Online Class Notes (Tibo)

I think it is more happiness live in Xiamen than in SH. -> Living in Xiamen brings you more happiness than living in SH / you will have a happier life in Xiamen than in SH.

I think I remember some reports said when people live by the natural they will feel more happiness. -> live close to nature (n)

This morning I attended an event which is the IKEA Xuhui store reopening (n), this is a private view/ private visit /private tour and some people showed us the brand new store and the new layout design.

Actually in my opinion I can imagine maybe in the future when it opens it must filled with people. / it will be packed / crowded 

this is the one I like the most

in the first floor there was a warehouse

They have moved the warehouse and instead of the warehouse they show a lot of furniture and added eating place / they made the restaurant bigger
They want to make IKEA look like a theme park.

They set a lot of meeting places and I think it depends on the Chinese customers and habits to meet in some place to talk with their friends and eat something.

I agree with you because in SH has no huge park. -> there is no huge park in SH  / SH has no huge park

Something like Hyde park in SH so people can only / have to stay indoor so Ikea must in the future become a theme park of home.

it is very far away from me / It is far from where I live

Maybe they see the public as potential to buy. / they have a large target customer / they are a mass market bramnd

They consider everyone as a potential buyer so they have a lot of Ikea stores and all the people meet there and they must to create opportunities to buy.
It looks like they just open a door and welcome people here and they must buy something.

the more people come in the more they can sell / it is a numbers game 

the bookshelf broken down by itself -> the shelf collapsed / the shelf broke because books were too heavy

it is totally sold out.
It is very popular in XHS so a lot of people follow the blogger and they would like to try and buy this one.
It looks convenient so they follow them and buy this one. It is sold out.

The crazy thing is when Ikea sold this out Taobao had someone copy this one and in IKEA the price was 149 and on taobao it sold for 290.
It is higher but the quality is poor and I bought one.
I bought from one of my friend who is in IKEA. And it is so hard to use.

Different shopping experience between China and the  UK.

In London I buy the things and I don’t like to save money because a lot of things you need to buy are higher in price and the shopping experience is not better than China because they need to wait for a long time to receive the product and in China because the speed is so fast it makes me feel I want these things and I want them now. / I become an impatient buyer

One day I suddenly had an idea and a shopping impulse.

I wanted a new iPhone so I just used elema to ask someone and paid CNY20 and they went to the Apple Store and bought it to me.
This convenience made me feel if I want something I can get it rapidly.

he wanted to buy something from Supreme and he wrote a program to help him to improve his chance to buy it and the most crazy thing is he used this program in UK and US website …
And when he clicked the button he said he maybe he owns CNY100,000 of Supreme goods.

The most stupid thing is the blind box. No matter it is limited or not.
This is only a plastic toy. I can understand the culture but I have no idea with/about the blind box.

Initially in the Japan culture / Japanese culture at the end of the year the shop owner may want to make different blind boxes and some are higher value than the price.
But the blind boxes are totally the same value.

is it from NBA and the inspired people / fans  feel they are the same as their idol.

I like to collect vinegar. When I was young I found it hard to digest food.
And my mother gave me vinegar together with food. So I collect the UK vinegar used with salad generally.
and in Korea the vinegar is very sour. But in Japan people use it with sushi but it is only mild

So I when I go to the restaurant to the restaurant and the first thing I will ask the waiter is for vinegar.
When I go to eat thehotpot I will put the meat into vinegar first.

Vocabulary

person (n) 1 人
I saw a strange person on the street

people (n) 2+ 人
There were a few people in the room

individual (n/adj) person / separate entity part of a group / single or separate (adj)

warehouse (n) place where you put inventory
There use to be a warehouse on the first floor of Ikea
each individual buyer deserves a great experience

to fulfill (v) 实现  / 满足 / 符合
He managed to fulfill his potential by going to a great school
I feel fulfilled because I do a job I love

to fill (v) 装满
I filled the room with boxes
I fill the fridge with vinegar bottles

mild (adj) not strong in taste
It is not very sour it is quite mild

bookshelf (n) place where you put books
I bought a bookshelf in IKEA

break down (v) not functioning properly
The computer broke down, I can’t turn it on

break (v) : physically damaged
The shelf broke because the books were too heavy

sour  (adj)
vinegar tastes sour

acidity (n) 酸性 ph value below 7
The acidity is very high

to collapse (v) crumble / fall on itself
The building collapsed

Grammar

do not use THE with a name
I went to Hyde park
I bought Nike shoes