2025-03-10
16 分钟Hello and welcome to the English like a native podcast.
My name is Anna and you're listening to week 10 day one of your English 5 a day.
The second season.
By listening to this series you are going to expand your English vocabulary and bit by bit become more confident and more like yourself when communicating in English.
All you have to do is tune in every day of the working week from Monday to Friday.
And if you want to get access to the database of vocabulary that we cover in the entire series with the definitions and example sentences then you can for free by clicking on the link in the show notes.
So without further ado let's jump into today's episode.
We start with a snapshot that gives us an idea of what to expect.
Listen carefully.
The new art exhibition seemed predictable at first glance with its cliché paintings of sunsets of flowers.
However,
as I walked further into the gallery I found a compelling installation that used mirrors and shadows to create the illusion of infinite space.
The thought-provoking combination of light and darkness made me question my own assumptions about what makes art impressive.
Let's now dive into our vocabulary starting with the adjective compelling compelling.
We spell this c-o-m-p-e-l-l-i-n-g compelling compelling.
If something is described as compelling then it's very interesting.
It's persuasive or difficult to resist.
If somebody makes a compelling argument for example, it's very hard to go against it.
It's very hard to argue against it.
It's persuasive, it's compelling.