Saturday, March 29, 2014

#3 Internet & Listening

College Life
1.hectic : full of activity, or very busy and fast[a hectic schedule]EX: The area has become a haven for people tired of the hectic pace of city life.

2.landing : the fact of an aircraft arriving on the ground or a boat reaching landEX:One person has died after the pilot of a light aircraft was forced to make a crash/emergency landing in a field.
3. major : more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same typeEX: All of her major plays have been translated into English.Sugar is a major cause of tooth decay.

A Story to Remember
1.bizarre : very strange and unusual:[a bizarre situation][bizarre behaviour]
2.out of this world : extremely goodEX :What a restaurant - the food was out of this world!

3.therapist : someone whose job is to treat a particular type of mental or physical illness or disability, usually with a particular type of therapy
[a speech therapist][a music/an art therapist]EX: I'm seeing my therapist on Friday morning.

Friday, March 7, 2014

#2 Giant panda cub Yuan Zai unveiled in Taiwan’s Taipei zoo

1.separate:

1.separate (from something/someone)
forming a unit by itself; not joined to something else
separate bedrooms
Raw meat must be kept separate from cooked meat.
The school is housed in two separate buildings.
Write a list of names on a separate piece of paper.

2 [usually before noun] different; not connected
It happened on three separate occasions.
For the past three years they have been leading totally separate lives.

3.separateness noun [uncountable, singular]
Japan's long-standing sense of separateness and uniqueness

2.unveil :

1unveil somethingto remove a cover or curtain from a painting, statue, etc. so that it can be seen in public for the firsttime The mayor unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of the hospital.2unveil something to show or introduce a new plan, product, etc. to the public for the first timesynonym reveal They will be unveiling their new models at the Car Show.

All two words I used Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.For me "Oxford Advanced American Dictionary" is good webside to understand the word is convenient.