5 biggest news headlines of the week and words from them:
1. Floods inundate thousands of homes in Indonesian capital
Torrential rains in the Indonesian capital have overwhelmed
drains and flooded roads and thousands of homes.
a. Inundate: To cover with a flood (Tertutup banjir)
b. Overwhelm: Bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something
(Terkubur atau tenggelam di bawah sesuatu massa yang sangat besar)
2. Severe congestion at anti-Ahok rally site
Thousands of protesters swarmed the House of Representatives
in Senayan, South Jakarta demanding that Jakarta Governor Basuki
"Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama be detained and removed from office, causing
gridlock in the area, forcing vehicles to turn back and find an alternative
route.
a. Congestion: A situation in which a place is crowded with
people or vehicles, so that it is difficult to move around (Situasi di mana
suatu tempat dibanjiri dengan orang atau kendaraan, sehingga sulit untuk
bergerak)
b. Swarm: Move somewhere in large numbers (Bergerak ke suatu
tempat dalam jumlah besar)
c. Detain: Keep (someone) in official custody (Membuat
seseorang berada dalam tuduhan resmi)
3. Indonesia, Vietnam press Malaysia for access over Kim
Jong-nam murder
Representatives from Indonesia and Vietnam sat down with
their Malaysian counterparts late to request access to their citizens who have
been detained by Malaysian police for their alleged involvement in the murder
of a man believed to be the halfbrother of North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un.
a. Counterpart: A person or thing that corresponds to or has
the same function as another person or thing in a different place or situation
(Orang atau suatu hal yang berkaitan atau mempunyai fungsi sama dengan orang
atau hal lain di suatu tempat atau situasi yang berbeda)
b. Access: Approach or enter (Mendekati atau masuk)
4. Indonesia signs agreement for Rp 37.2t toll road projects
The Indonesian government signed a guarantee agreement for
the development of four toll road projects worth Rp 37 trillion (US$2.77
billion).
a. Guarantee: A formal assurance (Jaminan resmi)
5. WhatsApp unveils its own Snapchat stories clone
Next up in Facebook's quest to clone and undermine Snapchat
is WhatsApp: The popular messaging app launched a new feature called Status
that is basically a Snapchat Stories clone, with a few Whatsapp-specific
tweaks.
a. Unveil: Show or announce publicly for the first time
(Menunjukkan atau mengumumkan secara publik untuk pertama kalinya)
b. Clone: A person or thing regarded as an exact copy of
another (Seseorang atau sesuatu yang berkaitan dengan salinan persis dari yang
lain)
c. Quest: A long or arduous search for something (Pencarian
panjang atau berat untuk sesuatu)
d. Undermine: To make something weaker (Membuat sesuatu
menjadi semakin lemah)
e. Tweak: A fine adjustment to something (Pengaturan yang
baik atas sesuatu)
Sumber : Hello English
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