VIP Class Notes (George)
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Keep reading the BBC article and review vocabulary
Vocabulary
Threaten- when you warn someone you will do something bad against them if they don’t do what you want.
e.g. When I was little I would always threaten my brother that I would tell our mom he ate cookies.
Conservative- They like the old ways of doing things and tradition. (baoshou)
e.g. My grandma is very conservative, she doesn’t want me to live with a man before marriage.
Liberal- open minded and more modern.
e.g. My aunt is very liberal, she wants women to be treated equally and do any job men can do.
Battling-To fight against something.
e.g. I was battling cancer last year but now I am fine.
Publicity- Something that catches the media’s or public’s attention.
e.g. A lot of stars like to do some bad things so they can get more publicity, and become more famous.
Campaign- (jingxuanhuodong) When you organize people to get together for something.
e.g. We were campaigning for shorter workdays.
Former- Something that comes before.
e.g. I saw my former boss at the cafe last afternoon.
Latter- Something that comes after
e.g. Apples and potatoes, the former is a fruit, the latter is a vegetable.
Audio – Anything that has to do with sound.
e.g. Every class I do an audio recording so I can review at home.
Leaked- When something leaks out, or spills out, it doesn’t stay somewhere.
e.g. I told my friend a secret and it leaked out the very next day.
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