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lesson31 success story
retire 退休
Retired is being tired twice,
first tired of working, then tired of not
re+tire
2就寝
He retired to bed, but he did not sleep.
I decided to retire early with a book.
Retire from:退出,隐退
retire from the army
retire from one’s job
Liuxiang retired from the competition with foot injuries.
senior (citizen)
mature golden age
evergreen clubs.
pensioners.
corporation=large company 缩写Corp
Firm商业叫法,可以为商号,专指商业类公司单位
group集团
company普通叫法
a multinational corporation 跨国公司
the British Broadcasting Corporation
英国广播公司
Sony/ Nokia / Intel / IBM corporation
bicycle
bi-双的
bi+ cycle
why does a bicycle can’t stand on its own?
Because it is two-tired
bicolor pencil
bicolor eye shadow.
bilingual student
bisexual 双性恋的
Uni—单的,
university 宇宙
universal 普遍的,通用的
unique 独特
unicorn
uniform
Tri 三的
tricycle
triangle
trilingual 三语
qua(d)r- 四
quadrangle四边形
quarter 四分之一(一季度,四分之一美元,一刻钟)
penta-五
pentacle 五角星形
Pentagon 五边形,
the Pentagon 美国国防部
save
1 救
A hero saved a beauties
Only socialism can save China.
只有社会主义才能救中国。
Doctors work hard to save lives.
医生努力工作是为了救人。
2 省/留着
save:游戏存档
save money. 存钱
save time: 节省时间
time is life, so to save time is to prolong life.
same some food for winter 为过冬储存食物
save the trouble (of doing)省了麻烦
Save the best for last 把最好的留到最后
and now we're standing face to face
Isn't this world a crazy place
just when I thought our chance had passed
you go and save the best for last
但你还是来到了我的身旁,
这个世界是不是有点荒唐,
我以为我们的情缘已尽,
你却偏偏在这时出现,
原来你把真爱留到了最后......
workshop
1车间
2 研讨会
A workshop on Chinese culture / space craft
关于~~的研讨会
helper 帮手
Assistant 助手
employ
em=in ploy=play
1 雇用:
vt. employ sb.
the factory employs 3,000 workers
雇主employer 雇员:employee
trainer trainee
interviewer interviewee
examiner examinee
[近义词]hire: “雇”、“短期租
hire a taxi,