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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to have expertise in ~ |
to have special skill or knowledge about something |
I have expertise in programming computers, as that was my major
in university. |
| 2 |
one’s plans for the future |
the path in life that a person is planning to take |
My plans for the future include getting married and having at
least two children. |
| 3 |
to get into something |
to become interested in something |
I got into bicycling after I watched the "Tour de France" on
TV. |
| 4 |
to end up as ~ |
to accidentally become something |
I majored in History, but I ended up as an English
teacher. |
| 5 |
to get in at the ground floor |
to join a company while it is still small, before it becomes
successful |
He got in at the ground floor at Microsoft, so he became a
millionaire. |
| 6 |
a start up |
a small company, usually technology-related, that begins very
small |
Facebook was a start up many years ago, now it's known
worldwide. |
| 7 |
to go back to school |
to enter school again after graduating one time, in pursuit of
another degree |
I went back to school when I was 26, hoping to learn about
electrical engineering. |
| 8 |
an avenue |
a way to move forward or progress in your career |
There are many avenues available through which to learn
English. |
| 9 |
corporate culture |
the customs practiced by a company, the beliefs held by a
company |
The corporate culture of Google stresses creativity and
comfort. |
| 10 |
a high-school diploma |
a piece of paper that you receive upon graduating high
school |
He only had a high-school diploma, so he couldn't get a very
good job. |
| 11 |
a technical school |
a school at which you focus on a narrow area of study |
He went to a technical school to learn welding; it took only
two years. |
| 12 |
an entry-level position |
a position in a company that is at the lowest level
possible |
It was an entry-level position, so the salary was not very
good. |
| 13 |
a mid-life crisis |
a feeling of doubt and sadness that affects people near the
middle of their life, usually resulting in wild behavior |
He had a mid-life crisis, so he quit his job and bought a
sports car. |
| 14 |
one’s career trajectory |
the path that one's career is taking, or will take in the
future |
Your career trajectory should be upward, always to better and
better jobs with higher pay. |
| 15 |
a job vacancy |
an available space in a company |
There were many job vacancies in Tokyo after the tsunami, as
many foreigners left Japan. |
| 16 |
a scholarship |
money you are awarded due to your academic ability, to be used
to pay for further schooling |
He had a scholarship, so he didn't have to work while he
studied. |
| 17 |
a growing field |
an industry or area of activity that is getting bigger and
bigger |
Nanotechnology is a growing field. |
| 18 |
to be self-taught |
to have learned everything you know by yourself, without having
gone to school |
He was a self-taught welder, so his welds were not very
beautiful; they were strong, however. |
| 19 |
to have connections |
to know and be friends with many other people |
He has a lot of connections, so you might want to ask him to
get you a job in the industry. |
| 20 |
a rebound job |
a low-quality job you take on after losing (or quitting) a
high-level job |
It was a rebound job, just something I did to take my mind off
of the fact that I had been fired. |
| 21 |
a recession gig |
a low-quality job you take on because the economy is in a bad
state and nothing else is available |
While the economy was down, I just got a recession gig at a
supermarket working part time. |