Saturday, May 6, 2017

#8 TED Talk

Street art with a message of hope and peace


5 words/phrases I learn

poetry (n.) 詩句
*poems in general as a from of literature
sentences:She started writing poetry at a young age.

tolerance (n.) 容忍,寬容
*willingness to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them
sentence:This period in history is not noted for its religious tolerance.

portray (v.) 描繪,描述
*to represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work
sentence:The painting portrays a beautiful young woman in a blue dress,

generation (n.) 同代人,同輩人
*all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family
sentence:The younger generation smokes less than their parents did.

ambassador (n.) 大使
*an important official who works in a foreign country representing his or her own country there, and who is officially accepted in this position by that country
sentence:She's a former ambassador to the United States.