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: cryptography: science of making and breaking codes to keep messages a secret. Cryptology is the study of codes.
- Language Study: motif: a subject, word, idea, etc. that is repeated in a work of art, music, or literature, like "Nevermore" in Poe's "The Raven."
- Business: NASDAQ: a stock market completely on computers, with no physical trading place. Does more business than the New York Stock Exchange.
- Literature: Martin Luther: (1483-1546) Roman Catholic priest in Germany. Wrote the "Ninety-five Theses" to reform the church, but started a new one
- New Words: aloha shirt: a flowery shirt like those worn in Hawaii. "Can you believe it? He wore an aloha shirt to his brother's wedding!"
- Slang: kind of: sort of, not exactly. A: "Is Sue your girlfriend?" B: "Kind of. We're going out, but we're still free to see other people."
- Modern History: Allies: nations that worked together in World War I and II. In WWII the "Big Three" were the British, the Soviet Union, and the U.S.
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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