Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
- performance: Act of doing something
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
- director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- parasite: Small animal or plant living off a bigger one
- last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- great: Very good; better than before
- award: To give a prize for doing something well
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- festival: Cultural event with a program of events
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- tutor: A teacher who deals with students personally
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
- ovation: Loud and long clapping from an audience
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
- midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
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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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Bong Joon Ho Talks Parasite and That Eight-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes
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Courtney Shih posted on 2020/02/11Ever wondered how Bong Joon Ho created the magic behind 'Parasite'? Dive into this fascinating interview where he spills the beans on the film's journey, including that unforgettable eight-minute standing ovation at Cannes! You'll pick up simple sentence structures and get a taste of cultural depth through real-life dialogue.
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