NowShenzhen | March 27, 2020
隐私 Privacy & 安全 Safety
which is more important during the virus outbreak?
安全与隐私哪个更重要？
Things have changed so much here in Shenzhen compared to two months ago. People are not allowed to go anywhere without temperature check and are asked to scan QR codes to register and report their travel history on the metro, bus, in the taxi etc.
This has raised the question of whether this is invasion of privacy.
It might be concerning for some people for the information the Chinese authority is collecting from them.
So what’s the purpose of all these scanning?
There is only one purpose – to track you down, and inform you if there are confirmed cases reported at the places you’ve been to. Or if unfortunately you got infected, to inform the people who have been to places you’ve been to.
Also, due to the pandemic, people who enter China from 19 countries with outbreak will be put in a compulsory quarantine for 14 days. Some have no problem with it, but some are unwilling.
We all know the purpose of the quarantine is to stop the virus spreading. But it might be
difficult for some people to be quarantined for 14 days. Some even think that it’s violation of human rights.
What do you think? Which is more important for you?
Leave a comment below and tell us your opinion!
Don’t forget to wear masks, wash your hands and stay away from the crowds ! Stay safe!
01 Vocabulary
觉jué得de to think (express opinion)
隐yǐn私sī privacy
人rén权quán human rights
安ān全quán safety/security
比bǐ compare to
重zhònɡ要yào important
没méi有yǒu not
那nà么me so
同tónɡ意yì/不bù同tónɡ意yì agree/disagree
看kàn法fǎ opinion
02 Sentence
To express your opinion, you can say：
（1）我wǒ觉jué得de……
I think that ……
（2）我wǒ觉jué得de A 比bǐ B 重zhònɡ要yào
I think that A is more important than B
（3）我wǒ觉jué得de隐yǐn私sī比bǐ安ān全quán重zhònɡ要yào
I think that privacy is more important than safety
03 To ask for someone’s opinion, you can say
（1）你觉得呢？
What do you think?
（2）你nǐ觉jué得de……吗mɑ？
Do you think….?
（3）你nǐ觉jué得de人rén权quán比bǐ安ān全quán重zhònɡ要yào吗mɑ？
Do you think that human rights are more important than safety?
（4）你nǐ觉jué得de A 和hé B 哪nǎ个ɡe更ɡènɡ重zhònɡ要yào？
Which one do you think is more important? A or B?
04 To agree or disagree
（1）我wǒ同tónɡ意yì你nǐ的de看kàn法fǎ。
I agree with you
（2）我wǒ不bù同tónɡ意yì
I don’t agree
（3）我wǒ不bù觉jué得de……
I don’t think that ……
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