VIP Class Notes (Raph)[R][S]

Go to www.breakingnewsenglish.com, choose an article, read it, and then write a paragraph about it.

Vocabulary

Groom (n): 1- a man who’s about to get married. 2- 新郎
E.g.: The bride and groom walked down the aisle together.

Burden (n): 1- a heavy load that you carry. 2- something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or worry about:
E.g.: The little donkey struggled under its heavy burden.
E.g.: My elderly mother worries that she’s a burden to me.
E.g.: Buying a house often places a large financial burden on young couples.

Regret (n/v): 1-  a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made, and a wish that it could have been different and better.
E.g.: I left school at 16, but I’ve had a great life and I have no regrets.
E.g.: We think, much to our regret (= and we are very sorry about this), that we will not be able to visit you next year.
E.g.: She told me that she regretted getting a dog.

Stereotype (n): 1- a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that is wrong:
E.g.: I don’t like to use racial stereotypes when describing people.
E.g.: The idea that women should be quiet, elegant, and beautiful is another harmful and sexist stereotype.
E.g.: He doesn’t conform to/fit/fill the national stereotype of a Frenchman.
E.g.: The characters in the book are just stereotypes.

UN (United Nations)(n): 1- 联合国

UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund)(n): 1-  联合国儿童基金会

Original:

I bought a dog one and half year ago and I adopt a cat this Chinese New Year. After getting these two kind of pets, I think they are very different. Dogs are energetic, and cats are more soft and elegant, like a daughter. Dogs are more like a son. I need work dog twice a day, even it’s raining or snowing outside. Cats are more easy to take care. I just feed him and clean his litter box. Cats are very clean. They clean themselves everyday and every time. Dogs like the muddy places, which make them very dirty. I think cats are more suitable for modern people and dogs maybe more suitable for retired people. Both of my cat and dog bring me happiness more than sadness. I like them.

Edited:

I bought a dog one and half year ago and I adopted a cat this Chinese New Year. After getting these two kinds of pets, I think they are very different. Dogs are energetic, and cats are more soft and elegant, like a daughter. Dogs are more like a son. I need to walk my dog / take my dog on a walk twice a day, even when it’s raining or snowing outside. My cat is easier to take care of. I just feed him and clean his litter box. Cats are very clean. They clean themselves all day, everyday. Dogs like muddy places, which make them very dirty. I think cats are more suitable for modern (busy/working) people and dogs are more suitable for retired people (people who have more free time/more flexible schedules). Both my cat and my dog bring me more happiness than sadness and I like them both very much.

23 million men married before they were 15 (Source: www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1906/190610-child-grooms.html)

UNICEF has issued a report on the number of boys who get married around the world. It estimates that 115 million boys and men were married as children. Of these, one in five, or 23 million, were married before the age of 15. The report is UNICEF’s first ever in-depth study of child grooms. UNICEF said a lot of news focuses on young girls being forced into marriage as child brides. The new report looks at the same problem of forced marriage but with boys. The UN agency looked at data from 82 countries. It found that child marriage among boys is common in countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia and nations in the Pacific. The Central African Republic has the highest rate of child grooms.

UNICEF commented on the damage child marriage does to boys. It said: “Marriage steals childhood. Child grooms are forced to take on adult responsibilities for which they may not be ready. Early marriage brings early fatherhood, and with it added pressure to provide for a family, cutting short education and job opportunities.” UNICEF spoke about the harm child marriage does to boys and girls. It said: “When we think about child marriage we often think about girls, and rightly so because girls are most affected, but boys do marry in childhood.” It added: “[Child marriage] creates a burden for boys to take on adult responsibilities and roles when they are still children themselves, like providing for a family.”

Grammar

The two cats fighted all the day. – The two cats fought all day.