VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Good Bye Lenin!

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Vocabulary

The flight from Shanghai to Hong Kong was delayed, so she missed her connecting flight. 

layover (n):a short stay in a place that you make while you are on a longer journey to somewhere else
（尤指飞行途中的）短暂停留
E.g.: We had a four-hour layover in Chicago.
飞行途中，我们在芝加哥逗留了4个小时。
E.g.: My daughter was supposed to have a 2h layover in Rome, but because her flight was delayed she’ll have only 30 min layover in Rome.

internship (n):a period of time during which someone works for a company or organization in order to get experience of a particular type of work实习期
E.g.: Jane has a summer internship at a local TV station.
简暑期在当地一家电视台实习。

a conflict of interest-a situation in which someone cannot make a fair decision because they will be affected by the result
利益（或利害）冲突（因为相关自身利益而使当事人无法做出公正或公平判断的情况）
E.g.: I need to declare a conflict of interest here – one of the candidates for the job is a friend of mine.
我需要报告一个利益冲突的情况——这份工作的候选人之一是我的朋友。

his jaw swelled after he received two dental implants
he got two stitches

swelling (n):a part of your body that has become bigger because of illness or injury
肿大处，肿胀处；肿块
E.g.: Put your foot into cold water to help the swelling go down.
把脚放到凉水里泡一下，有助于消肿。

swell (v):to become larger and rounder than usual; to (cause to) increase in size or amount
肿胀，肿，膨胀
E.g.: It was obvious she had broken her toe, because it immediately started to swell (up).
她的脚趾显然已经骨折，因为立刻肿起来了。

swollen (adj): larger than usual肿大的；膨胀的；大于正常的
E.g.: a bruised, swollen face
青肿的脸