Uband外刊精读-博学奖投稿

第1周-A11340-博学奖投稿

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录音链接>> 词汇延伸-第一周复盘 

【词汇延伸】

1. Absolute pitch vs. Relative pitch

Absolute pitch(AP), widely referred to as perfect pitch, is a rare auditory phenomenon characterized by the ability of a person to identify or re-create a givenmusical note without the benefit of a reference tone. 

    Ronald Jenkees:一个电子音乐鬼才,即兴创作电子音乐,患有遗传障碍威廉氏综合征,这种病的患者97%拥有“absolute pitch”。


Relative pitch is the ability of a person to identify or re-create a given musical note by comparing it to a reference note and identifying the interval between those two notes. 

2. Falsify 

falsify: to make false by mutilation or addition

manipulate financial statement 做假账

  Create accounting standards (x)  →  issue/develop accounting standards 

  IFRS / GAAP 

3. Rate 

Wage vs. Salary

  Salary:a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.

  Wage: Often,wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week. → rate


→ Time-based system

→ Piecework system

△Premium:the excess of sth.

△Bonus 

△Payroll:a list of employees to be paid, with the amount due to each.


4.Motion 

In parliamentary procedureas defined inRobert's Rules of Order, a motion is a formal proposal by a member of adeliberative assemblythat the assembly take certain action. 

MUN (Model United Nations)

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