Topic: Chapter 29~30
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the
island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east, the Irish Sea to its
north and west, and the Bristol Channel to its south.
→The
Welsh: The Welsh people (Welsh: Cymry) are a nation and
ethnic group native to, or otherwise associated with, Wales and the Welsh
language. The language was historically spoken throughout Wales, with its
predecessor Old British once spoken throughout most of the British mainland. While
Welsh remains the predominant language in some areas of Wales, English is the
predominant language in most parts of the country.
>> Karen Mok : She is of
mixed ancestry: her father is half Chinese and half Welsh,
while her mother is half-Chinese, quarter-Iranian,
and quarter-German.
→She is a
quarter of Welsh.
An ethnic group or ethnicity is a category of people who identify with each other based on common ancestral, social, cultural or national experience.
Unlike
most other social groups, ethnicity is primarily an
inherited status. Membership of an ethnic group tends to be defined by a shared cultural heritage,
ancestry, origin myth, history, homeland, language and/or dialect,
symbolic systems such as religion, mythology and ritual, cuisine, dressing style, art, and
physical appearance.
For example,
>>Hispanic: broadly refers to the peoples, nations, and cultures that have a historical link to Spain. It commonly applies to countries once colonized by Spain, particularly the countries of Latin America.
>>Afro-American: are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.The term may also be used to include only those individuals who are descended from enslaved Africans.As a compound adjective the term is usually hyphenated as African-American.
>>Caucasion: are people of
the United States who are considered or reported as
White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those
"having origins in any of the original peoples
of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. It includes people who
indicated their race(s) as 'White' or reported entries such as Irish, German,
Italian, Lebanese, Arab, Moroccan, or Caucasian" and so is a wider group
than European American.
An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the
construction of buildings.
A construction worker is a tradesman, labourer or professional employed in the physical
construction of the built environment and its infrastructure.
Harriet Tubman (1822 –1913) was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian,
and, during the American Civil War,
a Union spy.
Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and
subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy
enslaved family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and
safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She later helped abolitionist
John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry, and
in the post-war era was an active
participant in the struggle for women's suffrage.
●checkmate
Checkmate (often shortened to mate)
is a game position in chess (and in other board games of
the chaturanga family) in which a player's king is in check
(threatened with capture) and there is no way to remove the threat. Checkmating
the opponent wins the game.
Mutual consent: means ‘agree in
common’ or ‘by common agreement’, which means all parties have
to agree, and there can be no abstention or rejection by
any party if there is to be a mutual consent.
●-tude: “tendency, likelihood”
attitude- someone’s
opinions or feelings about something, especially as shown by their behavior
→People here have a more relaxed attitude to their work.
platitude- a
remark or statement that may be true but is boring and
has no meaning because it has been
said so many times before
→He doesn't mouth platitudes about
it not mattering who scores as long as the team wins.
altitude- height
above sea level
→We are currently flying at
an altitude of 15 000 metres.
●-peck: “to sin”
impeccable- free
from fault or error
→The etiquette expert was celebrated for her absolutely impeccable manners.
henpeck- to
subject (one's husband) to persistent nagging and
domination
→Neighbors say she henpecked him
into giving up golf and selling his clubs.
peccadillo- a small fault or
a not very bad action
→He dismissed what had happened as a mere peccadillo.
●<c.f>
compliment(n.) VS complement(v.)
Both of them sound the same as /ˈkɒm.plɪ.mənt/, yet thay have
different meanings.
Compliment(n.): a remark that expresses
approval, admiration or respect
Complement(v.): to make something else seem
better or more attractive when combining with it
● “-al” is a suffix of noun
Removal/ Refusal/ Disposal/ Approval/ Rehearsal
●reach 1.an agreement
2.the
goal/ target/ peak/ the age of majority
3.the evening news
●Obama and Michelle
twitter the most
