Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Typhoon Champi kills one and injures hundreds in Taiwan.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- injured
You heard “injured” in the news.
“Injured” means hurt physically.
- injured
For example: She injured her hand while cooking.
“Injured” means caused physical harm to her hand.
- authorities
You heard “authorities” in the news.
“Authorities” means people or groups with official power.
- authorities
For example: The authorities closed the road for repairs.
“The authorities” means the official people who decided to close the road.
- cancelled
You heard “cancelled” in the news.
“Cancelled” means officially stopped from happening.
- cancelled
For example: The school cancelled the picnic because of rain.
The school decided that the planned picnic would not happen.