Vocabulary
- high expectations: A strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future; a high degree of anticipation.
- wish upon: To make a wish when seeing a star, especially a shooting star.
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- tuition: Money that is paid for lessons
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- fortunate: Having good luck
- greatness: Property of outstanding importance or eminence
- success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
- naturally: In the expected or usual way
- ample: (Of quantity, amount) more than enough
- surround: To be all the way around something
- successful: Having the desired effect or result
- great: Very good; better than before
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- glee: Joy; merriment
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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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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: People with really high expectations have very low resilience
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何芸 posted on 2024/06/04Ever wondered if high expectations can actually hurt you? Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shares some tough love about resilience and the importance of facing challenges, perfect for college graduates navigating their next steps. You'll pick up practical advice and learn about character development through simple sentence structures.
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