F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R]

Vocabulary

Partially (adv): 1-  not completely.
E.g.: The meat was only partially cooked.
E.g.: He’s been partially deaf since birth.
E.g.: The books with large print are meant for our partially sighted readers.

Boon (n): 1- something that is very helpful and improves the quality of life:
E.g.: Guide dogs are a great boon to the partially sighted.
E.g.: The navigation system will be a boon to both civilian and military users

Civilian (n): 1- a person who is not a member of the police or the armed forces:
E.g.: The bomb killed four soldiers and three civilians.
E.g.: Bombing civilians is a crime against humanity.
E.g.: How many civilians died in the Vietnam War?

Differentiate (v): 1- to show or find the difference between things that are compared.
E.g.: We do not differentiate between our employees on the basis of their race, religion, or national origin.

Data Breach (n): 1- an occasion when private information can be seen by people who should not be able to see it:
E.g.: The depth of the bank account data breach is shocking,” the governor said in the statement.

Scandal (n): 1-  (an action or event that causes) a public feeling of shock and strong moral disapproval:
E.g.: a financial/political/sex scandal
E.g.: Their affair caused/created a scandal in the office.
E.g.: The scandal broke (= became public knowledge) right at the beginning of the event.
E.g.: If there are any scandals, the public will no longer trust us.

Abandon (v): 1-  to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever:
E.g.: We had to abandon the car.
E.g.: As a baby he was abandoned by his mother.
E.g.: We were sinking fast, and the captain gave the order to abandon ship.

Leak (n): 1-  (of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container; (of a container) to allow liquid or gas to escape. 2- to allow secret information to become generally known.
E.g.: Water was leaking from the pipe.
E.g.: The car leaked oil all over the drive.
E.g.: He leaked the names to the press.
E.g.: News of the pay cuts had somehow leaked out.

Circulate (v): 1- to go around or through something, or to make something go around or through something. 2- to send something such as information, ideas, or documents from one person to another.
E.g.: Hot water circulates through the heating system.
E.g.: I’ve circulated a good luck card for everyone to sign.
E.g.: Management will be circulating a new report at the budget meeting.
E.g.: News of her retirement quickly circulated around the office.

Chemical Weapon (n): 1- 化学武器

Hashtag (n): 1- #

Facebook apologizes after data breach
(Source: www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1803/180327-data-breach.html)

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg apologized for the data breach that was revealed last week. Mr Zuckerberg took out full-page advertisements in broadsheet newspapers in the UK and US to make his apology for the data privacy scandal. Zuckerberg was being criticized for being too slow to respond to the news. Personal data on up to 50 million users was used by a U.S. political consultancy called Cambridge Analytica. This company is accused of using the leaked data to benefit Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Zuckerberg said: “This was a breach of trust, and I am sorry….We’re now taking steps to make sure this doesn’t happen again.” The apology made no mention of Cambridge Analytica.

Mr Zuckerberg acknowledged that Facebook could and should have done more to protect user data and to stop it being exploited. Reports are now circulating that Facebook was warned its data protection was too weak back in 2011. Mr Zuckerberg outlined the actions Facebook would take going forward. He said: “We’re investigating every single app that had access to large amounts of data before we fixed this. We expect there are others. And when we find them, we will ban them and tell everyone affected.” The value of Facebook has fallen by $75 billion this week; Zuckerberg’s wealth fell by $10 billion. There has also been a surge in users abandoning their Facebook pages, in online calls to #deletefacebook.

Pronunciation

Deaf: /def/

Partially: /ˈpɑːr.ʃəl.i/

Civilian: /səˈvɪl.jən/

Differentiate: /ˌdɪf.əˈren.ʃi.eɪt/

Origin: /ˈɔːr.ə.dʒɪn/

Burden: /ˈbɝː.dən/

Spoiled: /spɔɪld/

Criticize: /ˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.saɪz/

Scandal: /ˈskæn.dəl/

Campaign: /kæmˈpeɪn/

Circulate: /ˈsɝː.kjə.leɪt/

Apology: /əˈpɑː.lə.dʒi/