📕 Part 1: Forest and Trees
Ever wondered if climbing trees gave your parents grief? Rory shares childhood memories and gives his expert take on why Russia's forests are so huge they act as a natural border with China!
This episode's vocabulary
Surroundings (noun) - the place where someone lives and the conditions they live in.
Commission (noun) - a group of people who have been formally chosen to discover information about a problem or examine the reasons why the problem exists.
Heritage (noun) - features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings, that were created in the past and still have historical importance.
To a certain extent (idiom) - somewhat; partly; in a limited way or to a limited degree.
Shelter (verb) - to protect yourself, or another person or thing, from bad weather, danger, or attack.
To take the pressure off (idiom) - take to reduce the amount of stress felt by.
Abundance (noun) - an amount that is more than enough.
Guard (verb) - to protect something.
Grief (noun) - very great sadness.
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