Online Class Notes (Tibo)

I was interested in Europe.
I went to Italy and Hungary the Czech Republic and Austria.
Italy is my favorite. It has a long history.

For a short period it is ok but for a long time it is tough, I have a Chinese stomach.
/ I am too attached to Chinese food / I would miss Chinese food too much.

India is not a good market. / is a very special market / a special case.

It doesn’t have a strict IP policy / it doesn’t protect intellectual property very well so the medicine in India is cheap because they don’t protect the IP of new drugs / they do not enforce patents.

they will try to get the IP for free and produce the new drug without any authorization from the Biotech. -> they will copy / steal the formula from other companies without authorization.

It has a large population and a big market but Pharma companies are worried about the market they don’t want to have their product stolen from Indian companies  / they don’t want Indian companies to copy their products / steal their product .

They have copy drugs and they are cheap.
In China is it around 10 times higher than India. / the original drug is priced 10 times as much as the Indian one.

It is very shame -> it is a shame

It depends in which city you are located.
I travelled to Phyladephia and they have many homeless people.
In people square you cannot see the homeless people but they are very visible there.

In SH the subway is clean but in NYC I don’t feel comfortable for the NYC subway system -> I don’t feel comfortable when I am in the subway in NYC / I feel the subway in NYC is not very clean.

I think the situation will be better / get better / improve

the economy between the 2 countries cannot be separated.
They hold finance and high tech and AI and China has the manufacturing.
-> it is interconnected  / they are tightly linked.
China cannot miss US and the US cannot miss China -> China cannot go without the US  / the US need China  / They need each other.

If it gets worse it could be a disaster for the whole world.

He might lose his control in Russia
Only a few people can go against him / can openly voice their opposition to Putin
Many people took a flight to Turkey / fled to Turkey

I cannot do Yoga, my body is very hard -> not flexible  / stiff

It is the political capital / the political center.

Vocabulary

NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement)
We had a sign an NDA

to contest (v) to disagree / not recognize as true
I contested the charges because I was convinced to be innocent

espionage (n) spying / stealing secrets
He went to jail for commercial espionage

courtroom (n) place where the judge gives a verdict
He had to go to the courtroom

military parade (n) soldiers walking on the street for a special occasion
There is a military parade every 10 years

balcony (n) part of a building extending to the outside
I like to stand on the balcony and watch the sunrise

committed (adj) focused on the task / wants to get to the result
I am really committed and I go the gym every day, I don’t miss any day

stiff (adj) not flexible
He is quite stiff
My body is very stiff

to flee (v) (flee fled fled) escape
a lot of Russians fled to Turkey

resident (n) person living somewhere
Shanghai has about 24 million residents

residential area (n) area where people live / with many apartments
He lives in the residential area

crater (n) big hole in the ground
an asteroid fell on earth and created a big crater

secretary (n) assistant
The secretary took the meeting notes and emailed them to all the participants

secretary of state (n) a high-ranking government official who is responsible for overseeing foreign affairs and international relations on behalf of their country.
The US secretary of state visited China

back on track (n) in a normal way / a normal situation
Our test is not going well, we need to make sure we are back on track if we want to launch this year

to steer (v) direct / move in a direction
We need to steer the talk toward a good outcome

steering wheel (n)circular device in a vehicle that is used to steer or control the direction of the vehicle.
We are supposed to keep both hands on the steering wheel

football (UK) = Soccer (US)

super bowl  (n) biggest American football game of the year

rodeo (n) event in which cowboys and cowgirls compete in various activities that involve riding horses, bulls..
he took pictures of the rodeo

Grammar

steal ( steal stole stolen)