VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

It kicked off a race war in America / it started a strong black identity movement
many people striked and organized some parade on the street to express their attitude. -> people went on a strike  and organized protests 
The black lives matter to arouse racist issues. / the BLM movement sparked a discussion on racist issues

the population in the earth. it is too crowded -> on Earth

the Mars is the most nearest one -> Mars is the nearest one
if I can have fresh air and enough products / and all the things I usually need in my life

compared to the rights and privileges they had in the old times nowadays they are more like a symbol of the country and the responsibilities of the royal family to serve
if the country needs a symbol to help unite the people  / and if the people need to worship someone … then a king can be a good solution …

it is reasonable to deport illegal immigrants because if we didn’t it would result in chaos and it is not responsible for the whole country.

when the train is going in the tunnel some people are doing destruction and a construction car was digging the ground and is falling down from the mountain.
It turned out they don’t have cameras in the tunnel.

the chance is more smaller -> smaller than being a pedestrian

it is a scene you are rare to see -> you rarely see

Vocabulary

to dive (v) 跳水
He trained for the springboard diving part of the competition

mummy (n) corpse preserved using ancient Egyptian ways
The mummy of the king is in the pyramid

pedestrian (n) person walking along a road
Pedestrians have to wait and cross the road during the red light.

to deport (v) : to send out of the country / expel from a country
He was deported when the police found out he didn’t have a visa

deportation (n)
deportations usually take place by plane

capacity (n) : what you can fit / production ability
This hard drive has a capacity of 256gb
The capacity of the stadium is 20,000 seats
The factory has a production capacity of 10,000 units per day

to persevere (v) keep trying / not give up
We had many setbacks when we started the company but persevered and found success in the end

perseverance (n)
Perseverance is very important when start something new

ingenuity (n) creativity / inventiveness
They had to use ingenuity to fit many cameras in a phone

to explore (v) : discover the unknown
We need to explore Mars

setback (n) problem / reversal in progress
My computer had a problem and I lost the file, that was a serious setback for the project

parade (n) special public procession to celebrate something
I watched the parade in Disneyland
I watched the military parade on TV

protest (n) : procession to protest against something
The BLM protest was one of the most influential events of 2020

strike (n) : not go to work in protest
employees went on a strike

intersection (n) crossing point
I told the taxi driver to pick me up at the intersection of A and B streets

trial (n) a justice case / test of performance
I went to court for the trial and was found guilty
Iqiyi gave us a 1 month trial and we decided to buy the VIP package

Grammar

use an article with a singular noun
I go to the hospital (n)
I visited an interesting country
I visited the United States

Do not use an article if this noun has a name:
I go to Huashan hospital
I visited China
I visited America