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- Hey everyone!
I'm Teela with Deep English,
and I'm really excited
for our lesson today.
Today it will be uncovering
the hidden meanings
of five common English words.
So, these are important lessons.
Because when we can
learn the hidden meanings
of common English words, we gain
a deeper understanding
of the English language.
But we also gain a deeper understanding
of what we're actually
saying when we speak English,
and I think that's really important.
Not only is it important,
but it's also really fun
to take a look at a word's history
and how it can change over time.
Okay, so let's get started.
We'll jump right in.
Word number one is emotion, emotion.
And emotion is a feeling.
So an emotion is something like sadness,
happiness, joy, grief, anger.
You get the point; emotion.
Emotion could be used in a sentence like
"During the movie,
"I got really emotional
when the dog died,"
or "I felt really emotional
"when I saw my younger sister graduating,"
or something like "I
had a surge of emotion
"when I saw how beautiful
the sunrise was."
So emotion.
Okay, so now let's look
at the hidden meaning of the word emotion.
This is where things get interesting.
So, the word emotion comes
from the Latin word emovere,
and it originally meant to
move out, just to move out.
I think this is so interesting,
because science now tells us that emotions
are actually energy in motion.
And so it makes sense that originally,
emotion, or emovere,
meant to move out.
So this hidden meaning reminds us
of just how important it
is to express our emotions
and allow that energy to move out.
Alright, so let's move
on to our second word.
Our second word is aggression, aggression.
So, aggression means to act
in a hostile or even violent way.
So to be aggressive might be to be really,
to go towards something in a way
that seems dangerous or violent.
We might use the word aggression
in a sentence like "His aggression
"was okay on the football field,
"but it wasn't okay in the classroom,"
or "I was frightened by the way
"that she was aggressively
brushing my hair; it hurt!"
So aggression.
Now let's look at the hidden
meaning of the word aggression.
So, the word aggression
comes from the Latin aggredi,
and it simply meant to
move towards something
without fear or hesitation.
So, I like this one because
I think we actually need
a bit of aggression in our lives,
especially if we're
learning a new language!
We have to have the ability
to move toward our goal
without fear or without hesitation.
So having a bit of aggression
can be a really good thing,
because it gives us the
energy to accomplish things.
And so aggression doesn't have
to be bad; it can be good.
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Alright, let's move on.
Word number three is nice,
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nice.
So, the word nice means to
be kind or to be pleasant.
We might use the word
nice in a sentence like
"She was so nice.
"I loved having her as a teacher."
Or "The sun is shining today.
"It's a really nice day!"
So nice.
Now let's look at the
origin of the word nice.
So, the word nice comes
from the Latin word nescius,
and originally, it meant ignorant,
or foolish, or even stupid. (chuckling)
I find this one actually hilarious,
because it's so different from the way
that we understand the word nice today.
So it's actually really opposite.
So maybe in the 13th century, if you
would call someone nice,
it would be an insult.
And today, when we call someone nice,
it's supposed to be a good thing.
But really, to be honest,
I never really liked being called nice.
I feel like there are better compliments
and there are more specific compliments.
So maybe instead of calling someone nice,
you could call them kind, or you
could call them
compassionate or big-hearted.
So I like this one because it
reminds me to look for a word
that is a little more
lively than the word nice
when I'm trying to compliment someone.
Alright, let's move on to our fourth word,
and it is apocalypse, apocalypse.
So, apocalypse refers
to the end of the world,
usually in a really destructive way.
We might use the word
apocalypse in a sentence like
"It seems like every
year, at least one movie
"comes out about the zombie apocalypse,"
or something like "She was crying so hard,
"you'd think she had just
experienced the apocalypse,"
or "Many religions write about
"or have written about
an impending apocalypse."
So apocalypse.
So now let's take a look
at the hidden meaning of apocalypse.
So, the word apocalypse actually came
from the word apokalupsis,
and it was a Greek word.
Originally, it meant to reveal.
So it had nothing to do
with the end of the world,
it was about a great
unveiling or revealing.
And so all of these religious texts
that talk about the apocalypse,
what if they were actually
talking about a new chapter,
a revealing something something new?
How relieving and how cool would that be?!
So maybe the next time
you hear someone talking
about some impending
apocalypse with all this doom
and gloom, you might remind them
that originally, apocalypse
meant a revealing,
or to unveil, and maybe
they should get excited
about what might be
revealed in the future.
Okay, let's move on to
our fifth and final word.
Our word is enthusiasm, enthusiasm.
This is one of my
favorite words, I love it.
So, enthusiasm really just means
to have an intense interest
or passion about
something or in something,
to be really excited about something.
We might use the word
enthusiasm in a sentence like
"I could tell he had a lot of enthusiasm
"about English because he paid
so much attention in class,"
or "She was so enthusiastic
about going on the bike ride,
"I knew that in the future,
"bike riding would be
a new hobby for her."
So enthusiasm.
Now, let's take a look
at the hidden meaning
of the word enthusiasm.
The word enthusiasm comes from
the Greek word enthousiasmos,
and it meant to be
infused with the divine.
(chuckling) How interesting.
So when someone had a lot of enthusiasm
or excitement about something,
it really meant that they were possessed
by a god or infused with the divine.
So Socrates used to say that when a poet
was writing beautiful poetry,
that they had enthusiasm,
meaning that they were basically possessed
by the divine or a god.
So again, I think this one teaches us
a little bit about our own lives,
because when I think about
what I have enthusiasm about,
it kind of, it does fill
me with this feeling
of a connection to something
greater than myself.
I really like to write.
And when I'm writing,
sometimes I feel like my words
are coming from somewhere else.
And maybe they are.
Who knows?
So enthusiasm, to be connected
or possessed by something
greater than yourself.
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