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: percent: number out of 100. 3 is 50% of 6 (as 3 out of 6 is like 50 out of 100). Also "percentage" but use "percent" after a number.
- Language Study: infinitive: The basic form of a verb; in English seen with "to": to be, to go, etc. Changes are made to this form when verb is used.
- Business: agribusiness: large-scale farming, where corporations buy farms and operate for higher production. From "agriculture" and "business."
- Literature: haiku: type of Japanese poem with three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables (beats). Often refer to nature, separation.
- New Words: fashion victim: one whose style is considered strange by others, because she or he is trying too hard to be stylish.
- Slang: BS: nonsense (short for "bullsh*t," an impolite word). A: "Sorry I'm late; there was traffic." B: "Don't give me that B.S."
- Modern History: League of Nations: a group of cooperating countries in the 1920s and 1930s. Broke up before World War II, United Nations came after.
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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