pay for the account and you are a VIP but for Iqiyi and other apps they don’t only have one VIP tier they have golden and diamond VIP.

you think I am a VIP but why for this film I have to pay extra. So I choose wait some time until my account can access that movie. -> you think I am a VIP then why do I have to pay extra to watch this movie / although you are a VIP there are some movies you cannot watch directly/access

These apps, some videos just only one app so if you don’t have the account in that app you cannot watch it -> every app has some exclusive shows which you cannot watch anywhere else

I followed an anime,  it has 5 seasons.
And the first three seasons are on Bilibili and the last 2 seasons are on another app.

in the movie the white haired man has a red egg.
The first time I watched this movie I really wanted to have the red egg.

last year the creator of this movie died and a friend of his announced “we will finish the story and follow his vision ”

Vocabulary

anime (n) movies with cartoon like characters
Tom likes to watch Japanese anime

tier (n) level 阶层
Shanghai is a first tier city
Iqiyi has 5 VIP tiers

to compete (v) 竞争
each channel competes with the other to attract more viewers

competitor (n) 竞争对手
Nike is a competitor of Adidas

vision (n) 想象
sometimes I don’t understand his vision

berserk (adj) 独有的
My dog went berserk when it hears this sound

berserker (n)  crazy warrior who attacks everything
He plays a berserker in the game

exclusivity (n)
It is an Iqiyi exclusivity

exclusive (adj) 独有的
There are some tv shows that are exclusive to some apps.

channel (n) 电视台 / 频道
You can get more channels if you pay an extra CNY100 per month

region (n) 行政区
I visited the Jiangsu region

celebrity (n) 名人
There are many internet celebrities now

to add (v) 把…加起来
I added a new skill to my CV

to include (v) 包括, 把…算入
I included a document with more information in the email

new year wishes (n) things you wish for people in the new year.
I sent my new year wishes to my boss and wished him health and wealth

New year TV gala (n) Tv program for the new year
people watch the new year tv gala every year

to light (v) to set on fire 点燃
We usually light the fireworks at midnight

lighter (n) 打火机
I forgot my lighter

stickers (n) big images used in chat apps
I sent a sticker in the chat group

tradition (n) 传说 /传统
It is a tradition to light the fireworks at midnight

sms  / text message (n) a message sent through your phone carrier network
People don’t really send sms anymore

Pronunciation

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