VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

I graduated from a medical university and then I joined a resident program in Huashan hospital and I just finished my program.
I think I studied at least 8 years. Some people need to study about 11 years or more because they need to get a bachelor degree and then a master degree and then a Ph.D
I just got a master degree but I want to do something else.
I am prepared an exam called GMAT.
I am going to go abroad next year. I want to go to England or stay at Shanghai.

is abroad very serious?
I always am in SH so I have no idea about the situation in else countries.
But I have some friends that they went to America last week but he is also a medical student in Fudan and he just  to a program and he is going to study Ph.D in the US.
I am worried about him.

there are a few flights.
I need to wait at least 2 months.

after she got the Pfizer vaccine she had a serious fever.

the vaccine is safe because the virus is killed / inactive
But the vaccine from the US or Europe itself may be not totally killed.

I just leaned how to play golf a month ago.
I invited a teacher and learned how to play it.
when you shoot the ball and it can fly very far from you.
it need a high technical -> a high level of technique / it is very technical 

I don’t want to stay in healthcare field because I am a little bored.
I just learn new things it is more interesting.

if you want to do well you need to start at a young age

I graduated from a medical university and then I joined a resident program in Huashan hospital and I just finished my program.
I think I studied at least 8 years. Some people need to study about 11 years or more because they need to get a bachelor degree and then a master degree and then a Ph.D
I just got a master degree but I want to do something else.
I am prepared an exam called GMAT.
I am going to go abroad next year. I want to go to England or stay at Shanghai.

is abroad very serious? -> is it serious in the rest of the world  / outside China / in foreign countries 

I always am in SH so I have no idea about the situation in other / foreign  countries.
But I have one friend that went to America last week but he is also a medical student in Fudan and he just  joined  a program and he is going to study Ph.D in the US.
I am worried about him.

there are a few flights.
I need to wait at least 2 months.

after she got the Pfizer vaccine she had a serious fever.

the vaccine is safe because the virus is killed / inactive
But the vaccine from the US or Europe the virus may be active / in western vaccines the technology is different

I just leaned how to play golf a month ago. / I picked up golf a month ago
I found/hired a teacher and learned how to play it.

when you shoot the ball and it can fly very far from you.

a high level of technique / it is very technical

Photography
1. Do you like to take photographs? (Why?)

Of course I like to take photographs. I often take photographs with my friends because we want to record the meaningful moments when we are young. / we want to record our youth
When we are old we can watch the photos we had / we can browse through the pictures to remember a part of our lifeI will take photos for my friends and she will take some for me.

2. Do you think it is better to take photos using a camera or a mobile phone?
sometimes I prefer the camera because it is very true and you can see the true / you could know the true of yourself -> what you really look like
it is very clear / detailed / sharp
but if you are in a good condition it will be satisfied -> satisfying

4. What do you most like to take photos of?
I like portraits, sometimes I like to record happy times with my friends and I think it is enough.
I like to capture the expressions on their face

5. What do you do with your photos after you have taken them?

I will add some filters and send them to my friends. Sometimes I will print it if it is very meaningful.
I will save them in my computer.
I like posting my pictures on WeChat moments.
it is can be quickly transfer the picture from camera to phone so it is convenient. -> you can quickly transfer the pictures from the camera to your phone by bluetooth

6. Do you ever share your photos with other people on the internet?
I will post my photos on the WeChat moments but I don’t like to post to someone else I don’t know. -> I don’t want people I don’t know to see them  / I don’t make them visible to people I don’t know / but only my close friends can see them.
I have some restrictions  about my moment for example some people I am not familiar with cannot see the pictures. .. / don’t have access

What are some examples of good habits and bad habits that people have? How do we develop our habits?

I think there are some good habits people have such as exercising or cooking, reading and charity.
some like watching the phone all the time and staying up and watching TV and junk food.
I like eating junk food and I eat very little vegetables and fruits. / I don’t eat enough vegetables and fruits
the sweetness of chocolate makes me happy

Do you think the stars of popular culture such as pop singers and film stars influence the habits of young people?
Sometimes I think they will create a positive influence on young people
for example some singers or film stars work hard and keep fit.
Sometimes they will exaggerate the importance of appearance , it will make anxiety to you people -> it will make young people anxious (adj) / it will lead to more anxiety (n) among young people

Would you say this is a good thing? *
Do you think this puts a lot of pressure on these stars (to be good models)?
Do you think advertising in general has much influence on the habits of young people?

Vocabulary

anxious (adj)
I am anxious about the result of my test

anxiety (n) stress
I suffer from anxiety, I can’t sleep and I need to medicine

popcorn (n) 爆玉米花
I eat popcorn in the cinema

leak (n/v) 泄漏
They are afraid of a privacy leak (n)
Tom leaked (v) secret data about the company

privacy (n) 隐私
They don’t people to invade their privacy

invade (v) 侵略/侵扰
They invaded my privacy.

restrict (v)
I will restrict my pictures to my close friends

restriction (n)
There are travel restrictions because of Covid 19

portrait (n) 肖像  / picture of people
I like to shoot portraits

sharp (adj) very clear
The picture is very sharp because I took it with a DSLR

flaw (n) 瑕疵
It will exaggerate your flaws

to scan (v) 扫描仪
My grandma decided to scan old pictures to be able to see them on her phone
I need to scan the document and send it to the school

scanner (n)
I used a scanner to make a digital copy of the document

to pick up a hobby (v) : start a hobby
I picked up golf 1 month ago

Belfast (n) 贝尔法斯特
She is in Belfast

vaccine (n) 疫苗
I haven’t taken the vaccine yet

abroad (adv)
My friend went abroad, he went to America

foreign (adj)
I traveled to many foreign countries