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: placenta: organ where the new, growing "baby" is fed, and its waste removed, through the mother's blood. Comes out after birth.
- Language Study: aphorism: a short, often clever statement that teaches something, like "Slow but steady wins the race." Similar to a proverb.
- Business: certificates of deposit: or "CDs." Bonds issued by banks to people. Longer term = higher interest; penalties for taking money early.
- Literature: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Robert Louis Stevenson's story (1886) of a good man, Dr Henry Jekyll, whose dark side is the evil Edward Hyde.
- New Words: rocket science: something that takes great intelligence; usually used in the negative. "Anyone can fix a car; it isn't rocket science."
- Slang: deal with something: take care of something. "My son was in a fight at school, and I had to go see the principal to deal with it."
- Modern History: Pancho Villa: (1878-1923) Mexican leader in revolution against president Porfirio Diaz. Model of a "bandido" (Mexican bandit).
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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