123. Should We Boycott China’s Winter Olympics? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<h5>On this episode of Thinking in English, let's discuss why the boycott has been declared, and if sporting boycotts are ever successful!</h5> <h5><br></h5> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/12/20/123-should-we-boycott-chinas-winter-olympics-english-vocabulary-lesson%ef%bf%bc/" target="_blank">TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/12/20/123-should-we-boycott-chinas-winter-olympics-english-vocabulary-lesson%ef%bf%bc/</a></p> <p><br></p> <h6><strong>You may also like...</strong></h6> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/12/15/122-ten-years-of-kim-jong-un-north-koreas-last-decade-explained-english-vocabulary-lesson/">122. Ten Years of Kim Jong Un!: North Korea’s Last Decade Explained (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/12/13/121-how-to-start-your-own-country-english-vocabulary-lesson/">121. How to Start Your Own Country!!! (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="https://wordpress.com/post/thinkinginenglish.blog/2157">120. Bye Bye Queen!: Why Did Barbados Become a Republic? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/07/21/88-why-are-the-tokyo-2020-olympics-so-controversial-english-vocabulary-lesson/">88. Why are the Tokyo 2020 Olympics so controversial? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <h5><br></h5> <p><br></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</a>)</p> <p>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - [email protected]</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h5><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h5> <p><strong>To boycott (v) - to refuse to buy a product or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval</strong></p> <p><em>Many people boycotted the singer’s shows after he was accused of racism</em></p> <p><strong>Atrocity (n) - an extremely cruel, violent, or shocking act</strong></p> <p><em>The rebel army is accused of committing atrocities against women and children</em></p> <p><strong>Sterilisation (n) - the process of having a medical operation to make it impossible to have children</strong></p> <p><em>Although they discussed sterilisation, in the end they decided to just keep a careful eye on their dog!</em></p> <p><strong>Tantamount (adj) - being almost the same or having the same effect as something, usually something bad</strong></p> <p><em>Her refusal to answer was tantamount to an admission of guilt</em></p> <p><strong>Erroneous (adj) - wrong or false</strong></p> <p><em>The erroneous belief that the 2020 election was won by Donald Trump has caused a great deal of anger in the USA</em></p> <p><strong>Apartheid (n) - refers to a past South African system under which people of different races were legally separated and White people were given more political rights, education, and other advantages</strong></p> <p><em>Nelson Mandela was an important leader in the struggle against the apartheid regime</em></p> <p><strong>Cover up  (phrasal v) - to keep something unpleasant or illegal secret or hidden</strong></p> <p><em>The police tries to cover up the truth</em></p> <p><strong>Isolation (n) - the state of being separate, or kept separate, from other people or things</strong></p> <p><em>Japan had a policy of isolation until the late 19th century</em></p> <p><strong>Symbolic (adj) - used to refer to an action that expresses or seems to express an intention or feeling, but has little practical influence on a situation</strong></p> <p><em>He knelt on the floor as a symbolic gesture</em></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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