VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

legal  (adj): 1-allowed by the law:
E.g.: Is stealing legal in your country?

illegal (adj): 1-not allowed by law
非法的,违法的
E.g.: It is illegal to drive a car that is not registered and insured.
驾驶未注册、未上保险的汽车是违法的。

Serviced apartment
A serviced apartment is a fully furnished apartment available for short-term or long-term stay

I’m living in an serviced apartment

furnished (adj): 1-containing furniture or containing furniture of a particular type
配备家具的
E.g.: She’s looking for a furnished flat/apartment.
她正在找配备家具的公寓。

short-term-relating to a short period of time
短期的;近期的
E.g.: a short-term weather forecast
近期天气预报

long-term (adj): 1-continuing a long time into the future
长期的
E.g.: long-term unemployment
长期失业
E.g.: the long-term effects of the drug
该药的长期疗效

The meaning of the phrase “not to scale” is to let you know that the drawing, map, etc. does not represent the real world lengths or measures.

-The diagram does not show proper proportions.

-The diagram is not full size. It’s scaled down.

scale something down (v): 1-to make something smaller than it was or smaller than it was planned to be
缩减,缩小
E.g.: A shortage of money has forced them to scale down the project.
由于缺乏资金,他们被迫缩减项目的规模。