Online Class Notes (Tibo)

https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/the-most-expensive-cities-in-the-world-level-3/

excluding the house, the living cost is not high compared to other cities. -> Living in Shenzhen is not too expensive, if you exclude the housingcost, the rest is quite affordable

I find the living cost is not so high as my expect -> I found the living cost was not as high as I expected / I found the living cost was lower than my expectation.

For example the cost of eating. When we travel we also go to markets and I think the price is not high in Beijing. / the price of groceries is affordable

For HK I think it is different, excluding the housing cost, the living cost is also very high.
But I think the salary for the employees is affordable for HK citizens. -> People working in HK receive a higher salary so the living cost is manageable in that situation.

It is a different situation.

Now the price of houses is not stable.
also the stock is not very good -> the stock market is not doing well this year.

Vocabulary

to participate (v) take part in
Tom participated in the game

to anticipate (v) think something will happen in the future / guess a direction for the future
I anticipate that the cost of living will increase next year

anticipation (n)
Some people decided to buy a house today in anticipation that the price would increase next year.

to dampen (v) makes a little less strong / intense
restaurants had good summer sales, the rain in August dampened the results but the overall sales were still high.

inflation (n) rise in prices
There is no good solution to inflation.

intelligence department / unit: group of researchers who gather information and analyze it for the company,

intelligence (n) information

expect(v)

expectation (n)

Grammar

pre : before
Pre pandemic, the cost of living was lower

post : after
We see a huge increase in travel post pandemic

Pronunciation

unit

unite

index