VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

read about Powell’s speech:
https://www.ft.com/content/f2a6d9ac-24de-4e10-8fd6-924e8a45b047

maybe they have some paper certification -> maybe they have a paper certificate 

they have a specific code to recognize where they are -> they have a unique code to identify each venue / they have a unique specific code for each venue

on this app we upload our vaccine results and as long as you have 2 vaccines you can go everywhere. / you can go anywhere. / as long as you were vaccinated twice you are free to go anywhere.

you might be prone to covid -> you are more likely to catch covid / covid spreads more easily

have you worried about your safety in Europe -> Were you worried/ concerned …

Most people are around me …->Most people around me are in the financial industry

they are more care about the financial and economy situation  -> they care much more about the financial and economic situation

They think the top leadership wanted to make his position safe.  / the political elite wanted to strengthen their position / cement their position

There are some internal fights between different leaders.

They build up a wall around China and don’t care too much about the economy. / they isolate China ..

They want students to spend more time and efforts on PE which we think is quite ridiculous. / they put more emphasis on PE…

They are not talking about the job market what they concern is about the freedom and the critical thinking. -> what they are concerned about is the freedom and critical thinking / they care more about freedom and critical thinking

If you don’t understand English it may create a barrier of absorbing information. / it makes accessing information harder
It becomes difficult for the kids to hear different voices.

Kids are only educated by the gvt. / they only access info prepared for them by the government.
The information channels are more limited.

Japan has a similar culture their English is not so good they have their internal circulation -> Japan has domestic focused economy / Japan has a strong domestic economy 

My friend said Japan is better than us.

Especially on some young platforms.
Every time I posted something related to British culture there were so many comments like “get out of China.” / there were many hateful comments

you need to accept everyone’s advantage thing -> you need to recognize everyone’s strength / the diversity of society

They changed the priority of the English percentage in the system, it demotivates people to study English. / they lowered the importance of English at school

That creates walls between people.
One studies in the Chinese public system in a super good school / one studies at an elite school in China.

Another cousin of the same age of her,  doesn’t good at study so his parents choose a foreign high school for him. -> Another cousin of the same age of her,  isn’t as good at studying so his parents chose a foreign high school for him. / another similar aged cousin isn’t such a good student …

In the future they will have 2 different mindsets. / their ways of thinking will diverge more and more
One is more exposed to the foreign culture.

I want to be more equal for the people -> I want to treat people (more) equally

people are born to equal -> people are born equal

I do feel the respect and equal in foreign companies  -> I do feel respect and enjoy the flat structure of foreign companies

they look higher to top management -> they look up to the top management / they want to please top management

Vocabulary

to converge (v) go toward a same point
with globalization economies started to converge more and more

to diverge (v) separate from a route and go in a different direction
Tom’s career diverged from his peers after he married the daughter of the CEO

convergence (n)
There is a convergence between the policies of all the cities in China

divergence (n)
We observe a bullish divergence on the RSI

comparative advantage (n) economic concept of a country having an advantage compared to another
Russia has a comparative advantage with their oil reserves

be concerned (v) : care about / be involved / worry
Tom should not be concerned with trivial matters, as a CEO he needs to think about the big picture

I am concerned about you, it seems you are not eating much these days

to concern (v) be about / affect
The report concerns the health situation in China
This doesn’t concern you, you do not need to attend the meeting

elite (n) top group of people
Tom is part of the financial elite of the country

flat structure (n) company without much of a hierarchy
I enjoy working in companies with flat structures

tenure (n)任职 /保有权
Tom wants to extend his tenure as leader of …

Pronunciation

lenient

antigenic