Open F2F Class notes 2nd July (Eddie)

South Pole

North Pole

to polarize = to divide drastically
to paralyze = to cause to be unable to move

E.g. The Gov’t’s recent decision to ban alcohol had a polarizing effect on the people.

polar bear = white bear, lives at the North Pole

Santa Claus = a character who supposedly or according to traditional belief flies his sleigh around the world and delivers gifts to good children.

sleigh = Santa’s vehicle / vehicle equipped with runners instead of wheels which allow it to glide on snow

reindeer = the animals who pull Santa’s sleigh

Original:
With smart cells and computer spreading wider and wider, on line shopping has become more and more popular. Now we can buy everything we want and need with discount on line. It works quite well and beyond peoples’s imagination. However when many companies try to copy the same business modal in Japan they always fails. People still prefer to go to shopping mall to release working stress and learn the new product trend. I am so curious about the fact and try to find the reason. It is because the government policy of business equality. The on line couldn’t lower their price in order to compete with actural malls.

Edit:
With smartphones and computers spreading wider and wider, online shopping (is now as popular as it has ever been) has become more and more popular. Now we can buy everything we want and need online, at discounted prices. It works quite well and beyond peoples’s imagination. However, when many companies try to copy the same business model in Japan they always fail. People still prefer to go to shopping mall to get rid of working stress and learn about the newest trends. I am curious about this fact and try to find the reason. It is because the government policy of business equality. The online sellers are not allowed to lower their prices in order to compete with actual malls.

brick-and-mortar shop =/= online shop