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: physics: science that studies matter and energy, and relationships between them. Includes mechanics, optics, electricity, heat, more.
- Language Study: satire: a work of literature that makes people or societies look silly. Gulliver's Travels is a famous satire of British society.
- Business: declare bankruptcy or "go bankrupt": tell a court that one (or one's business) is unable to pay what is owed.
- Literature: Captain Hook: the pirate "bad guy" in Peter Pan. He lost one hand to a crocodile, and so has a hook instead.
- New Words: sexting: sending sexy messages by SMS (text) to someone you like, as a way to get them interested in you.
- Slang: What are you talking about?: Another way to say, "Are you crazy?" It means the person is talking nonsense.
- Modern History: Jack the Ripper: late-19th-century criminal who killed several women in London, England. He was never caught.
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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