Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

office politics(n): the relationships within a group or organization that allow particular people to have power over others
（团体或组织内的）争权活动，权术，勾心斗角
I don’t like to get involved in office politics.
我不想卷入办公室的争权夺利中去。

carbon footprint-Someone’s carbon footprint is a measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide that their activities produce.
碳足迹（个人活动而产生的二氧化碳气体的排放量）

foot traffic (n): the number of people who go into a shop or business in a particular period of time
（商店等的）顾客流量
Foot traffic at stores across the country has declined this year.

brick-and-mortar-existing as a physical building, especially a shop, rather than doing business only on the internet
（商店等）实体的
a brick-and-mortar retailer
实体零售店
brick-and-mortar bookstores
实体书店

unlike preposition (DIFFERENT FROM)
different from
不像；与…不同
Dan’s actually very nice, unlike his father.
丹可不像他父亲，他实际上人很不错。
Unlike you, I’m not a great dancer.
我可不像你，我不太会跳舞。