VIP Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

Server (n): a central computer from which other computers get information
服务器
a client/network/file server
客户／网络／文件服务器
The server is down again.
The server crashed.

Resource (n):a useful or valuable possession or quality of a country, organization, or person
资源；财力；素质
The country’s greatest resource is the dedication of its workers.
这个国家最大的资源就是劳动者的奉献精神。
Britain’s mineral resources include coal and gas deposits.
英国的矿产资源包括煤炭和天然气。

Material(n) a physical substance that things can be made from
材料，原料
building materials, such as stone
建筑材料，如石头
Crude oil is used as the raw (= basic) material for making plastics.
原油被用作制造塑料的原料。

Equipment (n): the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose
设备；器材；用具
office/camping/kitchen equipment
办公设备／野营用具／厨房用具
electrical equipment
电器设备

Organize (v): to make arrangements for something to happen
安排；组织；筹划
They organized a meeting between the teachers and students.
他们组织了一次师生会议。
She had organized a car to meet me at the airport.
她已安排了一辆车来机场接我。

Organization (n): a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose
组织，机构
the World Health Organization
世界卫生组织
The article was about the international aid organizations.
这篇文章是关于国际援助组织的。

Deadline (n): a time or day by which something must be done
最后期限；截止日期
There’s no way I can meet that deadline.
我根本无法在那个期限内完成。
We’re working to a tight deadline (= we do not have much time to finish the work).
我们的工作期限很紧。
I’m afraid you’ve missed the deadline – the deadline for applications was 30 May.
恐怕你已经错过了规定的期限——申请的截止日期是5月30日。

Collage (n): (the art of making) a picture in which various materials or objects, for example paper, cloth, or photographs, are stuck onto a larger surface
拼贴画；拼贴艺术
The children made a collage of postcards.

Mosaic (n): a pattern or picture made using many small pieces of coloured stone or glass
马赛克；镶嵌图案；镶嵌画
a beautiful tenth-century mosaic
一幅美丽的10世纪的镶嵌画