The Tetris Negotiation
第 1 步:词汇
先认识这段音频里的关键词。标出你已经认识的,把精力放在新词上。
- SSoviet Union
a former country made up of Russia and several other nations, which existed until 1991
- SStone Age
very old and outdated
- Ggraphics card
the part of a computer that produces images on screen
- Pparentheses
curved ( ) or square [ ] brackets
- IIBM-compatible
able to run on IBM personal computers, the standard at the time
floppy diskB2đĩa mềm
本课出现: an old removable storage device used to save and transfer computer files
- Sspread like wildfire
spread very quickly
- Mmonetize
make money from something
entrepreneur/ˌɑːntrəprəˈnɜːr/B2chủ doanh nghiệp
本课出现: someone who starts and runs a business, often taking risks
- Oone-man band
someone who does everything alone, without a team
license/ˈlaɪsns/B1giấy phép
本课出现: get legal permission to use or sell something that belongs to someone else
- Ttycoon/taɪˈkuːn/B2
nhà tài phiệt
本课出现: a very powerful and wealthy businessperson
- Iis in order
is appropriate right now
- IIron Curtain
the political and military barrier that separated communist Eastern Europe from the West during the Cold War
- Bbuy out
pay someone to take full ownership of something
- Uup-front costs
money paid at the beginning, before any profit
in-house/ˈɪnhaʊs/B2nội bộ
本课出现: done within a company, not by outside partners
- Mmake exceptions
do something differently from the usual rule
cartridge/ˈkɑɹtɹɪd͡ʒ/B2hộp chứa hoặc bộ phận thay thế
本课出现: a game cartridge — a small plastic device that slots into a video game console
- Ppublish/pˈʌblɪʃ/B1
xuất bản
本课出现: produce and distribute a product commercially
提示: 听之前先认识单词,理解起来会容易得多。