Lesson 1 Flashcards

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Ancestor

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Tổ tiên
The ancestors of the Navajo people left cold the northern region

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Migrate

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Di cư
They migrated south to what is now the southwestern part of the United States

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Harsh

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Khắc nghiệt
It is a harsh environment that gets little rain

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Unforgiving

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Khắc nghiệt
They have had to adapt in order to survive in the unforgiving climate and landscape

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Make use of

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Tận dụng
They had to learn to make use of the natural resources in their environment

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Necessities

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Những thứ cần thiết, cần dùng
Food and clothing are basic necessities of life

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At hand

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Sẵn có
They were able to create from the natural resources at hand

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A religious ceremony

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Buổi lễ tôn giáo
Sand painting is an important part of a religious ceremony

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9
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Drip

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Nhỏ giọt
The assistants take colored sand in their hands and drip it on the floor in a line

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Properly

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Một cách chính xác (correctly)
They believe that something terrible will happen if they fail to destroy a sand painting properly

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11
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Ratio

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Tỉ lệ
Today, the ratio is much lower

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12
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Tapestries

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Thảm
These early pieces of art were actually tapestries rather than painting made with sand

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Weave (V2: wove; V3: woven)

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đan, dệt
The tapestries were woven by a repspected Navajo singer

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14
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Controversy

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Gây tranh cãi
There is still controversy over the selling of sand paintings

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