VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

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weather is a part of the activity and if you are a good player you should fit yourself to various players.
But if the weather is to suitable for most of the players maybe you should change.

I am not sure how hot Tokyo is.
From the temperature it is ok but if the humidity is high maybe it is bad for people to continue to play.
He doesn’t like very high temperatures. He plays better if the weather is ok but some players they are more suitable.

you will find that weightlifting players they are short and overtime they weightlifting it is harmful to them.
If they are guaranteed they can get the gold medal they will give up the last lift because most of them don’t want to break the world record it is very energy consuming.
But Chinese players want to.
I heard when they retire they have a hard life and some in the late of their life they have to sold their gold medal.

A lot have sicknesses and they to pay a lot of money to continue their normal life.
Some kids have some sickness naturally.

A lot of players behind have a hard life.

You can only see 1 or 2 western people in the finals and most people are from Asia.

today’s society is more accepting

people are ok if their players withdraw. Especially for US , they can accept it much more easier.
I remember that in 2012, He attended the match, in 2008 he got the gold medal and it was a milestone for Chinese and people had a lot of expectations but he just withdraw before the match begin and it is said. He didn’t feel well before the olympics but he had to go there. And before the match he cannot even do a warm up and he retired and people blamed him a lot.
A lot of comments attacking him but this time we had a lot of players like the volleyball team they are the stars in China and lost. People didn’t expect it but no one blamed on them and said ok hope you can do better.
And the coach retired after the match and people gave their wishes to her and thanked her for the efforts.
After the first 3 match we won but cannot enter the next round but they said hope you do well next time
The attitude people have changed with the development of the society.
Chinese people don’t need the gold medal to prove we are strong.
But in 1996 China was poor and we were looked down upon worldwide so we need the olympics.

weather is a part of the activity/sports and if you are a good player you should adapt to different conditions / weather conditions.
But if the weather is not suitable for most of the players maybe you should postpone the match.

I am not sure how hot Tokyo is.
From the temperature it is ok but if the humidity is high maybe it is bad for people to continue to play. / maybe the perceived temperature is not suitable for a match
He doesn’t like very high temperatures. He plays better if the weather is moderate but some players they are more adaptable.

He told the Olympic committee to change the time but they refused.

you will find that weightlifting athletes are generally short and over time weightlifting it is harmful to them.
If they are guaranteed they can get the gold medal they will give up the last lift because most of them don’t want to break the world record it is very energy consuming. / it is very tough on them.
But Chinese athletes want to.
I heard when they retire they have a hard life and some in their late years they to sell their gold medal for money.

A lot of them develop sicknesses and they have to pay a lot of money to continue their normal life. / in medical fees 
Some kids have some sickness naturally. / some sicknesses are even hereditary

A lot of players who are not in the spotlight have a hard life.

You can only see 1 or 2 western people in the finals and most people are from Asia.

today’s society is more accepting / tolerant

people are ok if their players withdraw. Especially for the US , they can accept it much more easily.
I remember that in 2012, He attended the match, in 2008 he got the gold medal and it was a milestone for Chinese and people had a lot of expectations but he just withdraw before the match began and it is said he didn’t feel well before the olympics but he had to go there. And before the match he could not even do a warm up and he withdrew and people blamed him a lot.

A lot of comments attacked him but this time we had a lot of players like the volleyball team they are the stars in China and lost. People didn’t expect it / people were really surprised but no one blamed them and said ok hope you can do better.
And the coach retired after the match and people gave their wishes to her and thanked her for the efforts.
After the first 3 matches we lost and could not enter the next round but they said hope you do well next time / they encouraged them
The attitude people have changed with the development of the society.
Chinese people don’t need the gold medal to prove they are strong.
But in 1996 China was poor and we were looked down upon worldwide so we needed the olympics.

Vocabulary

hereditary (adj) which is passed on through birth
HIV is a hereditary disease

anthem (n) national song
They played a different anthem

in jeopardy (adj) : in danger
I am sorry for putting you in jeopardy

to jeopardize (v) engender / put in danger
The new rise in covid cases jeopardizes many events that were planned in August

to pull out (v) : withdraw
We told the guards to pull out once it was over

frame of mind / mindset / way of thinking
Someone in her family died before the competition and she didn’t feel in the right frame of mind to compete

to stumble (v) lost balance / almost fall / find by chance
The ground was slippery and I stumbled but I managed to catch my friend’s arm
I stumbled upon someone selling the car I wanted to buy so we made a deal..

gymnast (n) someone doing gymnastics
She is a famous gymnast

gymnastics (n) 体操
A lot of kids start gymnastics to be more flexible

wrestling (n) 摔跤
Wrestling is popular in Japan

wrestler (n) people wrestling

Judo (n) 柔道
Japan won gold at judo

judoka (n) someone practicing judo
Most judoka are from Japan

sumo (n)  相扑
I like to watch sumo matches

to dive (v) 跳水/潜水
He went to Thailand to dive
He is afraid of diving into the swimming pool

diving (n)

Covid prevention rules (n)
The government implemented some new covid prevention rules

dehydration (n) when you don’t have enough water because it is very hot
Some tennis players complained about dehydration during the match

sarcasm (n) 讽刺
The Brits like sarcasm, very often they will say, lovely weather, isn’t it? When it is raining heavily

sarcastic (adj)
I am not sure if he was serious or sarcastic

dry humor / deadpan humor (n) : when you say something as a joke but you don’t appear to be joking
I broke a glass when I met my boss and he told me I had to pay him CNY10k for it. I was relived when I realized it was just dry humor.