Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

self-isolate (v): to not leave your home and to stay away from other people when you have, or may have, an infectious disease, so that you do not infect anyone else:
If you have been told to self-isolate, you need to stay indoors and avoid contact with other people for 14 days.
The British government is advising thousands of people to self-isolate to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
She stayed home from work to self-isolate herself from co-workers, and began to feel better by late last week.

to self-isolate-自我隔离

quarantine (v): to put an animal or person in quarantine
隔离（动物或人）

lockdown (n): a situation in which people are not allowed to enter or leave a building or area freely because of an emergency
（建筑或地区）因紧急情况而被封锁了
The Secret Service is imposing a virtual lockdown on the city.
特勤局实质上把整个城市都封锁了。
The school has been placed on lockdown this morning while authorities investigate a bomb threat.
这座学校今天早晨被置于封锁之下，便于当局调查炸弹威胁。

to lower the rents

books [ plural ]
the written records of money that a business has spent or received
（公司、商行的）账册，账簿
At the end of the year, the accountant goes over (= checks) the books.
年终时会计要复核公司的账册。
Running a school is much more of a business than it used to be, – by law we have to balance our books.
与以前相比现在管理一所学校更像是在经营一家企业——从法律上讲我们必须保证收支平衡。

If you can meet these conditions then you can apply for

tax relief (n): the system of allowing someone not to pay tax on a part of their income
（允许某些人不缴纳部分所得税的）减税制度

relief (n): food, money, or services that provide help for people in need
救济；救济品；救济金
an international relief operation
国际救援行动
relief agencies/supplies
救援机构／救济物资
Musicians have raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Africa.
歌星们已经筹集了数百万英镑的善款救济非洲饥民。

crisis (n): a time of great disagreement, confusion, or suffering
危机，极其困难的时期
The country’s leadership is in crisis.
该国的领导层陷入了危机。
an economic/financial crisis
经济／金融危机
We have a family crisis on my hands – my 16-year-old sister is pregnant.
我家里出了件大事要我来处理——我16岁的妹妹怀孕了。

layoff noun (WORK)[ C often plural ]
an occasion when a company stops employing someone, sometimes temporarily, because the company does not have enough money or enough work
解雇，解聘，下岗
The recent economic crisis has led to massive layoffs.
近来的经济危机导致大批人员下岗。

face verb (DEAL WITH)If you face a problem, or a problem faces you, you have to deal with it.
面对，面临，必须对付（难题）
This is one of the many problems faced by working mothers.
这是身为职业妇女的母亲们面临的众多难题之一。
Passengers could face long delays.
旅客可能会长时间滞留。
You’re faced with a very difficult choice there.
你眼下面临一项艰难的抉择。

They asked me how to pack something

a monthly mortgage payment-每月按揭付款

mortgage-/ˈmɔːr.ɡɪdʒ/