F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

ear buds (n)very small headphones that you wear in your ears
耳塞

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。

ASEAN-/əˈziː.ən/
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abbreviation for Association of Southeast Asian Nations
东南亚国家联盟（Association of Southeast Asian Nations的缩写）

percentage point  (n):a unit of measure equal to one percent, used to refer to changes in interest rates:
E.g.: Markets showed a slight recovery when the Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates by half a percentage point.

the public sector (n): businesses and industries that are owned or controlled by the government
公营部门
E.g.: Most doctors work in the public sector.
大多数医生在公营部门工作
E.g.: public sector workers such as nurses or teachers
公营部门的工人，如护士或教师

whitewashing (n): an attempt to stop people finding out the true facts about a situation:
E.g.: This is a politically correct whitewashing of the region’s troubles.

Pronunciation

volume-/ˈvɑːl.juːm/