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: Read ancient Chinese stories with vocabulary help: http://www.englishdaily626.com/stories.php
- Ancient History: Christopher Columbus: Italian explorer who "discovered" America in 1492. Sailed three ships across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain.
- Irregular Verbs: What do the experts foretell? Last year they foretold bad economic times. But I'm not worried; they have foretold incorrectly before.
- Idiom: to have the last laugh: to win after seeming to lose. "The team was losing 20-2, but they scored 30 points and had the last laugh."
- Pop Culture: Peanuts: popular comic by Charles M. Schulz. The most famous character is Snoopy the dog, and his owner is Charlie Brown.
- Slang: How so?: "Why is that?" A: "I can't come tonight." B: "How so?" A: "I have to go to my parents'."
- Government: blue laws: US laws based on morals that don't allow certain activities on Sundays, like selling alcohol, or sometimes even dancing.
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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