VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

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Write about the three most important things to a company being financially successful.

both of them are not friendly to China. -> none of them are friendly to China
our news always say some bad to them. -> our news usually say bad things about them
I heard the vaccine injections do very well. -> the vaccine program is progressing very well

Maybe they did something wrong but are trying to make it to a normal way now.  -> they are trying to correct their mistakes / they are directing their efforts in the right direction …

he has already injected the vaccine -> He has already received the vaccine

our country may offer benefits for these veterans but we don’t know that and seldom do we have this kind of news.
Maybe in a small field -> maybe people who are close to the military know more about it
Maybe classmates who work in the army would know that.

He just needed/had to fill in a form but he didn’t have to physically  join in the army / he didn’t need to do a military service.

the army will train their way of thinking and their responsibility. -> The army will help them develop a sense of responsibility and a way of thinking
Some men are really not like men. / some men are very girly

one thing that can be accepted by common people and 1 is common people don’t understand it. -> I feel art can be divided into 2 kinds , 1 is accepted by most people / the majority and for the other/modern art, most people can’t understand it.

I am not obsessed with art

it will improve the rate of injection and the government doesn’t need to pay any money / the government doesn’t need to pay anything / it is financially transparent for the government

For our company it is a kind of clearance but we can say we have a sense of responsibility / it is also good PR
he got CNY165 in coupons.
if you jus finished the first injection it is not safe for the country  -> if you have just received the first injection you are not immune yet / you are still at risk

they will think North Korean people their life is not very good  -> they will think North Koreans do not live in good conditions / do not have easy lives.
they have very strong feelings toward their president / they idolize their president / there is a cult of personality around the president

Vocabulary

cult of personality (n) state marketing to create heroes
cult of personality was used in Russia to make people feel they had to work harder

modern art (n) not traditional art
I don’t understand modern art. the painting is all white, what does that mean?

military service (n) when young men have to join the army for a few years
Young Koreans have to join the army because of their military service

to commemorate (v) : to remember / recall and show respect
We have a day off on national day to commemorate the beginning of China

commemoration (n)
We observed a minute of silence to commemorate the death of covid victims

D-Day : June 6 1944 when the allied coalition invaded northern France
He watched a movie about D-Day

veteran (n) former soldier who went to war / someone experienced
I am a veteran of the cosmetic industry
Tom is a veteran of the war

to rule (v) : to have power / to be the leader
The president rules over the country

ruler (n) the one who rules / the one with power
KJU is the ruler of North Korea

poor showing (n) poor participation
Our event was not very successful we had a poor showing

coalition (n) 联盟  / alliance between different parties
My enemies formed a coalition and tried to get me to leave the company

ballot (n) vote / poll
We need to count ballots to know who won the election

to cast a ballot (v) : to vote
He went to the polling station to cast his ballot