Online Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

new year 元旦

personal trainer 私教

muscle mass 肌肉量

a set of exercise 一组锻炼

rhythm (n) 节奏
rhythmic (adj.) ~ clapping 有节奏的掌声

coordinate (v) 协调 – coordination (n) 协调 – coordinator (n) 协调员

acp = agile certificate program

abbreviate (v) 缩写
abbreviation (n) 缩写
How do you abbreviate the word “gymnasium”?  = “Gym”
What is the abbreviation for Chinese Communist Party? – CCP/CPC.

gymnastics 体操

symposium 座谈会,讨论会
seminar 研讨会
sodium （n） 钠
periodic table  元素周期表
calcium (n) 钙

dorm = dormitory 宿舍

PBA = Professional Business Analysis

pan- all, across…
Pan-America Soccer Tournament 泛美洲足球锦标赛
pandemic 全球大流行病
epidemic 地方性流行疾病
Ebola is an epidemic
Covid is a pandemic

eliminate (v) 淘汰，排除，排便 – elimination
France was eliminated in the semi-final in 2018 World Cup.
I think we need to eliminate the possibility that the computer was stolen by someone we know.
How was your elimination (= bowel movement) in the past week?
bowel movement： 大肠运动, 排便
poverty elimination: 消贫
poverty alleviation 脱贫，缓解贫困

alleviate (v) 减缓，缓和，减轻
学生减负: alleviate the burden on students
burden （n）负担
pressure = stress 压力
tranquillizer (n) 镇静剂
In 2020, over 1 million people were alleviated from poverty in China. 2020年，超1百万人成功脱贫。
common prosperity 共同富裕 

translation:
written translation 笔译
oral translation = interpretation 口译
simultaneous interpretor 同传

act
action
actor
actress
activity
activism
activist

derive 衍生

take more sports
do more sports

insist one position
stay in one position

oversea client
overseas client
overseas Chinese 华侨

the limitation of Covid
Because of Covid/the pandemic

the exam will held in March
The exam will be held in March