F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

workload (n): the amount of work to be done, especially by a particular person or machine in a period of time
工作量，工作负荷
E.g.: Teachers are always complaining about their heavy workloads.
教师们总是抱怨工作繁重。
E.g.: Students do find that their workload increases throughout the course.
学生们确实发现随着课程的推进他们的作业量越来越大。

their plants can’t satisfy the demand of the local market-他们的工厂不能满足当地市场的需求

party (n): one of the people or groups of people involved in an official disagreement, arrangement, or similar situation:
E.g.: Both parties were happy with the result of the negotiations.

Third Party
A generic legal term for any individual who does not have a direct connection with a legal transaction but who might be affected by it.

receivables (n): (business 商) 应收款项
money that is owed to a business
E.g.: The total of receivables has doubled from 2013.-该公司应收款项总额较2013年翻了一番。

intellectual property-知识产权 IP

grace period (n): extra time you are given to pay money you owe without losing something or paying an additional amount
（欠债还款的）延缓期，宽限期
E.g.: You have a ten-day grace period in which to pay your insurance premium.
你有十天的宽限期支付保险费。

creditor (n):someone who money is owed to
债权人，债主
E.g.: The company couldn’t pay its creditors.
该公司无力向债权人偿债。

debtor (n):someone who owes money
借方；负债者，债务人

interest (n): money that is charged by a bank or other financial organization for borrowing money
（借款的）利息
E.g.: Interest charges on an overdraft are usually quite high.
对透支款项收取的利息通常是很高的。
2-money that you earn from keeping your money in an account in a bank or other financial organization
（存款的）利息
E.g.: You should put the money in a savings account where it will earn interest.
你应该把钱存在有利息的储蓄户头上。

interest rate (n): the interest percent that a bank or other financial company charges you when you borrow money, or the interest percent it pays you when you keep money in an account
利率
E.g.: high/low interest rates
高／低利率
E.g.: The bank has plans to cut/raise interest rates.
银行计划降低／提高利率。