[Sophia 学习笔记-English] 005 Mark Z

A vote calling for Mark Zuckerberg to stand down as Facebook's chairman is expected to take place at the company's annual general meeting on Thursday.

Mr Zuckerberg is both Facebook's chief executive and the chairman of its board of directors.

Those calling for him to step down as chairman say this would help him focus on running the company.

▍语言点

call for: 要求

· request /rɪˈkwest/: vt. 要求

· ask /ɑːsk, æsk/: vt. 要求

stand down: 退位

· abdicate /ˈæbdɪkeɪt/: vi. 退位

be expected to do sth.: 将……

take place: 举行；发生

annual /ˈænjuəl/: adj. 一年一度的

general meeting: 股东大会

chief executive (officer) /ɪɡˈzekjətɪv/: 首席执行官（CEO）

· executive room: 行政客房；商务间

· business class: 商务舱；公务舱

· executive class: 商务舱；公务舱

board of directors: 董事会