VOA慢速英语:Short Sentences in Books, Movies, and Speech

grammar – n. the study of groups of words and their uses in sentences

conversation – n. an informal talk involving two people or a small group of people; the act of talking in an informal way

occur – v. to appear or exist; to be found

gonna – short for "going to"

respond – v. to say something as an answer to a request

character – n. a person in a theatrical production, book or movie

elegant – adj. simple and clever

practice – v. to do something again and again in order to become better at it