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!
- Science: gravity or "gravitation": the force that attracts two objects to each other. In simple terms, what keeps us from flying off the earth!
- Language Study: jargon: special language used by a profession or other group, like doctors' or lawyers' vocabulary.
- Business: short-term: for a short time, especially less than one year, as a "short-term loan." Opposite is "long-term."
- Literature: A Christmas Carol: Charles Dickens' story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a stingy man who changes after being visited by ghosts.
- New Words: chick lit: literature ("lit") meant for women ("chicks") to read. Pride and Prejudice and romance novels are usually seen as chick lit.
- Slang: You mean, like: asks for more information, with examples. A: "I love TV news." B: "You mean, like BBC, CNN, and stuff like that?"
- Modern History: Queen Victoria: queen of the UK from 1837 to 1901. The "Victorian period" was a time of strict morals and great growth in England.
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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