ELL HubBurt Alper
Burt Alper
Episode 140
Vocabulary
strike (verb)
- Definition:
- to give someone a sudden idea or feeling
- Example from the episode:
- “It strikes me that in preparing for these kinds of interactions, having a stockpile of specific statistics are specific approaches to expand and extend a point would be really helpful to be ready with this different information.”
- Example sentence:
- “It strikes me that you’ve grown taller since last year.”
pitfall (noun)
- Definition:
- a hidden or unexpected problem or danger
- Example from the episode:
- “But the experience of defending your ideas and proposals is hard, and fraught with potential pitfalls.”
- Example sentence:
- “She warned him about the pitfalls of borrowing money.”
contentious (adjective)
- Definition:
- causing a lot of arguments or disagreements
- Example from the episode:
- “If you’re dealing with any kind of information that has a contentious element, or maybe even an unfamiliar element, thinking ahead of time about how that’s going to land with your audience where you might receive the pushback, and making a strategy ahead of time.”
- Example sentence:
- “He avoided contentious topics during dinner conversations.”
build a bridge (idiom)
- Definition:
- to create a connection or find a way to overcome a problem or difference between people
- Example from the episode:
- “And if you can build a bridge right out of the gate, you’re starting off on the right foot.”
- Example sentence:
- “To improve communication, we should build a bridge with our neighbors.”