Chit chat Flashcards
He invested his money in a company that turned out to be a fake company.
To turn out: phrasal verb
to be known or discovered finally and surprisingly.
Examples:
The party turned out to be a huge disappointment.
The news report about the explosion turned out to be false.
She thought she was pregnant, but it turned out to be a false alarm.
The cost of living is very high in Rio.
cost of living: noun
the amount of money that a person needs to buy food, housing, and other basic things.
Example:
The cost of living is lower in the Midwest.
The quality of life in Belo Horizonte was great.
quality of life: noun
the level of satisfaction and comfort that a person or group enjoys.
Example:
Some say that the quality of life in the countryside is better than in big cities.
The equipment was available in the university lab.
equipment - ee·kwip·mnt
available - uh·vei·luh·bl
When I was __ the airport in Russia, I found it difficult to find my gate.
at the airport
They are selling places ___the city centre.
in the city centre.
Animal welfare means how an animal is coping with the conditions in which it lives. An animal is in a good state of welfare if (as indicated by scientific evidence) it is healthy, comfortable, well-nourished, safe, able to express innate behavior, and if it is not suffering from unpleasant states such as pain, fear, and distress.
Welfare: physical and mental health and happiness
Good animal welfare requires disease prevention and veterinary treatment, appropriate shelter, management, nutrition, humane handling, and humane slaughter.
humane slaughter =
Humane = showing kindness, care, and sympathy toward others, especially those who are suffering
Slaughter = the killing of animals for meat
(Cambridge dictionary)
The government’s welfare system needs a complete overhaul.
When talking about the welfare system of a country, you are talking about public assistance.
An overhaul is to completely change a system so that it works more effectively
When we die, our body decomposes.
decomposes /dee-kãm-pouse-ez/
Rocky received nine Oscar nominations and got three wins, including Best Picture and grossed over $200 million.
To gross:
to earn a particular amount of money before tax is paid or costs are taken away
