Online Class Notes (Tibo)

We had the test last week end for English and science -> We reviewed for the English and the science test last week end

For the coming week we will have the test of Chinese / Chinese test.

If companies sell shares maybe they have difficulties / when companies sell shares it could be a sign of difficulties
If the company wants to sell shares then the price will go down.
If the company wants to sell shares maybe they have difficulties with their cashflows / it may mean that their cashflows are in a tricky situation.

I bought my car 10 years ago, at that time I worried about the safety of electric cars and worried about the stability.

but now thanks to the improvements in these 10 years I think I have more confidence / I am more confident on this so maybe next time I will prefer an electric car when I replace the current car. / maybe I will replace my car with an electric one.

We want to travel to many places so big cars are more convenient.

Most of the gas stations there is a electric charger so I think it is quite convenient now. / most gas stations also provide electric chargers …
In South China because the weather is hot it doesn’t snow so we can use electric cars but in north China we may use some green energy cars but not electric cars. It is too cold and may damage the battery. / DHL uses electric in south China but not in the north. This is due to the weather as the north is very cold and it could damage the battery.
In south China electric cars are more popular than in the north.

I heard from a taxi driver that they had compared the cost.
I think the government is encouraging citizens to buy electric cars. It is much cheaper when we buy Chinese cars it is attractive for us / the government subsidizes electric cars and they quite affordable.

Vocabulary

confident (adj)
She appeared very confident during the meeting.

confidence (n)
He has no confidence in this project.

public transport (n) ” train, bus, subway
They use public transport to go around

subsidy (n) 补贴
Thanks to the government’s subsidies, electric cars are cheap in China

to subsidize (v)
The government subsidizes electric cars in China

stable (adj)

stability (n)

tricky (adj) difficult / troublesome
We are in a tricky situation and we don’t know how to solve it

unit (n) group / department
At DHL, the drone unit works on how to use drones for delivery

to predict (v) guess about the future
We predict that our sales will increase by 10% next year
I predict that the business will grow in 2024

prediction (n)
We decided to buy a new building because based on our prediction our sales will double next year

to grow (v) develop  / increase
Our business will grow next year

to grow up (v) for people / animals : become older and more mature
I have to buy new clothes because my son is growing up.

affordable (adj)
Electric cars are quite affordable in China

Pronunciation

affordable

Science

electric