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The summer vacation is here and I am so excited. I have a plan for my summer reading. I will read three books every week.This is the beginner English reading and listening material collected by Xiao Wu from qicai.net. I hope you will gain something after listening!
noun
1. a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
Synonym: escapaderisky venturedangerous undertaking
verb
1. gain knowledge or skills
e.g. She learned dancing from her sister
I learned Sanskrit
Children acquire language at an amazing rate
Synonym: larnacquire
2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
e.g. I learned that she has two grown-up children
I see that you have been promoted
Synonym: hearget wordget windpick upfind outget a linediscoversee
3. be a student of a certain subject
e.g. She is reading for the bar exam
Synonym: studyreadtake
4. commit to memory
learn by heart
e.g. Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
Synonym: memorizememorisecon
5. impart skills or knowledge to
e.g. I taught them French
He instructed me in building a boat
Synonym: teachinstruct
6. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
e.g. I want to see whether she speaks French
See whether it works
find out if he speaks Russian
Check whether the train leaves on time
Synonym: determinecheckfind outseeascertainwatch
noun
1. the act of making something legally void
2. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
e.g. we get two weeks of vacation every summer
we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico
Synonym: holiday