VIP Class Notes (Nemo)[R]

Vocabulary

price tag-价格标签

impose (v): 1-to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received:
E.g.: Very high taxes have recently been imposed on cigarettes.
E.g.: Judges are imposing increasingly heavy fines for minor driving offences.

trade war-贸易战

take effect (v)to produce or achieve the results you want:
E.g.: They had to wait ten minutes for the anesthetic to take effect before they stitched up the cut.

charge (v): 1-(of the police) to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime:
She’s been charged tax evasion.
She is charged with murdering her husband.

tax evasion
偷税漏税

problematic (adj)-有问题的 have many issues and problems

mandatory (adj): used to describe something that must be done, usually because the law states that it is necessary:
E.g. :mandatory for sb to do sth They would make it mandatory for everyone to have health insurance.

Prime minister/Premier (n): 1 Lee Keqiang is a Chinese Prime minister

barrier (n)-~ (to sth)障碍；阻力；关卡
a problem, rule or situation that prevents sb from doing sth, or that makes sth impossible
E.g.: the removal of trade barriers-贸易壁垒的消除
E.g.: Lack of confidence is a psychological barrier to success.-缺乏信心是阻碍成功的心理因素。

abbreviation (n): a short form of a word or phrase:
E.g.: There is a list of abbreviations near the beginning of the book.
E.g.:  What does the abbreviation WHO stand for? It stands for World Health Organization

substantial (adj): 1-大量的；价值巨大的；重大的large in size, value, or importance:
substantial benefits/costs/investment
E.g.: a substantial amount/number/portion of sth Banks make a substantial amount of money investing your money.
E.g.: substantial changes/differences/improvements We’ve made substantial changes in how we go about doing our business.
E.g.: a substantial increase/reduction/rise in sth The company posted a substantial increase in profits during the year to £3.5m.

Pronunciation

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