136. What Happened to Patrick Zaki? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>What happened to Patrick Zaki? The Egyptian student, researcher, and human rights activist was arrested in Cairo 2 years ago - but why? What did he do? And what will happen in the future? Let's talk about it on today's episode of Thinking in English!!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/02/14/136-what-happened-to-patrick-zaki/" target="_blank"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/02/14/136-what-happened-to-patrick-zaki/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <h3><strong>You may also like...</strong></h3> <p><br></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/02/11/135-the-end-of-winter-sport/">135. The End of Winter Sport?: Climate Change and the Future of the Winter Olympics! (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/02/07/134-is-obesity-a-disease/">134. Is Obesity a Disease? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/02/04/133-why-is-indonesia-changing-capital-city/">133. Why Is Indonesia Changing Capital City? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/01/31/132-pros-and-cons-of-mandatory-national-service/">132. Pros and Cons of Mandatory National Service! (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://linktr.ee/thinkinginenglishpod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT ME</a></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><br></p> <p><br></p> <h2><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h2> <p><strong>To interrogate (v) -  To ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats or violence</strong></p> <p><em>The man was arrested and interrogated for five hours</em></p> <p><strong>To detain (v) - to force someone to officially stay in a place</strong></p> <p><em>A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning</em></p> <p><strong>To drop (v) - to stop something you were doing or planning to do</strong></p> <p><em>The union dropped its demands in return for a pay rise</em></p> <p><strong>To marginalise (v) - to treat someone or something as if they are not important</strong></p> <p><em>Some people are worried that the country’s native language will be marginalised</em></p> <p><strong>Relentless (adj) - continuing in a severe or extreme way</strong></p> <p><em>The relentless heat makes it difficult to work during the day</em></p> <p><strong>Arbitrarily (adv) - in a way that uses personal power unfairly and without considering people’s rights and wishes</strong></p> <p><em>Local officials enforce rules arbitrarily and unreasonably</em></p> <p><strong>Plight (n) - an unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad, or difficult one</strong></p> <p><em>He was moved by the plight of the refugees</em></p> <p><strong>Honorary (adj) - given as a reward, without qualifying in a standard way</strong></p> <p><em>The university gave the president a honorary degree</em></p> <p><strong>Torture (n) - the act of causing great physical or mental pain in order to persuade someone to do something or to give information</strong></p> <p><em>He revealed his secrets under torture</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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