envoys · breakthrough · involvement
· 0:54 · With Emma
Learn “envoys”, “breakthrough”, “involvement” in slow English. From: U.S. envoys meet Putin after Ukraine talks.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- bulletin
These words come from a bulletin about talks on the war in Ukraine.
A bulletin is a short news report or announcement.
- talks
These words come from a bulletin about talks on the war in Ukraine.
Here, talks are discussions between people or groups trying to agree on something.
- talks
Here, it means people sent to represent a government in talks.
Here, talks are discussions between groups or governments.
- represent
Here, it means people sent to represent a government in talks.
To represent a government is to speak or act for it.
- agreement
For example: The envoys met with city leaders to discuss a new agreement.
An agreement is a decision or plan that people accept together.