Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“To write an email is like I am doing rocket science. I am so not into it.”
- Actor Javier Bardem, speaking about his difficulties with technology. (Us Weekly)
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
a complicated thing
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
Designing rockets involves some very advanced scientific knowledge. You need to know about physics, mathematics, engineering, and probably chemistry, too. In other words, if someone told you she had a degree in rocket science, you’d probably think she was pretty smart.
The phrase rocket science has therefore come to stand in for any activity that is very difficult and requires great intelligence. People often use the phrase sarcastically, and in the negative. For example, let’s say I was waiting for my friend to put together a bookshelf, and I started getting impatient. I might say, “What’s taking you so long with that shelf? It’s not rocket science!”
Javier Bardem, however, sounds pretty sincere when he describes his difficulty with technology. When he says that doing email is, for him, like rocket science, he means that it is as difficult for him as advanced physics and engineering might be for most people.
Have you ever struggled with something that others found easy, but you felt was more like rocket science?
Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
“It’s so easy to make cookies. It’s not rocket science, you know. You can do it.”
“I know that for some people setting up a DVD player might be easy, but for me it’s like rocket science. I just don’t get it. “
“Ah, I’m getting so frustrated with this math problem! I know it’s not rocket science, but I just can’t figure it out!”
The iTEP® test
-
Sponsored by
Comments
Poland |
Brazil |
Argentina |
Brazil |
Egypt |
Antarctica |
Argentina |
Antarctica |
Brazil |
Belarus |
Turkey |
Iran, Islamic Republic Of |
Iran, Islamic Republic Of |
Belarus |
Saudi Arabia |
Turkey |
Belarus |
Turkey |
Belarus |
Turkey |