Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- huge: Very very large
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
- garage: Place for keeping a car
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- announcement: Act of informing people about something publicly
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- part: Division of a book
- announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- excited: To make something or someone become more active
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- happen: To take place or occur
- clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
- smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
- unlock: To use a key or code to open something
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- haircut: Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
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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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Ellen Has a Big iPhone Announcement
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黃艾瑄 posted on 2017/09/28Get ready for some laughs with Ellen's hilarious take on the latest iPhone announcement! You'll pick up everyday phrases and simple sentence structures while enjoying some tech satire about facial recognition and wireless charging. This is a super fun way to dive into cultural depth and practical English!
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