F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

the company I work for/ my company sent me to Vietnam

plant (n): a factory in which a particular product is made or power is produced
工厂
E.g.: Two more car-assembly plants were closed by the strike.
另有两家汽车装配厂因罢工而关闭。
E.g.: chemical plant-化工厂

ferry /ferry boat (n): a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, especially as a regular service
（尤指定期的）渡船，轮渡
E.g.: a car ferry
汽车渡轮
E.g.: We’re going to the Channel Islands by/on the ferry.
我们将坐渡船去海峡群岛。
E.g.: We took the ferry to Calais.
我们乘渡船去了加来。

boat (n): a small vehicle for traveling on water
艇；小船
E.g.: a rowing/sailing boat
划艇／帆船
E.g.: a fishing boat
渔船
E.g.: We took turns to row the boat up the river.
我们轮流划船逆流而上。
2-a ship
轮船
E.g.: Are you traveling by boat or by air?
你要乘船还是乘飞机旅行？
E.g.: I’m taking the boat from Dover to Calais.
我要乘坐从多佛开往加来的船。

ship (n)a large boat for traveling on water, especially across the sea
（尤指航海的）大船，海轮，轮船，舰
E.g.: a sailing ship
大帆船
E.g.: a merchant/naval ship
商船／军舰
E.g.: They boarded (= went on to) a ship that was sailing (= leaving) the next day.
他们登上了一艘第二天启航的船。

stir-fry (n): a method of frying food while mixing it quickly, or food cooked this way
煸炒，翻炒
E.g.: We’re having a vegetable stir-fry for supper tonight.
我们今天晚饭会有一个炒蔬菜。
E.g.: I don’t like stir-fry.
我不喜欢吃炒菜。

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。

Vietnam was a part of China
越南是中国的一部分
Vietnam belonged to China
越南属于中国

it’s politically neutral-政治中立

A politically correct (adj) word or expression is used instead of another one to avoid being offensive.
（词语或表达方式）政治上正确的
E.g.: Some people think that “fireman” is a sexist term, and prefer the politically correct term “firefighter”.
有些人认为 fireman 是一个带性别歧视的字眼，因而更愿意用 firefighter 这个避免有歧视之嫌的词。