VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

I am back to TW in July -> I went back to TW in July

after the terrified lockdown in SH. -> after the terrifying lockdown in SH

SH won’t to what it is again.-> SH will not come back to what it used to be  / SH will never be the same again 

covid is a flu like virus -> the new covid variant is very mild 

If you are positive you just need to stay at home for 3 days and do antigenic auto test.

It is one of the reasons I decided to leave / It’s one of the reasons that pushed me to leave

I convince her of the freedom, the importance freedom. ->I convince her of the importance freedom

Some districts are still under limitations -> some districts still have to obey more restrictions 

You can publish the info in about 5m BMR but the actual details maybe 4.5m -> you can list an apartment for 5M

sometimes she claims she live here, she wants to have another job / sometimes she complains

Taiwan’s economy is not so good compared to last year.

We think if you check the inflation or unemployment rate in China, we all think Taiwan is alright.

Official figures are always fake / they cook the official numbers

Maybe when my girl grows up we can wait until the political situation becomes stable in China. The Chinese market is still huge, I think Chinese people are experienced the darkest -> people are experiencing the darkest time

Shanghai can be rise again in the future -> Shanghai can rise again / Shanghai can be a phoenix

they want to lay flat

I have seen a lot of views in twitter -> I have seen different opinions on twitter

It is a pity to quit a nice job -> it is such a pity I had to quit a nice job
I kept asking myself what kind of life I want my daughter to live.

Taiwanese life is really nice if you don’t need of average salary compared to SH. -> if you don’t care about getting an average salary.

I predict China won’t change the policy toward the virus and the economy would become worse -> I predict China won’t change the policy toward the virus and the economy will become worse

Vocabulary

to list (v) to put for sale
I listed my apartment for 5m

lay flat (v) 躺平
More and more people choose to lay flat

to lowball (v) offer something unrealistically low
I lowballed the offer on a house and to my surprise they accepted it