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: Carl Linnaeus: (1707-1778) Swedish scientist, made system of giving plants and animals two Latin names, like humans as "homo sapiens."
- Language Study: oxymoron: (means "strong-weak"), a figure of speech using opposite ideas, like zombies being called "the living dead."
- Business: multinational corporation: A business that can sell stocks (corporation), and that sells or manufactures in two or more countries.
- Literature: Nineteen Eighty-Four: George Orwell's novel about a future society where the government ("Big Brother") controls people's thoughts.
- New Words: trophy wife: a beautiful woman married to an older man, proving he has enough money or success to "win" such a woman.
- Slang: Come on! : Used many ways. For encouragement, like "Come on! Let's go!" Or for doubt, like "Oh, come on! I don't believe you!"
- Modern History: fin de siècle: "end of the century" in French, refers to negative mood in European art and literature at the end of the 19th century.
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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