To get the most from them, you should try to use them in sentences, or discuss them with friends. Writing something on Twitter or Weibo is a great way to practice!
- Link: Vocabulary Is Fun: Play games and learn vocabulary. http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
- Hist [History]: the pyramids: huge structures built in ancient Egypt for the burial of kings called "pharaohs." Other cultures also have pyramids.
- Verb [Irregular Verbs]: I usually leave home at 7:00 every day. I left home at 8:00 this morning. I have left even later than that before!
- Idiom: every inch a something: completely a something. "My son is every inch a gentleman." What are YOU "every inch a"?
- Pop [Pop Culture]: "Clementine": American folksong: "Oh my darling Clementine!" http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/songs/childrens/clemtinemid.htm
- Slang: to be on someone's case: to keep scolding, urging, reminding them. "My boss is really on my case about my work."
- Gov't [Government]: nationalism: belief that nations (especially one's own) are of greatest importance. Sometimes seen as opposed to "globalism."
NOTES:
- The Idiom, the History and Government words, and some of the Pop Culture words, are from lists in the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. I wrote the definitions and examples myself.
- The Link was found online; the Slang words, the Irregular Verbs, and some of the Pop Culture words are from my own lists, and I wrote the definitions and examples myself.
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