News

Facebook privacy settings to be made simpler

Url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10157454.stm

Vocabulary

roll-out - an occasion when a company introduces or starts to use a new product
Example: Social network giant Facebook will roll out a new set of privacy.

barrage - ˈbærɑːʒ - the continuous firing of a large number of guns in a particular direction, especially to protect soldiers while they are attacking or moving towards the enemy
Example: an artillery barrage from at least 1000 guns

surplus - ˈsɜːpləs - an amount that is extra or more than you need
Example: Wheat was in surplus that year.

admit - ədˈmɪt - to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true
Example: It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.

humble - ˈhʌmbl - showing you do not think that you are as important as other people
Example: Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.