Group Class Notes (Vocabulary)(Raph)

Original:

Tina

Tina is a young businesswoman and she is already very successful. She manages a team of over 200 factory workers and does it with ease. She majored in business administration at college and started working in the tech industry right after graduation. She tries to do things efficiently and to always take into account what her subordinates have to say.

Upgraded:

Tina

Tina is a young / beginning / youthful businesswoman / businessperson / corporate worker / executive and she is already very / so / super / really / extremely successful / prosperous / wealthy. She manages / is in charge of / is responsible for / supervises a team / group of over / more than 200 factory / industrial workers / employees and does it with ease / easily / without difficulty / effortlessly. She majored in / studied business administration / management at college / university / her bachelor’s and started / began working in the tech / technology industry / business right after / immediately after graduation / finishing her studies. She tries / makes an effort to do things efficiently / quickly / in the best possible way and to always take into account / consider what her subordinates / employees / workers have to say / tell / speak.

Vocabulary

Youthful (adj): 1- young. 2- having the qualities that are typical of young people.
E.g.:A youthful president can be good for the country.
E.g.:I hope I can stay always youthful.
E.g.:She has very youthful skin (皮肤).

Corporation (n): 1- a large company or group of companies.
E.g.: He works for an American corporation.
E.g.: Apple is one of the world’s largest corporations.

Corporate (adj): 1- something related to a large company.
E.g.: She is a corporate assistant at Coca-Cola.
E.g.: Corporate success is always good for the country’s economy.

Administration (n): 1- the arrangements and tasks needed to control the operation of a plan or organization. 2- 行政.
E.g.: The company needs better people to work in the administration.
E.g.: She works in the administration department.

Manage (v): 1- to be responsible for controlling or organizing someone or something, especially a business or employees. 2- 管理
E.g.: Has she had any experience of managing large projects?
E.g.: He’s not very good at managing people.
E.g.: He manages the school.

Management (n): 1- the control and organization of something.
E.g.: The company has suffered from several years of bad management.
E.g.: Raph is responsible for the management of group classes at SE.
E.g.: The company has suffered from several years of bad management.

Supervise (v): 1- to watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly, safely, etc.
2- 监督
E.g.: His job is to supervise other employees and make sure they finish everything on time.
E.g.: She supervises a team of ten workers.

Prosperous (adj): 1- successful, usually by earning a lot of money.
E.g.: In a prosperous country like this, no one should go hungry.

Wealthy (adj): 1- rich.
E.g.: He comes from a very wealthy family.
E.g.: I want to be a wealthy person.
E.g.: Some people in Africa are very wealthy.

Factory (n): 1- a building or set of buildings where large amounts of goods are made. 2- 工厂
E.g.: Apple is an American company, but its factories are mostly in China.
E.g.: My sister used to work at a diamond factory.
E.g.: Factories are usually bad for the environment.

Effortless (adj): 1- seeming not to need any effort. 2- 毫不费力 (adv: Effortlessly)
E.g.: When you watch her dance it looks so effortless.
E.g.: He was an actor of effortless charm.
E.g.: She’s always been able to do her job well and effortlessly.

Efficient (adj): 1- working or operating quickly and effectively in an organized way. 2- 高效
E.g.: The city’s transport system is one of the most efficient in Europe.
E.g.: We need someone really efficient who can organize the office and make it run smoothly.

Technology (n): 1- (the study and knowledge of) the practical, especially industrial, use of scientific discoveries. 2- 技术
E.g.: Computer technology is advancing really fast.
E.g.: Modern technology is amazing, isn’t it?

Take into account (phr. v): 1-  to consider or remember something when judging a situation or making a decision.
E.g.: I hope my teacher will take into account the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper.
E.g.: A good architect takes into account the building’s surroundings.
E.g.: I was angry because my boyfriend didn’t take the fact that I don’t like this kind of movies into account when he bought the tickets.

Consider (v): 1- to give attention to a particular subject or fact when judging something else. 2- 考虑
E.g.: You’ve got to consider the time element when planning the whole project.
E.g.: If you consider how long he’s been learning the piano, he’s not very good.
E.g.: Let us consider the events of the last five months.
E.g.: We need to consider this very serious issue in its totality.