Mid Term 1

in-depth

(adj) very detailed

far-off

(adj) a long distance away

a long time ago

spokesperson

(n) a person speaking for a group/organisation

in its infancy

in the early development of sth

lap sth up

to accept or receive something with great pleasure, without thinking about whether it is good, true or sincere

citizen journalism

(n) reports and pictures of events recorded by ordinary people and shown especially on the internet

citizen journalist

(n) an ordinary person who writes reports and records pictures of events and shows them especially on the internet

veteran journalist

veteran journalist

broadsheet

(n) a newspaper printed on a large size of paper, generally considered more serious than smaller newspapers

express thanks

to say thank you

speak your mind

say exactly what you think in a direct way

conscientious

(adj) diligent and careful

meticulous

(adj) careful and precise

cultural imperative

a custom/practice seen as necessary/obligatory within a particular culture/society

impressionable

(adj) easily influenced

reclaim

(v) claim back

prejudge

(v) judge in advance

destabilise

(v) make sth unstable

understate

(v) describe sth to make it less important

autobiography

(n) a story about one’s life written by themselves

ex-politician

(n) someone who was a politician in the past

mistrust

(n) feeling of being unable to trust sb

mistrustful (of sb/sth)

(adj) having doubts about the honesty/ability of sb

not trusting sb/sth

semi-circle

(n) half a circle

complacency

(n) a feeling of satisfaction that prevents you from trying harder

surreptitious

(adj) done secretly/quickly, in the hope that others won’t notice

= furtive

co-opt (sb onto/into sth)

(v) include sb in sth (against their will)

impunity

(n) the fact of not getting punished for sth

with impunity

without being punished

conflict of interest(s)

a situation in which sb has two jobs/aims/… and cannot treat both of them equally and fairly

disinterested

(adj) not influenced by personal feelings

= impartial

emulate

(v) to try to do sth as well as sb else because you admire them

disgrace

(v) behave badly in a way that makes you/others feel ashamed

be disgraced

to lose the respect of people

aspire to

have a strong wish/hope to do/achieve sth

audience appeal

the quality that makes sth attractive to an audience

breaking news story

a news story that is just starting to be reported

empathise

(v) be able to understand how sb feels

give an account

give a spoken/written description of sth

insight

(n) a clear and sometimes sudden understanding about sth complicated

in the long run

relating to a longer period in the future

multinational corporation

a company that buy and sell goods in multiple countries

news bulletin

(n) a short news story

provoke a reaction

make people react (shocking/arousing strong feelings)

reality TV

truyền hình thực tế

sense of community

the feeling that we are part of a group with shared beliefs

side effect

(n) tác dụng phụ

source of information

a person/place providing information

symptomatic

(adj) being a sign of an illness/problem

asymptomatic

(adj) (of a person/illness) having no symptoms

symptomise (sth)

(v) be a sign/symptom of sth

outlying

(adj) far away from cities or from the main part of a place

at the mercy of sb/sth

be in a situation where sb/sth has complete power over you

psyche

(n) the mind

your deepest feelings and attitudes

feat

(n) achievement

grab/hit/make the headlines

be an important item of news in the media

blow sth out of proportion

make sth seem more important/serious than it really is

embark on/upon sth

start to do sth new/difficult

degenerate

(v) become worse

(adj) having low moral standards of behaviour

(n) someone with very low moral standards of behaviour

premeditated

(adj) (of a crime or bad action) planned in advance

premeditated homicide

unpremeditated

(adj) (of a crime or bad action) not planned in advance

infringement

(n) an act of breaking a law/rule

criminal record

(n) tiền sử phạm tội

conserve energy

tiết kiệm năng lương

giữ sức

on + occasion

trong những dịp

on occasion

sometimes but not often

pledge

(v) formally promise to give/do sth

frenetic

(adj) involving a lot of energy and activity in a way that is not organised

frenetic activity

programme

(n) (for play/concert) a thin book/paper that gives you information about a play/concert/…

flurry

(n) an occasion when there is a lot of activity, interest, excitement,… within a short period of time

flurry of activity

action

(n) the way a part of the body moves/functions

it is pointless + pronoun + Ving

= there’s no point in doing sth

lose interest in sth

pay less attention to sth

at this juncture

at this particular point in time

barbarism

(n) extremely cruel and unpleasant behaviour

behind the wheel

driving a motor vehicle

disorientated

(adj) confused and not knowing what to do

feasible

(adj) practical, achievable

financial resources

the amount of money available to spend

find sth laughable

to think sth is stupid/ridiculous

flawed

(adj) not perfect

hand down

give sth to someone in your family (younger than you)

in broad terms

speaking in a general way

labour-saving

(adj) designed to save time and effort

labour-saving device

meet regulations

fulfil/satisfy a set of rules

relatively few and far between

not happening/existing very often

rock steady

not likely to move/break

world view

a way of thinking about the world

delve into sth

try hard to find out more information about sth

nuance

(n) a very slight difference that is not usually very obvious

a clean slate/sheet

a record of your work/behaviour that shows no mistakes/bad things

perspire

(v) produce sweat (mồ hôi)

transpire

(v) happen

first-hand account

lời khai trực tiếp

erode

(v) gradually destroy sth/make it weaker over time

favour sth over sth

prefer sth to sth

hotbed (of sth)

(n) a place where a lot of a particular activity happen

media literacy

kiến thức truyền thông

in accordance with sth

according to sth

inflammatory

(adj) gây phẫn nộ