F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

severance (n): money paid by an employer to an employee whose job the employer has had to bring to an end解雇费，遣散费
E.g.: The management have offered employees one week’s severance (pay) for each six months they have worked at the company.
资方向雇员们发放了遣散费，标准是每六个月工龄可获得相当于一星期工资的数额。
E.g.: a severance agreement/deal/package
遣散费协议

exalted (adj): extremely happy-兴高采烈的
E.g.: They felt exalted at the news that they’re going to become grandparents

mother-to-be: a woman who is pregnant
孕妇

nauseous (adj): feeling as if you might vomit
感到恶心的，想呕吐的
E.g.: Roller coasters make me feel nauseous.
坐过山车让我直想吐。

in China there’s a saying…..

Learning is an endless process-学无止境

Pronunciation

nauseous- /ˈnɑː.ʃəs/

exalted  /ɪɡˈzɑːl.t̬ɪd/