Formal notation

formal ['fɔ:məl]

adj. （学校教育或培训）正规的;方式上的;礼仪上的; n. <美>须穿礼服的社交集会;<口>夜礼服;

notation [no'teʃən]

n. 记号，标记法;

not 记号 + ation 表示行为、情况、状态、过程、结果 → n. 记号,标记法;记录,记号

I see him on the train every day but we are not on speaking terms.

我每天都在火车上见到他，但彼此没有说过话。

It's unlikely he's here.

看样子他不象在这儿。

I want to ask you for your advice. When I leave school, I want to be an engineer. For years I have been interested in engineering. I have made tools at home and have written articles for magazines. My father says that engineering is not a suitable subject

我希望得到您的指点。中学毕业后，我希望成为一名工程师。多年来，我一直对这个方面感兴趣。我在家制作各种用具，给杂志写文章。我的父亲说工程学不适合女孩子学。他要我学习地理。可是我对这门学科一点也不感兴趣。我尝试阅读有关这方面的书籍，然而，我感到索然无味。我该?2283