June Holidays Week 2:
12:30pm-1:30pm
9/6/2016
Sources: The Straits Times
What I Did: I read some of the articles
1st Article:
What I Did Not Know:
1) Trevally: A type of fish
Summary:A tiny fish was trapped in a jellyfish but it was still alive and the person who witnessed this decided to let nature run its course and not interfere with what was happening.
2nd Article:
What I Did Not Know:
1)Curated: To take charge of or to pull together
2)Smattering: Slight or superficial
3)Stint: To be frugal
Summary:An extremely expensive bag worth about $400,000 was auctioned and it was bought in a mere four seconds
3rd Article:
What I Did Not Know:
1)Netizen: A user of the internet
Summary:A lady who started off making dumplings just as a hobby turned it into a delicious dumpling that was a big hit with the people
4th Article:
What I Did Not Know:
1)Taint: A trace of something bad
Summary:A maid mixed the employer's baby's milk with her urine and she got discovered when the employer's wife wanted to drink some water and realised that it was odd that it smelled weird and tasted weird.
5th Article:
What I Did Not Know:
1)Concurrently: Simultaneously
2)Endemic: Confined to a particular place
Summary:A Malaysian man smuggled six puppies into Singapore with no proper care or license and the puppies are now quarantined and taken special care of to ensure no diseases like rabies will start spreading.
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