F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R]

Vocabulary

Plead (n): 1- to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something.
E.g.: He was on his knees, pleading for mercy/forgiveness.
E.g.: She appeared on television to plead with the kidnappers.
E.g.: “Give us more time,” they pleaded.

Ransom (n): 1- a large amount of money that is demanded in exchange for someone who has been taken prisoner, or sometimes for an animal:
E.g.: They demanded a huge ransom for the return of the little girl whom they had kidnapped.
E.g.: The gang held the racehorse to/for ransom.

Protest (n/v): 1- an occasion when people show that they disagree with something by standing somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc.
E.g.: The government is concerned by the growing number protests in the city.

Civil War (n): 1- a war fought by different groups of people living in the same country:
E.g.: The Spanish Civil War lasted from 1936 to 1939.

White Supremacy (n): 1- the belief that people with pale skin are better than people with darker skin.
E.g.: White Supremacy is still a big problem in the United States.

Escalate (v): 1- to become or make something become greater or more serious:
E.g.: His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed.
E.g.: The decision to escalate UN involvement has been made in the hopes of a swift end to the hostilities.
E.g.: The escalating rate of inflation will almost certainly bring escalating prices.

Fury (n): 1- extreme anger.
E.g.: He could hardly contain his fury.
E.g.: She flew into a fury at the suggestion.

Peninsula (n): 1- a long piece of land that sticks out from a larger area of land into the sea or into a lake.
E.g.: We need to avoid a war in the Korean Peninsula.

Strategy (n): 1- a detailed plan for achieving success in situations such as war, politics, business, industry, or sport, or the skill of planning for such situations.
E.g.: The president held an emergency meeting to discuss military strategy with the Pentagon yesterday.
E.g.: Their marketing strategy for the product involves obtaining as much free publicity as possible.
E.g.: We’re working on new strategies to improve our share of the market.

Halt (v): 1- to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening.
E.g.: “Halt!” called the guard. “You can’t go any further without a permit.”
E.g.: Production has halted at all of the company’s factories because of the pay dispute.
E.g.: Security forces halted the demonstrators by blocking the road.

Trigger (v/n): 1- to cause something to start. 2- an event or situation, etc. that causes something to start.
E.g.: Some people find that certain foods trigger their headaches.
E.g.: There are fears that the incident may be a trigger for more violence in the capital.

Warhead (n): 1- 弹头

Missile (n): 1- 导弹

Trump fires up North Korea nuclear tensions
(Source: breakingnewsenglish.com/1708/170812-fire-and-fury.html)

U.S. President Donald Trump has given North Korea another warning over its plans to fire its weapons. The war of words between Mr Trump and North Korea’s president Kim Jong-un is escalating. Countries in the region and around the world are worried that the war of words could become a real war. Tensions increased greatly earlier this week when North Korea announced it had nuclear warheads small enough to fit inside its missiles. President Trump then warned: “North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.” North Korea responded by announcing it would fire four missiles off the coast of the US territory of Guam.

North Korea said President Trump’s words were “nonsense”. Regardless, Mr Trump issued another warning to the North Koreans yesterday. He said his “fire and fury” statement “wasn’t tough enough” and that North Korea should “be very, very nervous”. He also said China could do “a whole lot more” to reduce tensions. The Arms Control Association in Washington DC said Mr Trump should stop his verbal attacks on North Korea to avoid a military conflict on the Korean Peninsula. It said: “Recent [talk] from Trump is a dangerous and ineffective strategy to halt North Korea’s nuclear development and could trigger a military conflict that would not be in the U.S. interest.”

Grammar

I think he can see my improve. – I think he can see my improvement.

He have ever been to the US. – He has lived in the US.

Pronunciation

Attorney: /əˈtɝː.ni/

Ransom: /ˈræn.səm/