VIP Class Notes (Mike)

https://www.businessinsider.com/china-middle-class-starting-to-look-like-americas-2021-12

https://www.china-briefing.com/news/chinas-middle-class-5-questions-answered/

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/mapping-chinas-middle-class

https://english.ckgsb.edu.cn/knowledges/chinas-middle-class/

Vocabulary

hair salon

trim (v) 修剪，削减，修整
trim hair/tree
My hair needs some trimming.

reside (v) 定居
residence (n) 居民 – residential area 居民区
citizen (n) 公民

be located in: for things, not people

reunion (n)
For a family reunion

in-laws (n) 丈人/丈母娘，岳父岳母，姐夫/姐姐，弟妹/小姨

managerial staff 管理层员工/人员

sense (v) 感受到
I could sense the

awkward (adj.) 笨拙的，（人）尴尬的
embarrassing (adj.) （场景）让人尴尬的，让人难堪的
Felling off from the bike was an embarrassing moment for me.
Being caught lying can be embarrassing.
embarrassed (adj.)
I was so embarrassed when my boss found out that I lied to him/her.
embarrassment (n) 尴尬，窘迫
awful

unproductive (adj.) 低效的

improve
I have improved.
I am improved.

extend (v) 延期
put off
The SH marathon was supposed to happen in August, but the committee decided to put it off to 2024.

hold (v) 举办，举行

chair (v) 主持
My boss will chair today’s meeting.

expire (v) 过期

renew (v) 续约

concern (v) be concerned with
Business people are more concerned with this election.

term (n) 任期
He has finished his second term, and he is seeking to secure a third term.

conservative (adj.) 保守的，守旧的

regressive (adj.) 退步的
progressive (adj.) 进步的

under a soft lockdown

detect (v) 检测

megaphone (n)  – loudspeaker

frustration (n) 沮丧，烦心事

restrict (v) to limit
International travel was restricted.
strict

Thailand (n)
Thai (n/adj.) Thai food, Thai people

resourceful people

I will visit my relatives located in CZ.
I will visit my relatives in CZ.

He just sits there and doesn’t converse with people.

The covid situation is serious in SH.
SH had a really bad Covid wave.

It’s a tourist place.
It’s a tourist destination. 旅游景点

WeChat public account
WeChat official account

the tuition fee is expensive.
The tuition is high.

Middle Class  中产阶级/中层阶级

Financial aspect
Education level
Social resources
Taste for art/leisure/fashion/life style
World view 世界观: family/work

collective (n) 集体

spiritual/intellectual needs

They care more about their inside than the outside

They are enrolled in a MBA program.