VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

I have to be in the class in the afternoon so I spent several hours in a cafe.

later I put on my earphones and I focused on the music.
some people will hold the baby upside down. / hold it by the leg.
He wants to bring his gf to China.

There will be less people and they cannot ensure pensions… because we are paying an insurance for my parents.
So if we get old there will be a huge gap for the pension  / the pension funding will be negative

There is a rumor saying we will retire later / they will push back/delay the retirement age. Because they want us to keep working and pay pensions.
Parents will send their kids to learn sports and instruments so it costs a fortune.
as children get older the possibility gets higher.

we went back to work in April

If I have enough savings I can choose not to work / I am financially free I can choose not to work.

They work in the media industry. They can earn enough money from their home. / working remotely
One of the advantages is we can socialize with people.

It is good for developing small cities.
We are still maintaining the life pre – pandemic / our lifestyle didn’t change much now that the country has reopened.

they easily look at / observe other people’s life  / they are easily influenced.

the president must listen to them.
All of them were either killed or in prison

Her gf used her influence to get her daughter in a famous university.

Vocabulary

giant (n) very big and influential company
The Chinese IT giants are Tencent / Baidu and Alibaba

to lobby (v/n) campaign for / influence
The cigarette lobby group is lobbying to prevent new regulations from passing

mandate (n) period of being appointed
It is his second mandate as president

perks (n) non financial benefits
There are many perks that come with the job. For example you get a personal driver…

to ghost (v) to totally ignore someone online
He sent me a message but I didn’t want to reply so I ghosted him

employer (n) the one giving work
My employer is the best

financial independence (n) not having to work for money
He reached financial independence and decided to half retire

pension  (n) money you get after retirement
My pension is not enough for me to live so I found a new job at 70

AR (augmented reality)
They use AR to show you how the furniture would look in your home

VR (virtual reality)
he used the VR headset to join a virtual meeting