Topic: Speeches: Charlie Chaplin
Part1a: Listening Practice
Vocabulary:
conquer (a people): (v.) defeat and take control of that group by force
Gentile: (n./adj.) non-Jewish people
misery: (n.) a state of extreme sadness and loss
cynical: (adj.) someone who distrusts humans and believes that humans act according only to their self-interest
cry out for (something): (v.) strongly voice a desire for something
despair: (v.) to lose or give up all hope or confidence
perish: (v.) die; stop existing
brute: (n.) a violent and heartless man
regiment: (v.) control in a strict way
drill: (v.) train someone strictly (usually military)
diet: (v.) (in this case) strictly control what and when someone eats
cannon fodder: (n.) soldiers whose lives are considered expendable, meaning that the authorities use them without any concern about if they live or die
Saint Luke: (n.) refers to Luke, the writer attributed to one of the books within the Bible