VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

how have you been? : when you see someone you haven’t seen for a long time.

how are you? : how do you feel today

I recovered my work because the government cancelled covid 19 limits -> I am very busy again because the government removed the restrictions.

My father passed away.
From December to January many elderlies / old people passed away in the hospital.

the doctors were very busy so a part of the people couldn’t get cured / receive help
The hospitals were overwhelmed.

At the beginning you could not buy fever medicine.

I didn’t have a fever, I had a sore throat when I slept when I woke up and I didn’t feel sore.
I felt tired  and had muscle pain / and my muscles were sore

China is very crowded so Covid spread very quickly. / China has so many people and therefore everyone got sick quickly.

They feel Australian salaries are higher than Europe and it is safer.

There is a better work life balance in Australia

In Japan, people work very hard and don’t have much personal time. In Australia they have a lot of spare time.

Recently less and less people want to go to Europe.
First Europe is not safe. There are many thieves
Poor people from Africa stay in France.
European salaries are low.
In Europe the government checks money transfers carefully.

The salary of local people is ok but for immigrants it is lower.
Except if immigrants have their own business or company.Chinese people want to buy a house or bring money from China to a European bank and they must prove how they got the money.

There are a lot of small restaurants in SH, the boss can’t get a lot of money so he closes the restaurants./ the restaurants are not very profitable.
If he opens a restaurant in Spain he can get a lot of money.

My friends immigrated to Spain, he told me if you have a car you need to be careful when you park, the thieves often break the window.
If I live in SH I can drive a cool car and show off but in Europe no.

The law punishes crimes lightly/  They don’t get a heavy punishment

Once he bought a new phone, it was a new Nokia and the second day it was stolen.

Vocabulary

profitable (adj) making money 获利的
Having a restaurant is not very profitable

bankrupt (adj) 破产的
A lot of restaurants went bankrupt in 2022.

to go bankrupt (v)
Ofo went bankrupt a few years ago

to rob (v) 抢劫
He robbed me with a knife

thief / thieves (n) 小偷
There are many thieves in Europe

novel (adj) feeling new
Chinese tea stores are very novel in Europe

threshold (n) lower limit 下限
The threshold for a bank transfer check in Europe is very low.
If you want to study at Beijing university the threshold is very hard to reach

balance (n) 天平 /平衡
I want to find a good balance between life and work

work life balance (n) you work but also have time for yourself or your family.
There is a better work life balance in Australia

herd immunity (n) 群体免疫
Thanks to herd immunity not many people are sick now

immune system (n) 免疫系统
I have a good immune system, I recovered quickly

fever (n) 发烧
Tom caught a cold and had a fever

to overwhelm (v) too busy because of number / very strong emotion affecting you 吞没/ 压垮/战胜
Doctors were overwhelmed, there were many sick people and not enough doctors.
The movie was overwhelming and Tom cried
The Shanghai soccer team overwhelmed the Guanzhou team and won 5-0

tough (adv) difficult / strong
I went through a tough time because of Covid
Rambo is a tough man

ancient (adj): very very old / from a long time ago
I like ancient Chinese history
The forbidden city has many ancient buildings

to wrap (v) put in a packaging 包
I had to wrap gifts in gift paper
I wrapped the apple in a tissue

Pronunciation

to pack

taste

except

cure

kill