Words and Expressions
1.Retiring: someone who is retiring tends to avoid social activities because they are shy.
I’m a shy and retiring boy.
2.Rigged:操纵的
He claimed (the result of) the election was rigged.
3.Delegate: someone who has been elected or chosen to speak, vote, or take decisions for a group
Around 350 delegates attended the conference.
4.run for:竞选
She is running for a second term as President.
5.Referendum: referring of a political issue to a general vote by all the people of a country for a decision.
The question was decided by referendum.
6.Fanatic: someone who likes a particular thing or activity very much
He is a football fanatic/English fanatic.
7.People’s congress:人民代表大会
8.Wear the pants:掌握大权
In china, those who wear the pants in the family are mostly women.
9.Call the shots:发号施令
He isn’t in the position to call the shots.
10.Second nature: action that you perform automatically and without thinking, because they seem normal and natural
Habit is a second nature.
Pronunciation
1.Fanatical [fə'nætɪkl]
2.Progressive [prə'gresɪv]
3.Politic [ 'pɑlɪtɪk]
4.Political [ pə'lɪtɪkl]
5.House [haʊs]双元音嘴巴长大
6.Once more 重音在more上
