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Hi all, we are going to dive into an inspiring story about three college graduates who started a fast food chain that is worth over 1 billion dollars.
Today we try something different. It is not always important to know how a word is translated into your own language. More often than not, understanding is more crucial than knowing the equivalent in your language. Genuinely understanding a word or a phrase means you can always come up with your own translation.
Look at the words and phrases below, think whether you know what they mean. Then read an example sentence. After that read the definition to see the meaning and check your understanding.
🔘a freshman
He was a freshman in college when we first met.
A first-year student at university.
🔘to bond over something
We bonded over our joint love of science.
To establish a relationship or link with someone based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences.
🔘to yearn for something | to do something /jəːn/
She yearned for the feeling of her mother brushing her hair before going to bed.
To really want something, especially something that you have lost or been separated from.
🔘(to get something) on the go
We do everything on the go! We are busy. We eat, bank, and talk on the phone on the go. Some even text on the go.
To do something quickly, without stopping doing something else.
🔘a nagging question
And yet a nagging question remains: what is a human’s purpose on Earth, if any?
A painful or worrying question.
🔘to recall /rɪˈkɔːl/
He tried to recall just how much he had looked forward to that weekend.
To remember, to bring something back into one’s memory.
🔘affordable /əˈfɔːdəbəl
At that time, alcohol was an affordable pleasure.
Inexpensive or reasonably priced.
🔘from scratch
They all ran into the kitchen to seeif Santa had eatenthe cookies, they baked from scratch with mother for him.
From the very beginning, without relying on any previous work or progress.
🔘to get something off the ground
It is a good idea to have your business off the ground before you start a family
If a plan or activity gets off the ground or you get it off the ground, it starts or succeeds.
🔘to end up
A lot of you will probably end up being successful people.
To finally be in a particular place or situation.
🔘to take a bet on = to bet on = to make a bet on
Mr. White took a bet on me right at the start of the race.
To bet.
🔘formerly
They formerly didn’t know each other but these days they play poker every Thursday night.
In the past, previously.
🔘to score
The video went viral and scored a million views within weeks.
To gain, receive, get.
🔘a foregone conclusion
He spoke as if it were a foregone conclusion that she would marry him.
A result that can be predicted with certainty.
🔘to enhance
Pepper enhances the taste of fresh meat
To intensify, increase, improve something. Всегда обозначает какой-либо подъем, усиление чего-либо или позитивную тенденцию в чем-то.

Now read the article paying attention to the vocabulary (words and phrases that we are trying to learn). Try to see if you fully understand the meaning of the word or phrase and how it is used in the context.
How three men created a $1 billion salad chain
This one genuinely has quite a lot of useful words and phrases.
I tried my best to pick out the greatest ones. If you don’t understand some basic words in the article that I didn’t choose for you, I rely on you to look them up in your favourite dictionary. You could try multitran, Oxford Dictionary or an app of your choosing.
In the following days we will look again at the words and phrases from this article and the one before it so don’t be afraid to forget everything that you have learned so far.
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