VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

flu (n): a common infectious illness that causes fever and headache
流行性感冒，流感
E.g. : a flu virus
流感病毒
E.g. : to catch/get/have (the) flu
患／染／得流感

knock on wood
said in order to avoid bad luck, either when you mention good luck that you have had in the past or when you mention hopes you have for the future
老天保佑
E.g.: The deal will be agreed on Wednesday, knock on wood.
这笔交易将在星期三达成，老天保佑。

superstition-迷信

constitution-宪法
laws

regulation (n): an official rule or the act of controlling something
规则，条例，法规；控制，管理
E.g.: safety/health/traffic/fire/security regulations
安全／卫生／交通／消防／保安条例
E.g.: The correct procedure is laid down in the rules and regulations.
正确的程序在规章条例中有规定。
E.g.: government regulation of inflation
政府对通货膨胀的控制

policy (n): a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a political party
政策，方针，策略
E.g.: They believe that Europe needs a common foreign and security policy.
他们认为欧洲需要采取共同的外交和安全政策。
E.g.: What is your party’s policy on immigration?
你们党关于移民的政策是什么？
E.g.: No smoking is company policy.

Marxism-马克思主义

3600-thirty six hundred= three thousand six hundred

120000 one hundred twenty thousand