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Trump Puts the Squeeze on Venezuela's Oil & Eyes Greenland as Next Target | The Daily Show
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張宇睿 posted on 2026/01/19Ever wondered how political satire uses humor to tackle serious global issues? This Daily Show clip hilariously breaks down Trump's approach to Venezuela's oil and his eye on Greenland, using a fun mafia metaphor! You'll pick up on simple sentence structures and gain some cultural depth along the way.
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mess
US /mɛs/
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UK /mes/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- A difficult or confused situation.
- Transitive Verb
- To make something untidy or dirty
A2
More fancy
US /ˈfænsi/
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UK /'fænsɪ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To want to have or do something; feel like
- To imagine or suppose that something will happen
- Adjective
- Unusual and attractive in design
A2TOEIC
More approximately
US /əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ/
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UK /əˈprɒksɪmətli/
- Adverb
- Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
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More frankly
US /ˈfræŋkli/
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UK /ˈfræŋkli/
- Adverb
- Speaking honestly and directly
- Used to express disagreement or mild disapproval.
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