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▍原文
One of China’s largest tech companies apologized Monday for “inappropriate actions” in handling the case of a sick employee who claims he was unjustly terminated.
The employee, surnamed Li, had been working as a game developer at NetEase — one of the world’s top players in mobile gaming — for five years before he was fired in September.
In a WeChat post Saturday, Li said his supervisor gave him a D grade for his supposedly mediocre performance.
▍语言点
inappropriate /ɪnə'prəʊprɪət/ adj. 不得体的;不合时宜的
· appropriate /əˈprəʊpriət/ adj. 得体的(suitable)
/əˈprəʊprieɪt/ v. 私占;挪用;拨出专款
·词根: propri- 拥有
· appropriate time/place: 合适的时间/地点
· I didn’t feel that this was an appropriate time to mention the subject of money.
我觉得现在不是提钱的适当时机。
· He is suspected of appropriating government funds.
他涉嫌挪用政府资金。
unjustly/ʌn'dʒʌstli/ adv. 不公平的,不公正的(unfairly)
terminate/'tɜːmɪneɪt, /ˈtɝːməneɪt/ vt. 使终止,使结束(sack)
supervisor /ˈsuːpəvaɪzə, ˈsuːpɚvaɪzɚ/ n. 上司
· 同义表达: boss, manager, superior
mediocre/ˌmiːdɪ'əʊkə,ˌmiːdiˈoʊkɚ/ adj. 平庸的,普通的(second-rate)
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