Jumat, 03 Maret 2017

5 biggest news headlines of the week and words


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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