VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

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Vocabulary

postpone (v): to delay an event and plan or decide that it should happen at a later date or time
推迟，延缓，使延期
E.g.: They decided to postpone their holiday until next year.
他们决定将假期推迟到来年。
E.g.: We’ve had to postpone going to France because the children are ill.
因为孩子们生病了，我们不得不推迟去法国的行程。

postponed for later
move to an earlier time

Can we move (= change the time of) the meeting from 2 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. ?
我们能将会议时间由下午两点改到三点半吗？

in advance
before a particular time, or before doing a particular thing
预先，事先，提前
E.g.: If you’re going to come, please let me know in advance.
如果你要来的话，请提前通知我。

brand (n): a type of product made by a particular company
商标，牌子
E.g.: This isn’t my usual brand of deodorant.
这不是我通常用的那种牌子的除臭剂。
E.g.: When I go to a supermarket I usually buy own (US store) brands (= the cheaper products with the shop’s own name on them).
我去超市时常常购买超市的自有品牌产品。

外资企业 foreign company

demand (v): to ask for something forcefully, in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused
坚决请求，强烈要求；强要
E.g.: I demanded an explanation.
我要求给我一个解释。
E.g.: “And where do you think you’re going?” demanded the police officer.
“你觉得自己在朝哪里走？”警察问道。
E.g.: I demand to see the manager.

by the time I get retired I wanna already be an experienced traveler

当我退休的时候，我想成为一个有经验的旅行者