2nd

week2

site:
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/index.html :(
http://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2/lms/student/crsmenu/stStudentSubCourseMenu.aspx :)



(unknown words 2)
1.gritty
①containing or like
②showing the courage and determination to continue doing sth difficult or unpleasant
③showing sth unpleasant as it really is

2.profound
①very great; felt or experienced very strongly
②showing great knowledge or understanding
③needing a lot of study or thought
④very serious; complete

3.nominate
①to formally suggest that sb should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc:
②to choose sb to do a particular job
③to choose a time, date or little for sth:

4.portrayal
the act of showing or describing sb/ sth in a picture, play, book, etc; a particular way in which this is done

5.torment
①to make sb suffer very much
②to annoy a person or an animal in a cruel way because you think it is amusing

6.sheer
①used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of sth:
②complete and not mized with anything else:
③very steep:
④thin, light and almost transparent:

7.steep
①rising or falling quickly, not gradually:
②sudden and very big:
③too much: unreasonable