VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

I have 3 cats and a turtle.
I like to hold them / to hug them

I am afraid I crash somebody.

I played badminton when I was little.

coffee is bitter
I like coffee with milk./ latte.

I don’t like Starbucks, it is expensive.

I left my glasses at home.

I like cash, alipay is not safe.
WeChat pay is not safe either.
I like cash.
It is not a good idea because it is not safe.
People can steal money.
They send you a message and you click and they steal your money.

I use cash, someone can steal my card and use a POS to swipe the card and take the money.
I can touch the money and I know if it is fake.

I have 3 cats and a turtle.
I like to hold them / to hug them.

I am afraid of crashing into somebody.

I played badminton when I was little./ when I was a child.

I don’t like coffee because it is bitter.
I like coffee with milk./ latte.

I don’t like Starbucks, it is expensive / the coffee in Starbucks is overpriced.

overpriced (adj) 价格过高的
The new iPhone is overpriced.

I left my glasses at home.

I like cash, I believe that alipay is not safe. / I don’t trust alipay.
WeChat pay is not safe either.
I like/prefer cash.

A digital  yuan is not a good idea because it is not safe.
People can steal money more easily.
For example they send you a message, you click on it and they steal your money.

I have a card but I prefer to use cash because someone can steal my card and use a POS to swipe the card and take the money.

I can touch the money and I know if it is fake or real. / I can know if the money is real just by touching it.

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has been spearheading work on the digital yuan, a so-called central bank digital currency (CBDC) that aims to replace some of the cash in circulation.

What is the digital yuan?

Vocabulary

salty (adj)咸的
I like salty things.

salt (n)食盐
I put salt on the French fries.

fake (adj)伪造的
The store gave me a fake 100 RMB.

swipe (v)刷
I swipe the card to pay.

eventually (adv) 最终
I read 10 pages everyday, I will finish the book eventually.

to decrease (v) : 减少
I try to decrease the time I spend watching movies.

to increase (v)增加
I want to increase the number of books I read.

speed up (v) : go faster 增速
We are going to be late, we need to speed up.

accurate (adj) : 精确的
My watch is not accurate so I prefer to check the time on my phone.

to accumulate (v) 积累
I accumulated many emails.

cashless (adj) : without cash
Alipay is a cashless payment system

jobless (adj) : without a job
Tom is jobless

circulation (n) 流通
I open the window because I want to improve the air circulation.

to aim (v) 想完成
I aim at improving my English.

cash (n) 现金
I always have some cash with me.

digital (adj): virtual 数字的／数马的
I have many digital pictures on my phone.

digitalize (v) : make digital
I digitalize my CDs so that I can listen to them everywhere.

to spearhead (v) to lead
China spearheads the use of digital money

spear (n) 矛
The warrior uses a spear.

myopia (n) 近视
I suffer from myopia

Latte (n) 拿铁咖啡
I like to drink latte

bitter (adj) 微苦的
Coffee is bitter

to hug (v) 拥抱
I like to hug the cats

turtle /tortoise (n) 龟
I have a turtle pet