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I took a knock or two
to have a hard time and to have problems
in a comfort zone
to feel safe and relaxed
whisked off
To brush yourself off and get ready for something new
didn’t really have a clue
To not know what to do
bracing myself
to prepare for something unknown or difficult
twist in the pit of my stomach
feel very nervous and uncomfortable
get the drift
to understand the general idea
be our night
everything was going to go well for us
feel at home
to help someone to feel comfortable
Took me off
removed me from game
Kick-off
the start of the game
Left wing
the left side of the field when facing the other team’s net.
Cross it
kick the ball across field
CEO
the chief executive officer)
Rallying
organizing and encouraging
V.P
vice president
Revenues
earnings before expenses and taxes
Net profits
earnings after expenses and taxes are deducted
Global brands
names and symbols known around the world
A testing ground
a place to try out the latestproducts
Factories
centers where ad campaigns are planned
Glass ceiling
Invisible Perrier to promotion
flex-time
varying arrival and departure time at work
job sharing
two people who each work part time at one job
radically
to great degree completely
in touch
Able to contact each other
portrayed
Shown or represented in a pictorial way
. breadwinner
Person who earns the money for a family
extended family
Children,parent,grandparents and other relative
immediate family
Children and parent,s
trend
Tendency or movement in the course if events
nanny
Person who cars in the children in their home
self-employed
Working for yourself
ecotourism
Tourism that uses the environment for adventure
up-front
direct
indigenous
native
Landmarks
a monument building or other object that serves as typical marker on the land
Handmade
Made by hand not by machine
Upload and Download
To information up (from vehicle to computer or server) and to move information back down to (…)
Craftsmen
People who make crafts with their hands
Widespread
extending All over the global
Marketplace
Place where idea as well as good are bout and sold
Grassroots
Based in (rooted in) the needs of ordinary people
Telecentres
Location for long distance communication by computer telephone telegraph tv
Internet – enabled motorcycles
Motorcycles that can access the internet.
service – based economy.
An economy based on service
Large – scale factory production
A factory that produce a lot of different things.
. a knowledge – based economy
An economy that based on information
best – case scenario.
A scenario that is the best you can imagine as a solution to your problem.
Well educated programmers
person who educated very well and become a programmer
Tech-savvy programmers
person who has technology and talking English very well.
– educated, tech – savvy English – speaking programmers are
A person who educated very well and taught technology very well and speaking English
Internet-linked telecentres
All linked by internet
rpm
rotations per minute
braking
The slowing down of the car
Global warming
The greenhouse effect causes it
Locomotives
Engine car that pull trains
generator
a machine that converts machine into electrical energy
Fuel tank
storage place in car for gasoline