Encounters Student Book 3: Unit 21 Vocabulary (Simplified)

Oh

啊

"Oh, ChenFeng, he's fine."

陈峰啊，他不错。

Um

哎

Australia

澳大利亚

good; fine; excellent

棒

That's great!

太棒了！真棒啊！

register for a class

报一个班

sign up

报名

by

被

just

才

tearoom

茶室

media

传媒

be away on a business trip

出差

art of cooking

厨艺

cooking class

厨艺班|课

metropolis

大都市

partner up (with); team up (with)

搭档

send a text message

发短信

burgeoning; successful

风生水起

change to a new profession

改行

hurriedly; losing no time

赶紧

company; corporation

公司

work schedule

工作日历

no wonder; so that's why

怪不得

advertisement

廣告

international

国际

winter vacation

寒假

have a good chat/talk

好好聊聊

long time no see!

好久不见

seams; seems as if

好像

cooperate; work together; collaborate

合作

environment; surroundings

环境

lane; alley

胡同

homestyle cooking/food

家常菜

teach; lecture

讲课

meet each other

见面

fequently; constantly; regularly; often

经常

get together (for a chat, meeting, etc.)

聚(聚)

open (a course)

开

leave (something for someone)

留下

(indicates that something speaks for itself)

嘛

Wow! Your business is certainly doing well!

你的生意不错嘛！

May I trouble you to...? Will you please...?

麻烦你

American born Chinese person

美国华人

business card

名片

be good at doing something

拿手

(indicates hesitation)

嗯

Oh that reminds me (expresses realization)

哦，对了

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually

其实

confirm; identify with certainty

确认

a winding path leading to a secluded spot

曲径通幽

just a moment; a moment, please

稍等一下

buseness; trade

生意

schedule; timetable

时间表

work as an intern

实习

receive; accept

收

(province in southwestern China known for its very spicy cuisine)

四川

characteristic; special feature; hallmark

特色

evening event; soiree

晚会

fiancée

未婚妻

school hospital; student health center

校医院

good fortune; good luck; fortunate; lucky

幸运

attract; draw someone's attention to

吸引

semester

学期

pressure; burden; strain

压力

otherwise; or else

要不(是)

request; ask of (someone); invite

邀请

migrate; imagrate

移民

ought to; should

(应)该

(indicates a constant state)

一直

She's always away on business. (indicates a direction)

她一直出差。

Go straight ahead.

一直走。

email adress

邮箱地址

trick; device; move

招（儿）

happens to; as it happens

正好

special

专门

take charge of; host; direct; manage

主持

host; hostess; anchorperson

主持人