shrapnel · intercepted
· 0:37 · With Emma
Learn “shrapnel”, “intercepted” in slow English. From: Houthi missiles target Riyadh, damaging Aramco building.
Transcript
Vocabulary in this episode
- attempted attack
You’ll hear useful words from the bulletin about an attempted attack in Riyadh.
An attempted attack is an effort to hurt people or damage something that did not fully succeed.
- bulletin
You’ll hear useful words from the bulletin about an attempted attack in Riyadh.
A bulletin is a short news report.
- shrapnel
You heard “shrapnel” in the news.
Shrapnel is small pieces of metal thrown out by an explosion.
- Shrapnel
For example: Shrapnel damaged the fence after the explosion.
Here, shrapnel is the metal pieces that hit and harmed the fence.
- intercepted
You heard “intercepted” in the news.
Intercepted means stopped or caught something before it reached where it was going.
- intercepted
For example: The guards intercepted the package before it reached the office.
The guards stopped the package before it arrived at the office.