ALMV - THEME 1 当代华人社会变迁

THEME 1 FROM EDEXCEL VOCAB BOOKLET

办公室 (bàn gōng shì)

office

包容 (bāo róng)

to tolerate / tolerant

保龄球 (bǎo líng qiú)

bowling

保姆 (bǎo mǔ)

nanny

报答 (bào dá)

to repay

补习 (bǔ xí)

extra tuition; catch-up classes

不和 (bù hé)

estranged; on bad terms / feud

成就 (chéng jiù)

accomplishment

成长 (chéng zhǎng)

to grow

宠爱 (chǒng ài)

to dote on; to adore

宠坏 (chǒng huài)

to spoil (a child)

创业 (chuàng yè)

to set up a business

辞职 (cí zhí)

to resign / resignation

代沟 (dài gōu)

generation gap

单亲家庭 (dān qīn jiā tíng)

single-parent family

单身/未婚 (dān shēn / wèi hūn)

single

订婚 (dìng hūn)

engagement / to be engaged

独居 (dú jū)

living alone

独生子女 (dú shēng zǐ nǚ)

single child

对待 (duì dài)

treatment

福利 (fú lì)

benefits

辅导 (fǔ dǎo)

counselling

父女 (fù nǚ)

father and daughter

父子 (fù zǐ)

father and son

橄榄球 (gǎn lǎn qiú)

rugby

供养 (gòng yǎng)

to provide for; to support

孤单 (gū dān)

lonely

辜负 (gū fù)

to disappoint (someone)

雇用 (gù yòng)

to employ

雇员 (gù yuán)

employee

雇主 (gù zhǔ)

employer

管教 (guǎn jiào)

discipline

婚姻 (hūn yīn)

marriage

及格 (jí gé)

to pass a test or exam

继父 (jì fù)

stepfather

继母 (jì mǔ)

stepmother

寄宿 (jì sù)

boarding / to lodge

加班/超时工作 (jiā bān / chāo shí gōng zuò)

to work overtime / overtime work

家庭计划/计划生育 (jiā tíng jì huà / jì huà shēng yù)

family planning

兼职工作 (jiān zhí gōng zuò)

part-time work

健身 (jiàn shēn)

fitness; exercise / to exercise

剑击/剑术 (jiàn shù / jiàn jí)

fencing

奖金/花红 (jiǎng jīn / huā hóng)

bonus

奖学金/助学金 (jiǎng xué jīn / zhù xué jīn)

scholarship / bursary

讲座 (jiǎng zuò)

lecture

教练 (jiào liàn)

coach

解雇 (jiě gù)

to dismiss; to fire / dismissal

津贴/资助 (jīn tiē / zī zhù)

allowance; subsidy / to subsidise; to sponsor

经营 (jīng yíng)

to operate / operation

假期工作 (jià qī gōng zuò)

vacation job

就业 (jiù yè)

employment

考生 (kǎo shēng)

examinee; candidate (of an exam)

课外活动 (kè wài huó dòng)

extra-curricular activities

空巢 (kōng cháo)

empty nest

空缺 (kòng quē)

vacancy

劳动 (láo dòng)

labour

老板 (lǎo bǎn)

boss

离婚 (lí hūn)

to divorce / divorce

录取/取录 (lù qǔ / qǔ lù)

to enrol; to admit / admission

面试 (miàn shì)

interview

摩擦 (mó cā)

friction

母女 (mǔ nǚ)

mother and daughter

母子 (mǔ zǐ)

mother and son

年龄歧视 (nián líng qí shì)

ageism

排球 (pái qiú)

volleyball

攀比 (pān bǐ)

comparison; to compare

配偶/伴侣 (pèi ǒu / bàn lǚ)

spouse/partner

偏爱 (piān ài)

to favour; to show preference towards

欺凌 (qī líng)

bullying

歧视 (qí shì)

to discriminate / bias; discrimination

亲情 (qīn qíng)

affection between family members

求职 (qiú zhí)

looking for employment

去世 (qù shì)

to pass away; to die

拳击 (quán jī)

boxing

人际关系 (rén jì guān xì)

interpersonal relationship

三代同堂 (sān dài tóng táng)

three generations in the same room/household

商学 (shāng xué)

business studies

社会地位 (shè huì dì wèi)

social status

生老病死 (shēng lǎo bìng sǐ)

rites of passage (birth, death, illness and old age)

升学 (shēng xué)

to progress to the next stage of education

升职 (shēng zhí)

to gain a promotion; to be promoted / promotion

失望 (shī wàng)

disappointed

失业 (shī yè)

unemployment

实习/见习 (shí xí / jiàn xí)

internship

事业 (shì yè)

career

暑期工 (shǔ qī gōng)

summer job

衰老 (shuāi lǎo)

to age / weak and frail

谈恋爱 (tán liàn ài)

to fall in love

体操 (tǐ cāo)

gymnastics

体谅 (tǐ liàng)

considerate

天伦之乐 (tiān lún zhī lè)

domestic/family bliss

田径 (tián jìng)

athletics

同居 (tóng jū)

cohabitation / to cohabit

同住 (tóng zhù)

to live together

退步 (tuì bù)

to regress

晚辈 (wǎn bèi)

junior members of a family

晚婚/迟婚 (wǎn hūn / chí hūn)

late marriage

晚年 (wǎn nián)

old age; one's latter years

为……感到骄傲 (wéi... gǎn dào jiāo ào)

to take pride in; to take as a great honour

校风 (xiào fēng)

(school/college) ethos