VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Usually I will with my family go to trip because that time I have a long vacation but this year it is very special because the coronavirus so I just stay home with my mother.
we just stay Shanghai don’t go back my hometown

In Bj if you want to find a job it is difficult for my major, Shanghai has many global brands / foreign companies/

in Beijing it is different place have some different habits. Like the SH people like to eat late night snacks but in Beijing it is different, they just want to drink.

I grew up in Beijing. I have many friends and classmates in BJ.

Beijing people is more look kindly, you can feel very close

Shanghai people first time has distance and if you are close after if you have some difficulties they will help you

they ask me can you bring me look around some famous place if I promise I will take them but some my friends they just say tomorrow they will bring you but you cannot see them.

Beijing people are a bit lazy at work / less efficient . If same thing maybe SH colleagues maybe one day can finish this work but BJ my colleague always 1 week.

maybe in fast food also the staff is different. In Beijing it is slowly but Shanghai fast then Beijing.

the menu is more diverse in China / offers more choices

Usually I  will go on a trip with my family because during that time / Chinese new year I have a long vacation but this year it is very special because of the coronavirus I just stayed home with my mother.
we just stayed in Shanghai and didn’t go back to my hometown.

Many companies are headquartered in SH.

Beijing people look kinder / more approachable but if you meet a problem they may not be reliable

Shanghai people when you meet them for the first time  keep their distance  / are colder / are less approachable but if you are close to them and have some difficulties they will help you  / they are more reliable.

they ask me can you show me around some famous placse if I promise I will take them/ show them around but some of my friends they just say tomorrow they will bring you but you won’t see them / they are just being polite.

Beijing people are a bit lazy at work / less efficient at work.

to do the same thing , maybe SH colleagues can finish in one day  / SH colleagues may finish in a day but BJ colleague always take 1 week / finish in 1 week.

maybe in fast food restaurants the staff is also different. In Beijing it is slow but in Shanghai it is faster than Beijing.

Vocabulary

instant noodles  / instant food : ready to eat food which you just need to warm up
I bought some instant food because I work all the time and cannot cook

instant (adj) : no wait
With 5G the video is instant

diverse  (adj) : with many differences / varied
SH is a diverse city, there are people from everywhere

diversity (n)
They want to increase diversity in schools

to increase (v) : make go up / grow / make higher
The price of iPhones increases every year

to decrease (v) : make go down / make lower
the economy decreased because of the virus

food culture (n)
China has a strong food culture, people care a lot about food and eating tasty dishes

culture (n) 文化
China has a very long lasting culture

slowly (adv)
They slowly served us.

slow (adj)
The service is slow

efficient (adj) : ability to finish a task promptly
SH people are more efficient at work.

efficiency (n)
The efficiency in KFC Shanghai is higher than in BJ

efficiently (adv)
We need to work efficiently

attitude (n) 态度
They have a different work attitude

cold (adj) : not so friendly when talking about people
People from Shanghai are cold when you meet them for the first time

to approach (v) move nearer
I approached the salesman and asked him a question

approachable (adj) : easy to get friend with
people from Beijing seem more approachable

politics (n) 政治
Beijing is the center of politics

politician (n) : people in politics
Biden is a politician

to headquarter (v)
The company is headquartered in SH

HQ(n)
The HQ is in SH

Grammar

because
I can’t leave Shanghai because there isn’t anyone to take care of my cat
I really like my team because my boss is nice to me

because of +n
because of my cat, I can’t leave SH
I really like my team because of my boss.

may + V
Tom may know the answer
I may move to Japan next year
I may go home if I am not hungry after the class

maybe + s
Maybe Tom knows the answer.
Maybe I will move to Japan next year.
Maybe I will quit my job.

home is an exception you do not say go to home, you say go home
I will go home directly after the class
I will go to BJ next week.