F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

degree (n): 1-any of various units of measurement, especially of temperature or angles, usually shown by the symbol ° written after a number:
E.g.: a difference of three degrees
E.g.: Water boils at 212° Fahrenheit and 100° Celsius/Centigrade.
E.g.: A right angle is an angle of 90°.

waxberry－杨梅

express delivery-快递

express (adj)-moving or being sent fast:
E.g.: Please send this letter by express delivery.
E.g.: an express train
E.g.: The dry cleaners offer a normal or an express service.

superiority complex-优越情结-If you have a superiority complex, you believe that you are better, cleverer, or more important than other people.

director (n)－司长, a manager of an organization, company, college, etc.:
E.g.: the board of directors
E.g.: She has become the director of the new information centre.

privilege (n)-特权, an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or because they are rich:
E.g.: Healthcare should be a right, not a privilege.
E.g.: Senior management enjoy certain privileges, such as company cars and health insurance.

embezzle (v):盗用 1-to secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for:
E.g.: She embezzled thousands of dollars from the charity.

embezzlement (n)
E.g.: They were arrested for embezzlement of company funds.

way/direction wind blows-If a person tries to discover which way the wind blows/is blowing, they try to discover information about a situation, especially other people’s opinions, before they take action:
E.g.: I think I’ll see which way the wind is blowing before I vote at the board meeting.