| Approx. time |
Expression |
Explanation |
| 0:53 |
liaison |
person who facilitates
communication and cooperation |
| 0:56 |
Ga District |
part of the Accra District
of southeastern coastal Ghana |
| 1:02 |
dapper |
neat, well dressed, good
looking (usually said of a man) |
| 1:27 |
inquisitive |
curious, asking questions |
| 1:57 |
The Ohio State
University |
The grammar of
universities is to use “the” in front of
“University of...” and no article in front of “...State
University.” However, Ohio State
University has chosen to brand itself with the word “The” in front of the
school name. It is ungrammatical, so
anyone not from OSU will laugh at their changing of English grammar. |
| 2:35 |
stifle |
to suppress or restrain
someone from acting on a desire |
| 3:15 |
Appalachian Mts. |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Mountains |
| 3:30 |
celebrities |
famous people |
| 4:50 |
valedictorian |
the top student in a
graduating class |
| 5:14 |
Yeah, right! |
sarcasm: pretending to
agree but really disagreeing |
| 6:30 |
traditional personnel
label |
an older model of basic
employee issues management compared to strategic business function of
staffing management |
| 7:47 |
global citizen |
someone who identifies
with a wider world belonging than just a single country membership |
| 7:59 |
parochial |
narrow in scope, not broad
minded |
| 8:09 |
nostalgia |
fond longing for past
times |
| 9:11 |
Perugia, Omihachiman,
Bielsko-Biala, Ga District, Zapopan |
Grand Rapids’ five sister
cities in Italy, Japan, Poland, Ghana, and Mexico |
| 10:15 |
high-minded goals |
ethical, virtuous,
strongly principled |
| 12:00 |
heritage |
inherited history and
culture |
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