The Washington Post has the following news reporting National Geographic's findings:
Basically, that means, sorry, it is not the end of the world, you don't have to sell all your properties and go into crazy spending, and yes, if you have read this entry, you can still pretend that the end of the world is near and make a fortune out of others who still believe so.
Read more to learn more vocabulary!! I'm a bit busy this week, hope next week I can write more!
Have a nice weekend!!!!
Vocabulary:
striking -- (adj) very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention
archaeologist -- noun (mainly US archeologist) [C] someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools and other objects of people who lived in the past
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notion -- (n) [C or U] (a) belief or idea
unprecedented -- (adj) never having happened or existed in the past
glimpse -- (vb) [T] to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly
gazer -- (n) [C] from gaze -- [I usually + adverb or preposition] to look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise, admiration or because you are thinking about something else
cosmic -- (adj) relating to the universe and the natural processes that happen in it
stumble across/on/upon sth/sb -- phrasal verb to discover something by chance, or to meet someone by chance
excavation -- (n) [C or U] removal of earth that is covering very old objects buried in the ground in order to discover things about the past
encroach on/upon sth -- to gradually cover more and more of an area of land
mural -- (n) [C] a large picture that has been painted on the wall of a room or buildingscribble -- (vb)[I] to write or draw something quickly or carelessly
obsidian -- (n) [U] a type of almost black rock that is like glass
astronomer -- (n)[C] someone who studies astronomy
the naked-eye -- If something can be seen with the naked eye, it can be seen without the help of an instrument
manuscript -- (n)[C] an old document or book written by hand in the times before printing was invented
virtually -- (adv) almost
Resources:
Discovery in Guatemala shows that Mayan calendar goes on @ post-gazette.com
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/world/discovery-in-guatemala-shows-that-mayan-calendar-goes-on-635382/
Living: Master So VS Mayans' Doomsday Prediction @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.com/2012/04/living-master-so-vs-mayans-doomsday.html
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/striking?q=striking+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/archaeologist?q=archaeologist+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/notion?q=notion+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/unprecedented?q=unprecedented+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/glimpse_1?q=glimpse+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/gaze_1?q=gazes#gaze_1__3
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/cosmic?q=cosmic+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/stumble-across-on-upon-sth-sb#stumble-across-on-upon-sth-sb__2
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/excavate?q=excavations+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/encroach-on-upon-sth?q=encroaching+#encroach-on-upon-sth__2
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/mural?q=mural
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/scribble_1?q=scribbled+#scribble_1__3
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/obsidian?q=obsidian
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/astronomer?q=astronomer+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/the-naked-eye?q=naked-eye#the-naked-eye__1
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/manuscript?q=manuscript+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/virtually?q=virtually+
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