F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

internship (n): a period of time during which someone works for a company or organization in order to get experience of a particular type of work
实习期
E.g.: Jane has a summer internship at a local TV station.
简暑期在当地一家电视台实习。

bureaucracy (n): a system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials employed to follow rules carefully
官僚作风;官僚主义;官僚体制
E.g.: I had to deal with the university’s bureaucracy when I was applying for financial aid.
我申请助学金时不得不应对大学里的官僚体系。

bureaucratic (adj): involving complicated rules and processes that make something slow and difficult
繁文缛节的
E.g.: I had a lot of bureaucratic hassle trying to get the information I needed.
为了得到我所需要的信息,我费尽周折应对繁文缛节。

The ticket was MORE expensive than the ticket to…..

we need to book in advance/ to make a reservation 

most of the people on my team are younger than me

我队的大多数人都比我年轻

comply (v): to act according to an order, set of rules, or request
服从;遵守;依从
E.g.: He’s been ordered to have the dog destroyed because it’s dangerous, but he refuses to comply.
那只狗很危险,因此他接到了把它人道毁灭的命令,但他拒绝服从。
E.g.: There are serious penalties for failure to comply with the regulations.
不遵守规定者将受到严惩。

I don’t help my daughter with her math homework so/that often.