F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

since (adv): 1-from a particular time in the past until a later time, or until now
此后，从此
Emma went to work in New York a year ago, and we haven’t seen her since.
埃玛一年前去纽约工作了，自那时起我们就没有见过她。

Early background: from the current communication situation, the possibility of reaching a settlement is very low. The reason why the possibility is low is that DSSH and SMC have a big difference on the amount of settlement, and the effect and influence of A&Z’ communication are very small. Therefore, even if we pay the service fee to A&Z under the annual legal counsel contract, which gives A&Z more motivation to communicate, it may be difficult to reach the effect of settlement.

pharmaceutical company-制药公司

promote (v): 1-to encourage people to like, buy, use, do, or support something
促进；促销，推销；推广
E.g.: Advertising companies are always having to think up new ways to promote products.
广告公司总是得想出新办法来促销。

we have a conflict because they’re not fulfilling their contractual duties

我们有冲突，因为他们没有履行合同义务

we need to pay them per hour-我们需要每小时付一次

contractual (adj): 1-relating to or contained within a contract (= legal agreement)
合同的；和合同有关的
E.g.: contractual conditions/terms
合同条款
E.g.: Are you under a contractual obligation to any other company?
你和任何其他公司签有合同吗？
E.g.: Contractual duties and rights

not fulfilling our expectations-没有达到我们的期望

it’s good to use vague expressions-使用含糊的表达方式很好

If someone told me couple months ago that I’ll be able to speak this way, I wouldn’t believe them/ I couldn’t imagine that I would be able to speak this much so soon