Vocabulary
- close encounter: An unexpected or dangerous meeting or confrontation that occurs at close range.
- have to: Must do
- full day: A complete day, from morning to night.
- on a trip: Traveling; away from home for a period of time.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- long: Person's name
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- hop: Dance party
- week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
- presidential: Concerning the president
- south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
- fund: To supply money for something
- robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- manufacture: To produce large numbers of products in a factory
- soccer: Sport where players try to kick a ball into a net
- Japan: A string of more than islands to the east of Asia
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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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Barack Obama plays soccer with a robot in Japan
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阿多賓 posted on 2015/06/28You won't believe your eyes as President Obama meets the incredible ASIMO robot in Japan for a friendly game of soccer! This fun clip is perfect for picking up simple sentence structures and learning about fascinating robotics through real-life dialogue.
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