F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

competition (n)a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else竞争
E.g.: Competition for jobs is intense.
求职的竞争非常激烈。
E.g.: There’s a lot of competition between computer companies.
计算机公司间的竞争很激烈。
E.g.: The two companies are in competition with each other.
两家公司相互竞争。

Lately I’ve been really busy-最近我很忙

full time employee－全职员工
a full-time job
专职工作
E.g.: I’m a full-time student right now.
我现在是一名全职学生了。

full-time job/activity
-an activity that uses a lot of your time占据大量时间的工作／活动
E.g.: Renovating the kitchen is becoming a full-time job.
整理花园是一项很费时间的活儿。

strict－严格
E.g.:My boss is really strict and he’s an old drama queen

slang-俚语
E.g.: “Chicken” is slang for someone who isn’t very brave.
chicken 是用来称呼胆小者的俚语。

insecure (adj):缺乏信心的；无把握的
not confident about yourself or your relationships with other people
E.g.:He’s very insecure about his appearance.-他对自己的长相没有信心。
E.g.:She felt nervous and insecure.-她感到局促不安。

coworker/colleague-同事