This is our last class vocabulary. Please learn it, next class we're having our first quiz.
If you have any doubt, feel free to write me an e-mail, I'll answer as soon as possible.
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Jim
Hooked on the Net
come out: appears, to be revealed.
Raul is obsessed with videogames. He has to have every new edition from Guitar Hero as soon as it comes out.
The new movie from Jim Carrey just came out.
turn in: identified a person to the police or authority.
She noticed her colleague was sharing company secrets with a competitor, so she turned her in. Her boss fired her immediately.
turn into: to become
She was so thrilled at winning $2,000 playing "pachinko", a Japanese pinball-slot machine game, that she turned into a real pachinkoholic.
crave: to need or have a extremely strong physical desire for something
Although he quit smoking two months ago, he still craves a cigarrette after each meal.
I crave coffee all day and couldn't wait to get my next cup.
hooked on: addicted to something
He got hooked on golf when he movied to Florida. He loves the game so much that he misses work twice a week to play golf.
cold turkey: 1. a slang expression that refers to a sudden withdrawal of something from which you have become too dependent, such as a drug. 2. to talk plainly or getting to the point
1. Instead of reducing the number of cigarretes gradually, the smoker simply quit cold turkey.
2. I'm going to talk cold turkey with the press about everything I know.
to lose track of time: to get so involved in something that you forget what time is it.
Netaholics (people hooked on the net) spend hours and hours without realizing how long they've been on-line. It's easy to lose track of the time when you are surfing the Net.
willpower: ability to control one's desires
She has tried several diets but hasn't lost any weight because she has no willpower.
cut off: to isolate or stop communicating with
Lincoln Burrows was found guilty for the murder of Terrence Steadman. The prisoner became cut off from his son L.J. and incarcerated in the Fox River State Prison.
cut down: to reduce
She couldn't give up coffee completely, so she decided to cut down to the number of cups she drank each day.
drag away: stop doing something (even though you don't want to)
When she started winning hundreds of dollars at the slot machines, it became impossible for her to drag herself away.
No matter how hard I tries, I couldn't drag myself away from the coffee bar.
withdrawal: uncomfortable physical symptoms while giving up an addiction.
After he gave up cigarretes, withdrawal was very uncomfortable. He felt hungry and irritable for weeks.
This is easier but I still suffer from uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms like headaches and dizzines.
all-consuming: to enjoy something so much that you want to do it as much as possible.
The movie director and producer Steven Spielber is a well-known workaholic. He readily admits that his passion for work is all-consuming.
detrimental: harmful
Most people know smoking is detrimental to one's health. It causes cancer and other illnesses.
Who want's to be a Millionaire?
windfall: an unexpected sum of money you receive.
When he bought the Sorteo Tec ticket, he wasn't expecting any windfall at all. He is now looking to split his fortune among his relatives.
beg (begging): to ask for something very strongly.
Natalia was begging to win this time, she had already lost 3 rounds before.
linked: connected
Doctors said mad cow disease is linked with blood transfussions.
broke: having no money
After playing for an entire afternoon, the lady gave up all of her money. She was finally broke.
withdraw: 1. to leave or retire 2. to remove (money) from a bank account
After several discussions with his girlfriend, he decided to withdraw his account from Facebook.
If I were to withdraw from Facebook, I would no longer have access to my friends' photos and they would no longer have access to mine. How scary!
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