VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]
Speaking exercise
more discount -> higher/ bigger discount
Vocabulary
top result for a search query / sponsored results
If you want to be the top result you need to pay.
payment installments : you buy something and separate the payments over a period of time.
I bought a new car over 1 year in 12 installments of 20K.
deferred payment : payment at a later date.
I chose to defer the payment because I am short on cash.
peer pressure: stress from seeing others do something and feeling you need to do it too.
Tom bought a house from peer pressure. everyone around him was buying.
have you married -> are you married? (being married is a status)
at most : at the maximum
I decided I will spend 10k at most
cooperative games : played between several people in a helpful manner
Alipay launched a cooperative game to create hype around the event
hype : excitement about something
Alibaba created hype around 11/11
gold digger: someone that marries for money.
Tom is a gold digger, he married a rich 70 yo lady and hopes she dies quickly.
lenses 尽头
I bought a lens for my Bday.
money pit/sink : something that takes a lot of money
Smoking is a money pit.
time sink : something that is very time consuming
watching tv series is a time sink.
pit : hole
We decided to dig a pit.
hyper active : very energetic / too energetic
My dog is hyper active.
scarf: what people wear around their neck in winter.
I bought a scarf to hang myself
to hang : to put clothes to dry / to kill someone by putting pressure on the neck
Tom was hanged for trying to steal a scarf.
I hang my clothes on the balcony to dry.
fabric : kind of material for clothes
My favorite fabric is cotton.
headscarf : scarf worn on the head by arabs.
Many people in Saudi Arabia wear a headscarf.
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