Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Grammar

I am in my/the office. = My office is a room and I am in that room.
I am at my/the office. = I am somewhere near my office or in it. I am at work.

AT is used to describe an exact location or time.

E.g. I will meet him at 2pm. ** ** = the time stated is very exact or specific**.**

E.g. I will meet you at the library. = the exact place you will meet.

Vocabulary

due (adj): expected to happen, arrive, etc. at a particular time
预计的,预期的
What time is the next bus due?
下一趟公交车什么时候来?
The next meeting is due to be held in three months’ time.
下次会议预计将在3个月后召开。
Their first baby is due in January.
他们的第一个孩子预产期在一月份。

My sister is due in February.

sex (n): the state of being either male or female
性别
What sex is your cat?
你的猫是公的还是母的?
Some tests enable you to find out the sex of your baby before it’s born.
有些检查能让你在婴儿出生之前知道其性别。
It’s illegal to discriminate against people on the basis of (their) sex.
性别歧视是违法的。

gender (n): the physical and/or social condition of being male or female
性别
Does this test show the gender of the baby?
这种检测能测出胎儿的性别吗?
Discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age or disability is not allowed.
基于种族、性别、年龄或残疾的歧视都是不能容许的。

time flies-used to mean that time passes surprisingly quickly
时光飞逝
Time flies when you’re having fun.
玩得高兴的时候,时间过得飞快。

I’ll take a finance-related exam

certified (adj): having a document that proves that you have successfully finished a course of training
有合格证书的;获得资格的
a certified teacher/nurse
有资格证书的教师/护士

Once I get the certificate I’ll be certified to…..

the upper hand-If you have the upper hand, you have more power than anyone else and so have control.
上风;有利位置
After hours of fierce negotiations, the president gained/got/had the upper hand.
经过几个小时的激烈谈判,总统最终占了上风。

What does the idiom get the upper hand mean?
To have a position of advantage, power, and/or control (over someone, something, or some situation). The home team had the upper hand when their opponents’ star quarterback went out with an injury.

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