Online Class Notes (Tibo)

My colleagues are planning to have a travel overseas so I can have time to plan where I can go.
-> My colleagues are planning to travel overseas so I am thinking about going to

I am the fan of Blackpink -> I am a fan of Blackpink
I wonder the public opinion on this / I am curious about the public opinion on this.

They talked that maybe the same thing talked by overseas is so different as there are some limited discussion.

I saw some comments under the post, they asked him to confirm if they were dating.
They value their private life, privacy.
If they are really in dating -> if they are really dating / are really in a relationship 

Some Chinese celebrities love to show their belonging and wealth and like to post what they have on social platforms.

Chinese celebrities have a showy lifestyle , they like to be in the front of the scene on the other hand a lot of European families like to keep a low profile 

they just use the car to go to the supermarket and get their groceries.

In China the car and the watch are status symbols.

It is the wealthiest family in the world.

They said for this family they have so value pure blood -> they are very careful about marriage.
They can only marry up.

Maybe they insist on that, maybe they really care about this.
Maybe they don’t like interracial marriages

There is more diversity in the US.

He is a fan of Lisa and also followed her around the world for her world tour.
He actively pursued her first and after a while they started dating.
It wasn’t initiated by Lisa / she wasn’t the one trying to chat him up.

Some hardcore fans wrote aggressive comments
They think she just wants to marry up and increase her position in society.
Other people think it will be very difficult.

The group has a lot of luxury brands. For her career she has ambition so maybe it is not only to be a normal idol and she also has more ambitions to come on the luxury stage.

It could be a win – win.

They want to push their brand and get access to the young generation.
They think this group has a lot of purchasing power.
So they care more and more about social media platforms.

Lisa brings some attention from the public and he provides her with some resources / contacts.

Many years ago Tiffany watches were not that outstanding.
One of the sons is responsible for the PR of the group and the second for Tiffany, the third takes care of Tag.
They mentioned that after the second son being responsible for Tiffany he pushed the brand to get access to more fashion and trendy generation and the sales increased a lot

For a jewelry brand it is hard to enter a new market
They want to target gen Z better.

Some Tiffany designs have similarities with Cartier.

Vocabulary

win – win (n) when both parties are winning
We want to end the negotiation on a win win.

hardcore (adj) : with a lot of intensity / really strong
The race was really hardcore

keep a low profile : don’t want to be noticed , not show too much about your life
They are very rich but they like to keep a low profile.

status symbol (n) something that shows your status / wealth
Cars are status symbols in China

prenup (n) wedding contract on how to divide wealth
Wealthy people usually like to sign a prenup before getting married

interracial marriages  (n) marriage between people from different races and origins
interracial marriages are now very common in the US.

Endogamy: (n) The practice of marrying within a specific social, cultural, or racial group.
In some traditional cultures, individuals are expected to marry members of their own tribe or caste, exemplifying endogamy.

Pronunciation

wealthiest

appreciate