VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

sociology 

anthropology: the study of human groups and their culture

rice paddy 稻田

crop (n) plants grown on large scale for commercial purpose

rat race – involution： 内卷

data analysis

specialize

take the trash out

dump
ie. Tom just dumped Mary, their break-up was bad.

neat (adj) 整齐的

fortress

humans are self-conflicting animals 

Pronunciation

data analysis

I am not good at the numbers
I am not good with the numbers

find passion in your work

humans are self-conflicting animals 

Totally

I can’t agree more

So true

You bet

You tell me=it’s so true

You don’t say=really, so hard to believe 可不是嘛！