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!
- Sci [Science]: aborigines: first people known to live in a region, before European settlers came, like Native Americans in the Americas.
- Eng [Language Study]: declarative sentence: the kind of sentence that gives information. "I am a teacher." "Gas is expensive." "My computer is broken."
- Biz [Business]: shareholder: a person with shares of stock in a corporation. "A new chairman was elected at the shareholders' meeting."
- Lit [Literature]: Tarzan: fictional character from books by Edgar Rice Burroughs (and later, films). He was raised in the jungles of Africa by apes.
- New [New Words]: soccer mom: a suburban mom who doesn't work, often taking her kids to after-school activities (music lessons, sports practice, etc.).
- Slang: Whatcha doin'?: casual way to say "What are you doing?" meaning "How are you?" Usual answer: "Not much" or "Nothing."
- Hist [History]: Ernesto "Che" Guevara: Latin-American revolutionary who helped bring the Marxists and Fidel Castro to power in Cuba.
NOTES:
- Except for the Slang words, all the words in these Mini-Lessons came from lists either on the Oxford University Press site or in the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. I wrote the definitions and examples myself.
- The Slang words are from my own list, and I wrote the definitions and examples myself.
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