The story
The British authority tackling cybercrime is giving details of the extent to which the country is facing constant threats. The National Cybersecurity centre says it’s confronting more than ten cyberattacks in the UK every week.
Key words and phrases
code
a system or collection of rules or guidelines
• There is a dress code in this office. You need to wear a shirt and tie.
• Following the Highway Code will help you to drive safely.
thwarts
prevents; opposes successully; frustrates
• The police thwarted a bank robbery. They caught the criminals before they arrived.
• My holiday plans were thwarted when my manager told me I couldn’t have time off!
doesn’t pay
does not provide a reward (monetary or otherwise)
• It doesn’t pay to cheat in exams. You can’t hide a lack of knowledge forever.
• Now that I’m in prison I can’t see my wife and kids. It’s true what they say – crime doesn’t pay!
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Code(n): Nobody cares dress code in the office. Selma wears a bikini now.
Thwart(v): Plans to reopen the schools is goings to be thwarted because of Lambda variant.
Doesn't pay(fix phrase):She became rich while being gangster. But then she was caught by police-crime doesn't pay.
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Thank you BBC for your video. I push myself up and practice to listen everyday, thwart enjoy entertainment. I hope my effort does pay!
In every organisation we might have code of conduct.
Cyber crime is bothering alot.
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It doesn't pay to leave your school.
Formal-education doesn't pay but self-education pays off.
The robbers attempts to escape were thwarted by the local police.
I hate dress codes
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''Thwart''- difficult pronunciation,thanks BBC Learning English!
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Dear Catherine and Rob, thank you for this video. I've learnt 2 new words. Thanks to you videos, I thwart my laziness. It doesn't pay to be lazy. You can't make progress.
Their brain code was thwarted.
Html isn't programming language.
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