Nicole
For this week, I was impressed by the meaning of contain in the sentence " Others manage to contain their excitement". Normally I would define contain as including but not restraining. The lack of understanding of the whole meaning of a word may sometime cause misunderstanding. Besides, I also learn a new way to use the term "face-lift". Before reading the article, I only knew face-life was a kind of plastic surgery. After reading that, I understood it had an extra meaning, that is, to renovate. For example, the airport is undergoing a $96 million face-lift. By learning these expression, ore writing can have more varieties.
Lilian
The phrases "economic windfall" makes me recall that one of my English teacher once told me that English usage should be as concise as possible. For the phrase "economic windfall", I used to express the same meaning with economic accident gain. I used to convey my meaning with a more elaborated way. I much appreciate the CNN chapter could provide me more expression in a more concise way.
Secondly, the CNN news broaden my horizon about the world. I've never thought of the face-lift of an airplane would cause so much benefit and windfall. No wonder, even me, I still want to try the "special" airplane as a valuable experience.
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