F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

indebted (adj): 1-owing money
负债的
E.g.: indebted countries
负债国
E.g.: The company is heavily indebted.
这家公司债台高筑。

a conflict of interest-a situation in which someone cannot make a fair decision because they will be affected by the result利益(或利害)冲突(因为相关自身利益而使当事人无法做出公正或公平判断的情况)
E.g.: I need to declare a conflict of interest here – one of the candidates for the job is a friend of mine.
我需要报告一个利益冲突的情况——这份工作的候选人之一是我的朋友。

embezzle (v): 1-to secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for贪污,侵吞;盗用,挪用(钱款)
E.g.: She embezzled thousands of dollars from the charity.
她侵吞了慈善机构数千美元的善款。

misconduct (n):(BAD MANAGEMENT) 1-the fact that the activities of an organization are badly managed
管理不善
E.g.: financial misconduct
财务管理不善

auditor (n): 1-someone whose job is to carry out an official examination of the accounts of a business and to produce a report
审计员
E.g.: The external auditors (= from outside the company) come in once a year.
外聘审计员每年来进行一次审计。

pursue (v): 1-to try to discover information about a subject
追问追查追究
E.g.: We will not be pursuing this matter any further.这件事我们将不再追究。
E.g.: The police are currently pursuing several lines of inquiry into the case.目前警方采用不同的方式来调查该案件。

surplus (n)-the amount of money you have left when you sell more than you buy, or spend less than you own资金余额资金盈余
E.g.: a budget/trade surplus-预算结余贸易顺差
E.g.: Fortunately the company’s bank account is currently in surplus.幸好目前公司的银行账户里还有结余。

deficit (n): 1- the total amount by which money spent is more than money received赤字;逆差;亏损
E.g.: The country is running a balance-of-payments/budget/trade deficit of $250 million.
该国的收支差额/预算赤字/贸易逆差已达2.5亿美元。
E.g.: The UK’s deficit in manufactured goods fell slightly in the last three months.
在过去的3个月里,英国制造业的亏损略有好转。

Pronunciation

embezzle– /ɪmˈbez.əl/