Vocabulary
- bird flu: A highly contagious viral disease affecting birds, which can sometimes spread to humans.
- avian flu: A type of influenza virus that primarily infects birds, but can sometimes spread to other animals and humans.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- bird: Animal with feathers that uses wings to fly
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- wash: To clean someone or something with soap and water
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- woman: Adult female human being
- ill: Not well or sick
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- soap: Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
- jump: To attack someone suddenly
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- sick: Having a physical or mental illness
- flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
- confirm: To formally approve or check something
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- separately: Not with another person or thing
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- urge: A strong desire for something
- infect: To introduce a computer virus to
- transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
- infected: To introduce a computer virus to
- poultry: Birds such as chickens, ducks, geese etc.
- avian: Of or typical of birds
- pneumonia: Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
- onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
- respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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Two Die in China After Contracting Bird Flu Strain : Learn
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Zenn posted on 2013/04/07Did you know bird flu strains can affect humans? This video dives into the H7N9 outbreak in China, explaining the risks and what the WHO is doing. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to health and learn complex sentence structures from this important news update!
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