F2F Class Notes November 14th (Ben)

Vocabulary

temperature =

In the Caribbean, we have the same temperature all year long.

consulting = giving advice

Big consulting companies are McKinsey, Deloitte,

I work in an investment consulting company.

futures 期货 = a futures contract

A futures contract concerns a transaction in the future.

securities 证券

Securities can be traded on a financial market.

If you like security, you shouldn’t have too many securities.

an industry 行业

I majored in art design so it’s a bit hard to get to the financial industry.

an aspect 方面

My boss is good in every aspect.

a role model 榜样

My boss is my role model.

intellectual property 知识产权

compress 压缩

a Bachelors 本科

a Masters 硕士

a Doctorate 博士

an enemy 敌人，仇人

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My cousin went to England 3 month ago. She also went there last year as an exchange student. Now she is a Masters student / studying for a Masters in International Media. In the future, she plans to work in a TV station. We often argue as if we were enemies.

Teachers work very hard, the treat us as if we were their children.