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- Solders / Military personnel 战士,军事人员
- Police offices
- Fire fighters
- Post / Delivery people 邮递员,快递员
- Food Delivery people 外卖员
- Watiers / Waitresses
- Servants / Maids
- Chef / Cook
- Doctors & Nurses
- Street cleaners
- Fast food restaurant staff
- Pilots & Cabin crew 飞行员 & 机组人员
- Drivers
- Manager / Supervisor 导师,监工 / Director
- Financial advisors 财务顾问
- Estate agents 地产中介
- Bank clerks 银行职员
- Government officials
- Shop assistants (High str. or Chain stores)
- Teachers
- Office workers
- Shop assistants (Boutique = Independent shop)
- Market vendors
- High-heels 高跟鞋
- Business suit
- Neck / Bow tie
- Shirt / Blouse
- Business trousers
- Business skirts
- Leather shoes
- Waistcoat 正装马甲
- Tuxedo
- Brooch 胸针
- T-shirts
- Polo shirts
- Sweaters
- Shorts 短裤
- Dress
- Boots
- Trainers / Sports shoes
- Mini skirts
- (Denim 牛仔布) Jeans
- Khakis 卡其色 (a textile fabric of a dull brownish-yellow color, in particular a strong cotton fabric used in military clothing)
- Capri pants 七分裤
- Dressy sandals 凉鞋
- Flip flops 拖鞋
- Halter / Halter tops 吊带衫
- Tank tops 背心
- Sweatpants 运动裤
- Yoga pants
- Running & exercise tights
- Tight & Revealing clothing 紧身,较为暴露的衣服
- Baseball caps 棒球帽
- Beanies 无檐帽 (a small close-fitting hat worn on the back of the head)
- Image consultants / Career coaches 形象顾问
- Charge a fee for giving work-related fashion advice
- Boost self-esteem /ɪ'stiːm/ 提高自尊心
- Imitate /'ɪmɪteɪt/ 模仿
- Aqua (/'ækwə/ 湖绿色) - Marine (/mə'riːn/ 海的)
- Recruiter /rɪ'kru:tə/ 招聘人员
- Thong / G-string 丁字裤
- Attire /ə'taɪə(r)/ 服装,着装
- Obesity /əʊ'biːsəti/ (过度)肥胖
- Struggle 搏斗,挣扎
- Intensive 密集的
- Seminar /'semɪ.nɑː(r)/ 研讨会
- Excessively 过度地
- Confectionery /kən'fekʃ(ə)n(ə)ri/ 甜食
- Consume beers
- Couch potato
- Gym 健身房,体育馆
- Stall /stɔːl/ 摊位,牲畜棚,马厩,牛棚(n) ;停顿,抛锚,故意拖延(以赢得时间),拖住(以赢得时间做某事)
- Hooked = Addicted /əˈdɪktɪd/
- Alcohol 酒精,乙醇
- Rot 腐烂 n & v
- For extended period = excessively
- Crave 渴望 v
- Isolate /'aɪsəleɪt/ 孤立 v
- Insulate /'ɪnsjʊleɪt/ 隔离,绝缘 v; Insulated 绝缘的
- Wreslte /'res(ə)l/ 摔跤 n & v
- Chauffeur /ʃəʊ'fɜː(r)/ 专职司机
- Ride a taxi
- Fizzy drink 碳酸饮料
- Esculator 自动扶梯
- Milkshake 奶昔
- Lollipops /'lɒli.pɒp/ 棒棒糖
- Sausages /'sɒsɪdʒ/ 香肠
- Fry 油炸
- Deep fry
- Ingredient 配料
- Boil 煮,煲
- Pot 锅
- Pan 平底锅
- Wok 炒锅
- Fork
- Spoon
- Knife
- Beat / Whip eggs
- Chopsticks
- Spatula /'spætjʊlə/ 炒菜铲
- Stove /stəʊv/ 炉子,火炉 n;用火炉烤 v
- Oven /'ʌv(ə)n/ 烤箱
- Recipe
- Steam
- Roast
- Bake / Broil 烤
- Gas pedal / Brake pedal / Clutch /klʌtʃ/
- Blender 搅拌器
- Ceramic /sə'ræmɪk/ 陶瓷
- Plate
- Neutre 中性;(汽车)N档
- Stir fry 大火炒
- Steering 方向盘
- not much = nothing much 没什么事
- Slurp (吃东西发出)啧啧声
- Smack 海洛因;打巴掌
- Friendliness
- Don't be bossy
- Don't challenge other's bottom line
- Swearing 咒骂;发誓;说脏话
- Litter 乱扔垃圾
- Etiquette /'etɪket/ 礼仪
- Hierarchy /'haɪə.rɑː(r)ki/ 层次体系;统治集团;等级制度
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Currency
- Dollar
- Yuan
- Yen
- Euro
- Pound
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Mathematical
- Plus/Add
- Minus/Subtract
- Multiplication/Times by
- Divided by
- Square of
- Square root of
- Pi
- X to the power of n
- Equals to
- Does not equal to
- very nearly equals to
- Approximately
- Less than
- Greater than
- Less of equal to
- greater or equal to
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Fonts
- Subscript 1
- Superscript 2
- Star/Asterisk
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Emojis
- Smiley face
- Sad fase
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Punctuation marks
- Sentence, Full stop, Period .
- Comma ,
- Colon :
- Semi-colon ;
- Single speech marks ''
- Double Speech marks, Quotation marks ""
- Exclamation mark !
- Question mark ?
- Brackets/Parentheses ()
- Sequared brackets []
- Curly brackets {}
- Backslash /
- Forwardslash \
- At sign @
- And sign/Ampersand &
- Number/Pound Sign/Hashtag #
- Dash/Hypen -
- Underscore _
- Job-Related works
- Company/Corporation/Oraganisation
- Sales
- International/Multi-national
- Marketing
- 9 to 5 job
- (ir)Regular working hours
- Flexible working hours
- Manager/Head of Department
- Human Resources (HR)
- On-call
- Office workers
- Employee staff
- Factory/Manufacturing plant
- Finance
- Secretary
- What do I do in my job
- I'm responsible for ... (doing)
- I'm in charge of ... (doing)
- My job involves ... (doing)
- It's up to me to ... (do)
- Postive
- Must
- Have to
- Ought to
- Should
- Need to
- Are/is to
- Negative
- Cann't
- Mustn't
- Ought not to
- Aren't allowed to
- Half-half
- Don't need to
- Needn't
- Dont't have to
- Question
- Can I ...
- May/ Could I ...
- Am I allowed to ....
- Poker
- A game played using a deck of cards where players try to win as many chips (round pieces of plastic) as they can
- Mahjong
- Requires four people to play together with a set of smail and green blocks inscribed(刻,写) with Chinese characters & symbols.
- Killer/Wolf
- A large group of people can play this game together and act in different roles to try and discover the murderer(s)
- Twister
- A large coloured mat is used to play this game and players must put their hands and/or feet on these colours & avoid falling over
- Jenga
- Players must remove a block from the tower one at a time and avoid causing the tower to topple(倾倒) over
- Scrabble
- To put letter tiles onto a board to make words. The longer the word, the more points you get.
- Sudoku
- Fill in the missing numbers within a grid so that each row and column has number 1 to 9
- Wordsearch
- Find certain words within a grid of random letters. Once you find a word, you circle them.
- Spot the difference
- Look at two similar pictures and try to find things that are not the same in the pictures.
- Solitaire
- A card game played by one person. The object is to separate the cards into their four different suits in the correct order from Ace to King.
- Javelin /'dʒæv(ə)lɪn/ 标枪
- Shot put (掷)铅球
- Pole vault 撑杆跳高
- Hammer throw (掷)链球
- Long Jump 跳远
- Hurdles 障碍,疏离 n;跳栏,跨栏,突破(难关) v
- Synchronised Swimming 花样游泳
- Equestrian /ɪ'kwestriən/ 骑手,马术,马戏演员 n;马术的 adj
- Monopoly 大富翁(桌游)
- International Chess
- Xiang Qi
- Draughts 国际跳棋
- Go/Reversi 围棋,黑白棋
- Chinese Checkers 跳棋
- Bedroom/Kinky
- Confident
- Detailed 细致的
- Inquisitive /ɪn'kwɪzətɪv/ 好学的,好奇的
- Trust Worthy
- Handsome/Beautiful
- Timid 胆小的,羞怯的
- Punctaul /'pʌŋktʃuəl/ 准时的,守时的
- Intelligent
- Artistic 艺术的,有艺术天赋的
- Athletic 体育运动的,运动员的,健壮的
- Platonic /plə'tɒnɪk/ 纯友谊的,柏拉图式的
- Ambitious 有野心的,有抱负的
- Graphic design 平面设计
- Cologne /kə'ləʊn/ 古龙水
- Perfume
- Elegant
- Medium height
- Reliable
- Passionate
- Extroverted 外向的
- Introverted 内向的
- Trunk = Boot(u.k.) 树干;后备箱;行李箱
- Traveling light
- I've got a layover in Seoul 我在首尔转机
- Non-stop = direct flight
- Connecting flight (转机后的)衔接航班
- Layover 中途停留
- Jet lag 因时差不适而出现的综合症
- Blizzard 【气】暴风雪
- Immigration officer 入境事务员;移民局官员
- Customs officer 海关人员
- Tax 税
- Liquor /'lɪkə(r)/ 白酒,烈酒;溶液
- Cigar 雪茄
- Cigarette 香烟
- Check-in 登记,报道
- Boarding pass 登机证
- Baggage claim number
- Overweight
- Window
- Aisle /aɪl/ 过道,走道
- 2nd class = economy
- 1st class = business
- Bumped up 提高,增强,(飞机)升舱
- Bump (off)
- Bumping can happen voluntarily or involuntarily. In voluntary bumping, a passenger may see that the flight is full or overbooked and ask to be bumped or to have his or her name put on the bumping list. If a passenger is voluntarily bumped, the airline will typically be offering a voucher for a predefined amount, such as $300.
- Reservation
- Overbooked
- Ring road 环线;绕路
- Suitcase 栏杆箱
- Valet 泊车员,仆从 n; 服侍 v
- A stereotypes is a generalisation of a particular group of people i.e. applying some kind of belief or idea about everyone belonging in this group
- All Americans own a gun
- All British people eat fish and chips
- Negative Stereotypes vs Racism
- With negative stereotyping, there is usually vary little or no ill-feeling towards that group of people, where as, if you were racist, you would feel hatred and aggression towards these groups of people and your behaviour towards them would be to treat them unfairly and with huge disrespect.
- Generalisation 概括,一般化
- Punctual 准时,守时
- Tolerant /ˈtɒlərənt/ 宽容
- Sophisticated /səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd/ 见多识广的,老练的;复杂巧妙的
- Hospitable /ˈhɑspɪtəb(ə)l/ 好客的,热情友好的,殷勤的;(植物生长条件)合适的
- Ignorant /'ɪɡnərənt/ 不了解的,无知的,愚昧的
- Nationalistic 国家主义,民族主义
- Sociable
- Romantic
- Respectful
- Hard-working
- Emotional
- Outgoing
- Well-dressed
- Humorous
- Lazy
- Talkative
- Serious
- Quiet
- Formal
- Aggressive
- Polite
- Rude
- Arrogant /'ærəɡənt/ 傲慢的,自大的
- Casual
- I've been doing
- I've done
- I had
- Bark (狗)叫;树皮
- Pandemic 疫情
- Quarantine 检疫,隔离,隔离区
- Lockdown 封锁,戒严
- You cannot go offline.
- Work at/from(preferred) home
- I used to swim a lot
- People used to work harder
- Before people used to record everything on paper
- Obsolescence /ˌɒbsəˈles(ə)ns/ 淘汰;过时;陈旧
- Soviet Union 苏联
- VHS tape 家用录像带
- Planned obsolescence 计划性淘汰
- Binary
- Octal
- Decimal
- Duodecimal 十二进制
- Heximal
- POV -- the abbreviation of Points of View.
- Positive:
- In my onpinion
- From my POV
- I think that / I believe that / I feel that
- My thoughts are
- Negative:
- I'm afraid that
- I disagree
- I don't think so
- It's too extreme / radical
- radical /ˈrædɪkl/ 激进
- controversial 有争议的
- vagan 素食主义者
- methane 甲烷
- celebrities 名人
- pollutant 污染物
- convincing 令人信服
- mustang /'mʌstæŋ/ 野马 an American feral horse which is typically small and lightly built.
- state-owned companies 国企
- synonyms /'sɪnənɪm/ 同义词
- Antonyms /'æntənɪm/ opposites 反义词
- realistic 现实
- overemphasized 过分强调
- horror / terror 恐怖
- open-ended 开放式
- avoid,avoidance
- vague 模糊的
- in time = early enough; not late
- on time = punctually; according to the schedule
- Consequence 后果,结论
- sink 沉,水槽 (sink leaks)
- Injured 受伤
- Couch = sofa
- Concert 音乐会
- 0 conditional: If I miss the 8:30 bus, I'm late for work
- Talk about the facts or things that are normally true
- If water reaches 100 degree Celsius, it boils
- Talk about the facts or things that are normally true
- 1st conditional: If he eats too much junk food, he will become fat
- Talk about consequences of future events that is likely to happen
- If Sue practices speaking English everyday, she will become fluent quickly
- Talk about consequences of future events that is likely to happen
- 2nd conditional: If I were rich, I would travel around the world
- Talk about consequences of an imaginary situation in the future which could happen but may be unlikely
- Talk about something we want to happen now but is impossible
- If I went to the concert, I would have a great time
- 3rd conditional: If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam
- Express a feeling of regret
- Talk about consequences of an imaginary situation that is unreal & impossible to happen
- If I hadn't played football yesterday, I wouldn't have gotten injured.
- I'll be punished by my teacher
- I'll quit my job
- Police tape 警戒带
- Jail / Prison
- Mugshot - a photograph of a person's face made for an official purpose, especially police records.
- Finger print 指纹
- criminal 罪犯
- Laws in a contry exist to discourage people from doing wrong.
- arrest 逮捕
- Monetary 货币
- Ways in which criminals are punished:
- Monetary fine 罚款
- Community service
- Prison sentence
- Re-education camps
- Public flogging 公开鞭刑
- Capital punishment / death penalty 死刑
- Robbery - using the threat of violence to steal
- Bribery & Corruption - the offer and acceptance of money for favours (行贿&受贿)
- Pickpocketing - stealing a person's belongings from their bag or packet
- Burglary - secretly breaking into someone's property with the intention to steal
- Kidnapping & Ransom(赎金) - holding a person against their will and demanding favours for their release
- Shoplifting - stealing from a shop
- Smuggling / Trafficking - The illegal movemont of goods from one country to another
- Vandalism /ˈvændəˌlɪz(ə)m/ 蓄意破坏 - Intentional damage of other people's property
- Manslaughter /ˈmænˌslɔːtə(r)/ 过失杀人
- Fraud /frɔːd/ 诈骗
- Blackmail 勒索
- Speeding 超速
- Forensic /fəˈrensɪk/ experts 法医
- Patrol /pəˈtrəʊl/ 巡逻
- Police constables / beat cops - patrolling the streets and respond to emergencies
- Helmet 头盔
- Truncheon /'trʌntʃ(ə)n/ / Baton 警棍
- Hand gun / Pistol /'pɪst(ə)l/
- CS Spray / Tear gas
- Handcuffs 手铐
- Breathalyzer 呼吸测试仪
- Rifle /'raɪf(ə)l/ 来复枪,步枪
- Taser gun
- Badge /bædʒ/ 标记,徽章
- ID Badge 身份证
- Envy /'envi/ 嫉妒,羡慕
- Dapper /'dæpə(r)/ 精致的 (neat and trim in dress and appearance (typically used of a man))
- Dialogue /'daɪəlɒɡ/ 对话
- Suave /swɑːv/ 精明的,圆滑的
- Plot 故事情节,阴谋,布局
- Rapid 急流,湍流(n);瞬间的,快速的(adj)
- Research field / area 研究领域
- Change of heart 改变心意
- Conundrum /kə'nʌndrəm/ 谜语
- Belly up - cause something to go wrong and fail
- Jack completely bellied up the project and lost a major client.
- Binge drink - consume large amounts of alcohol continuously in one sitting
- Tom and his colleagues usually go down to the pub three times a week and binge drink until the early hours of the morning
- Greasy spoon - a cheap and cheerful restaurant that serves fast food
- I'm starving! I really fancy going down to the greasy spoon for a hamburger, steak (牛排) and chips!
- Scoff down / Wolf down - eat something very quickly
- Mike didn't have much time to finish his food so he scoffed down his meal in under 2 min.
- Binge Watch - be glued to a TV show for an extended period of time in one sitting
- Sarah bought the 'Game of Thrones (权力)' seasons one to eight on DVD and binge watched the whole thing in three nights
- Fat chance - something very unlikely to happen
- Having messed up the project, there's fat chance that Jack will get a promotion now.
- Get a room - Don't be over-intimate in the public
- You have natural good fashion sense.
- Most office jobs require you to wear professional attire.
- An increasing number of companies these days seem to be relaxing their stict dress codes.
- He is a tough guy 他是一个硬汉
- Did you have a good weekend
- I feel like the plot is the same in most of the movies
- I can't be sure about that
- I have been sleeping all day
- My purple suit used to be my favourite
- I have a full schedules
- I've been desperate to travel
- I envy you
- Step by step instructions
- What are the ingredients in the recipe
- First you need to register a new account
- Put the car in 'Park'
- First..., Next..., Then..., Finally....
- Their family is very well off 他们家很富裕
- Her personality is somewhat reserved 她性格有些内向、矜持
- Common interests makes a good friendship
- You can share your secrets and personal things with each other
- Her voice is soft and nice
- We were teammates, and we worked together for a long time and got to know each other.
- The flight was overbooked
- I was bumpped cuz there were too many people
- I'm travelling light today so I've got no bags to check
- I have a non-stop flight today
- Anything to declare?
- It's a huge multi-national corporation based in America.