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expect (v.) --- if you are expecting a person, you believe that the person is going to arrive or come to you soon
例句: I'll expect you for supper at six o'clock.
我六點等你吃晚飯。
between ourselves/you and me --- an expression used to tell a person that what you are going to say is to be kept secret 只限于咱倆之間
over the moon --- very pleased
例句: The whole team is over the moon at winning the competition.
全隊因贏得這場比賽而歡呼雀躍。
terms (plural n.) --- if you say something in particular terms, you express it in a particular kind of language.
When people are in first-name terms, they address each other by their first names (like Malcolm, Nellie) instead of using titles and surnames (like Mr McKenzie, Ms Hamilton).
這里的terms在中文里的意思就是"表達方式，措辭，說法"
例句:We wish to protest in the strongest possible terms.
我們想要以最強硬的措辭抗議。
find my feet --- if you are finding your feet, you start to become confident and familiar with a new situation 適應新環境
project management --- it refers to the careful planning, organisation and control of manpower and resources to bring about the successful completion of a specific project 工程管理，專案管理
launch (n.) ---the launch of a product means that a company is making the product available to the public
這里launch還可以做動詞，也表達相同的意思。
例句: We launched a new project.
我們開始從事一個新項目。
range (n.) --- goods or products of one particular type 一系列的產品
例句: our new range of hair products
我們的新的頭發產品系列
MA --- abbreviation for 'Master of Arts' 文學碩士
work placement --- to work in a position for a period of time in a company to gain experience for the work that one is trained for 實習
permanent (adj.) --- if someone is made permanent in a company, the person becomes a permanent employee, i.e. employed for an unlimited length of time. 永久的,固定的
(product) placement --- the subtle way of advertising a product by having it used in films or television programmes. Here, it also refers to how a product is to be advertised and promoted in the market. 植入式廣告
PA --- abbreviation for 'Personal Assistant'. A personal assistant or secretary helps someone in a higher position to handle duties like answering phone calls, arranging meetings and preparing documents and so on. 私人助理
imaginative (adj.) --- having clever and original ideas有想像力的;富于想像的;有創造力的
The mind of the storyteller has great imaginative powers.
講故事人的頭腦極富想像力。
imaginative writers
富有想像力的作家
live wire (n.) --- (informal) someone who is active and energetic生龍活虎的人
That child's a real live wire.
那孩子生龍活虎般活潑好動。
wee (adj.) --- (informal) small, little極小的,很小的
a wee bit
一點兒
publicity (n.) --- the activity that can attract the public's attention 宣傳,宣揚
The company has launched a campaign of publicity for a new car.
公司為它的新型汽車大作宣傳。
formalities (plural n.) --- formal actions and behaviour that are regarded as correct for a certain event or activity拘泥形式,拘謹
I wish we could treat each other without formality.
我真希望我們彼此之間不要太拘謹。
loo (n.) --- (informal) used mainly in British English, a loo is a toilet. 洗手間
sustenance (n.) --- (formal) food 食物
take sth on board - to understand a piece of information 理解
