VIP Class Notes (Nemo){R}

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Vocabulary

impose (v)to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received
推行；强制实行
E.g.: Very high taxes have recently been imposed on cigarettes.
最近对香烟开征很高的税。
E.g.: Judges are imposing increasingly heavy fines for minor driving ofences.
法官们对轻微的违章驾驶开始处以越来越重的罚款。
E.g.: The council has imposed a ban on alcohol in the city parks.
市政会禁止在城市公园中饮酒。

assembly (n): a group of people, especially one that meets regularly for a particular purpose, such as government, or, more generally, the process of coming together, or the state of being together
（尤指为特定目的而经常）聚集在一起的人，（所有）与会者；集合，聚集
E.g.: the United Nations General Assembly
联合国大会

universal (adj): existing everywhere or involving everyone
普遍的；全体的；共同的
E.g.: a universal truth
普遍真理
E.g.: Food, like sex, is a subject of almost universal interest.
像性一样，食物几乎也是人们普遍感兴趣的话题。
E.g.: The new reforms have not met with universal approval within the party.
新的改革措施在政府内部还没有得到一致赞同。
E.g.: universal access/service/standards The wireless infrastructure provides universal access to the internet for all residents.
E.g.: universal agreement/appeal/approval
All of the candidates agreed on the need for some form of universal health care.

they -used as the subject of a verb to refer to people, animals, or things already mentioned or, more generally, to a group of people not clearly described
（作主语）他们，她们，它们
E.g.: I’ve known the Browns for a long time. They’re very nice people.
我认识布朗一家已经很久了。他们都很友善。
E.g.: Where are my glasses? They were on the table a minute ago.
我的眼镜哪儿去了？刚才还在桌子上。
E.g.: They (= people who know) say things will be better in the new year.
他们说新的一年里情况会好转的。

domestic (adj): relating to a person’s own country
本国的，国内的
E.g.: domestic airlines/flights
国内航空公司／航班
E.g.: Domestic opinion had turned against the war.
国内舆论已转而反对战争。

the pros and cons-利弊

on the one hand … on the other hand
used when you are comparing two different facts or two opposite ways of thinking about a situation
一方面…，另一方面…
E.g.: On the one hand I’d like a job that pays more, but on the other hand I enjoy the work I’m doing at the moment.
一方面我想要一份薪水更高的工作，但另一方面我也喜欢现在的工作。

initiative noun (NEW PLAN)
1-a new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem
倡议；新措施
E.g.: The peace initiative was welcomed by both sides.
和平倡议受到了双方的欢迎。

2-the ability to use your judgment to make decisions and do things without needing to be told what to do
主动性；自主决断行事的能力
E.g.: Although she was quite young, she showed a lot of initiative and was promoted to manager after a year.
她虽然很年轻，但工作积极主动，一年后就被提拔为经理。
E.g.: I shouldn’t always have to tell you what to do, use your initiative (= use your own judgment to decide what to do)!
不能总让我告诉你该做什么，你应该有自己的判断！

on your own initiative
If you do something on your own initiative, you plan it and decide to do it yourself without anyone telling you what to do.
主动地

the initiative
the power or opportunity to win an advantage
主动权
E.g.: to seize/take/lose the initiative
掌握／采取／失去主动权

over (prep) [DURING]: during something, or while doing something
在…期间
E.g.: I was in Seattle over the summer.
整个夏天我都在西雅图。
E.g.: Shall we discuss it over lunch/over a drink?
我们边吃午饭／边喝点什么边讨论这个问题好吗？
E.g.: They took/spent an hour over lunch (= their meal lasted an hour).
他们吃午饭花了一个小时。

at length
for a long time
长久地，长时间地
E.g.: George went on at great length about his various illnesses.
乔治滔滔不绝地讲起他身患的各种疾病。

agenda (n): a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting
议事日程；（会议的）议程
E.g.: There were several important items on the agenda.
会议议程中有几项重要的议题。
E.g.: The question of security is high on the agenda for this afternoon’s meeting.
今天下午的议程中，安全问题是首要议题。
2-a list of aims or possible future achievements
（待办的）事项
E.g.: Women’s rights have been put back on the agenda (= are being discussed publicly again).
妇女权利的问题再次被提上日程。
E.g.: The subject of safety needs to be placed high on/at the top of the agenda (= must be discussed because it is very important).
必须首先考虑安全问题。

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