F2F Class Notes 13th September (Raph)

Astronomical (adj): 1- relating to astronomy or the study of Space.
E.g.: There is an astronomical observatory in Sheshan, Songjiang District.

Telescope (n): 1- an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified.
E.g.: Telescopes are great tools that allow us to see the Universe up close.

Migration (n): 1- movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions. 2- seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.
E.g.: Chinese New Year sees the largest annual human migration in the world.

Desperate (adj): 1- feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.
E.g.: She felt so desperate that she decided to kill herself.

Harsh (adj): 1- unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.
E.g.: She said some very harsh about the government.

Censorship (n): 1- the suppression of free speech, public communication or other information which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, politically incorrect or inconvenient as determined by governments, media outlets, authorities or other groups or institutions.
E.g.: The people are very unhappy about the government censorship.