VIP Class Notes (Phoebe)

Write your opinions on what Tesla team should do in terms of technology and public relationships about the accidents with braking system of Tesla recently.

Vocabulary

COVID-19 新冠

measure n. step 步骤，措施

far-reaching adj. 影响深远的

restriction n. 限制(not allowed to do sth) v.s. limitation n. 局限 (sth has some disadvantages)

work restrictions

restrict sth to sth

We are restricted to staying at home. The car speed is restricted to 40mph. This restaurant is restricted to young adults only. The gov restricted us to bidding… once a month.

The government does not allow bidding of driving licence plates.

unveil v. 揭开  /ˌʌnˈveɪl/  veil v. 遮盖 /veɪl/

The secret was unveiled by him.

hospitality n. 服务；款待 (hospitality business 服务业）

Thank you for your hospitality. （usually to a friend)

new friends can tell me where did they go   …can tell me places they have been 

Grammar

I am hot 热/性感

热：it is hot today/today is hot/I feel hot

性感： I am

I happened to see the video 碰巧看到/做

I happened to see him on the street.

a large amount of n. (countable and uncountable）

I see a large amount of cars/money

than (previously) expected

He came earlier than (previously) expected.

The company runs worse than expected.

Over: during

Over the last few months, I did not see any progress in the project implementation.

I will submit this proposal over the next week.

for a long time  v.s in a long time

for: for some length of time     I have been waiting here for a long time.

in: after (a long time)         We will finish writing the plan in a long time.

In the last few weeks/over the last few weeks

Pronunciation

cultural 

previously

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