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Introduction Do you take pleasure when someone undeserving of their success has a spot of bad luck? Not even a little pleasure? Well, if you do (like, apparently, most of us) you might like to learn the word 'schadenfreude' and the concept behind it. Rob and Neil talk about this German word also used in English and teach you new vocabulary. This week's questionFalse cognates – also called false friends - are words that look the same in two languages but have different meanings. In English we have the word 'rat' but what does that mean in German? Is it... a) a big mouse b) annoyed c) advice Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabularyschadenfreude
the satisfying feeling you get when something bad happens to someone else loanword
a word from one language that is used in another language without being changed comeuppance
a person's misfortune that is considered to be deserved punishment for something bad that they have done justice
punishment someone receives that is fair for what they have done hypocrites
people who claim to have certain moral beliefs but actually behave in a way that shows they are not sincere commiserate
expressing sympathy to someone about their bad luck Transcript Note: This is not a word for word transcript
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发表于 2019-1-10 19:35:40
