2022.06.03

전화 영어

 

defamation

/ˌdef.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/

- the action of damaging the reputation of a person or group by saying or writing bad things about them that are not true:

 

He is suing for defamation of character.

a defamation lawsuit/action/case

 

theft 

- (the act of) dishonestly taking something that belongs to someone else and keeping it:

 

Unfortunately, we have had several thefts in the building recently.

 

vile

- unpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable:

 

This vile policy of ethnic cleansing must be stopped.

 

ethnic

- relating or belonging to a group of people who can be seen as distinct (= different) because they have a shared culture, tradition, language, history, etc. :

 

A question on ethnic origin was included in the census.

They are the second largest ethnic group in Kenya.

 

 

BBC Learning English - The English We Speak

 

the last/final straw

- We often hear the phrase 'the last straw', when people are talking about repeated problems or issues that aren't getting better, then the smallest thing happens, people finally lose their composure and explode.

 

A: I've never seen you so angry.
B: I have had such a bad day. I woke up late and rushed out of the house, then missed my bus by seconds, got in to work and was told there would be no pay rise this year. When the dinner lady said I put too much salad on my plate, it was the last straw.

The paper factory has struggled to stay open in the last few years; the new tax charge was the last straw, forcing it to shut down after 30 years in business.

 

Celeb

- Celeb is an informal abbreviation of the word 'celebrity', which is used in English to refer to people who are actually famous. 

 

"Elizabeth Taylor was a celeb most of her life. She was taken to Los Angeles as a child and began her film career at the age of nine."
"I've been taking singing lessons and one day I'll record a song with Justin Bieber and become a celeb like him!"