20160728—G11

1.         常规的routine
2.         挑剔的picky
3.         吃货 foodie
4.         忍受 bear
5.         风险 risk  (risky — dangerous adj)
6.         使命mission
7.         压力大的 stressful
8.         利大于弊Advantages outweigh disadvantages.
9.         枯燥的dull/boring
10.     多样的varied
11.     光鲜的glamorous 
12.     神圣的 holy/ noble 高尚的
13.     空乘 flight attendant
14.     国内国际旅行domestic and international travel 
15.     航天员 astronaut 


When Ingrid was a child she wanted to become a doctor. Mansour’s ambition（志向） was to be a pilot (飞行员）.
She is a project coordinator (项目协调员）for a charity（慈善机构）.
What does Ingrid dislike about her job?


bureaucracy:  a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes 官僚主义
If a company has a lot of bureaucracy, what is it like?
 I sometimes find this depressing, because there’s just so much bureaucracy –and corruption too.
e.g. so many forms to fill before something is approved 


corruption 腐败 -accepting money/others from people who ask them for favors 
But then, when I return to Africa and I see the results of our work, like new clinics （诊所）, hospitals, and schools. I think it’s all worthwhile （值得的））and I have a real sense of achievement. 


I'm a project coordinator for a charity. We provide aid to Africa and I usually spend about four months a year in the field. My job involves managing our field teams and communicating our aims to government officials. I sometimes find this depressing, because there’s just so much bureaucracy –and corruption too. But then, when I return to Africa and I see the results of our work, like new clinics, hospitals, and schools. I think it’s all worthwhile and I have a real sense of achievement.