F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

conclusion (n): 1-the opinion you have after considering all the information about something
结论；论断；推断
Did you come to/reach/draw any conclusions at the meeting this morning?
今天上午的会议上你们有没有作出什么决定？
[ + that ] At first I thought he was a bit shy, but I’ve come to the conclusion that he’s simply unfriendly!
起初我以为他有点害羞，可是后来我断定他就是不友好！

his education will require a lot of money

mortgage (n): 1-an agreement that allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization, especially in order to buy a house, or the amount of money itself（尤指购房的）按揭，抵押贷款
E.g.: They took out a $40o,000 mortgage (= they borrowed £40o,000) to buy the house.
他们借了4万英镑的抵押贷款来买房子。
E.g.: a monthly mortgage payment
每月偿付的抵押贷款

重复－repeat

My day to day work repeats, it’s monotonous

monotonous (adj):not changing and therefore boring
单调乏味的；毫无变化的
E.g.: a monotonous job
单调的工作
E.g.: a monotonous voice
单调的声音
E.g.: The music became monotonous after a while.
过了一会儿音乐变得单调起来。

compensation (n):money that is paid to someone in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem
赔偿金；补偿金
E.g.: She received $40,000 in compensation for a lost eye.
她得到4万英镑，作为对失去一只眼睛的赔偿。
E.g.: You should claim/seek compensation.
你应该要求赔偿。
E.g.: a compensation claim
索赔要求

compensate (v)

overworked (adj):having to work too much
工作过度的，过分劳累的
E.g.: an overworked civil servant
劳累过度的公务员
E.g.: I’m overworked and underpaid.
我干得太多，挣得太少。

Pronunciation

career- /kəˈrɪr/