Learning English vocabulary from English newspapers Part 1

English-language newspapers provide the latest information on countries and regions around the world in English. Using this as a reference, we have collected a variety of phrases, ranging from hard economic terms to slightly unexpected phrases.

workplace

Surveillance camera security camera

footage from security camera or CCTV footage

oil spill oil spill

helmets hard hats

discipline

corona infection contracting Covid-19

Sick pay

indicators key metrics

technological surveillance

productivity

performance

scrutinize scrutinize

biometric data

slack off

Lazy slacker

hard-wired by nature

How did you like it?

The expression "hard hats" for "helmets" seems a little softer than "helmets" as it is translated, which seems strange. If "coronary infection" is translated directly as "contracting ~," does it mean "contracting corona"? I think it's a bit like that.

It is known that the root of the word "sabotage" is "sabotage," but it still sounds much more like a native speaker if you use a phrasal verb with a verb + adverb.

See you next time!