Episode 3  08/31/2022

‘Stray’ cat video game brings some benefits to real cats

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2022/08/05/2003782997

#streaming

S-T-R-E-A-M-I-N-G

Transmitting or receiving data (especially video and audio material) over the Internet

1. Thanks to online fundraising platforms, gamers are playing Stray while streaming live for audiences to raise money for animal shelters and other cat-related charities.

1. The owner’s tears were streaming down her cheeks as she found her long missing kitten.

#resonance

R-E-S-O-N-A-N-C-E

A vibration of amplitude in a mechanical or electrical system; a quality of evoking response.

1. The new game’s live-streaming stirred up predominantly positive resonance in a couple hours.
2. War veterans’ strong resonance to the peace monument was an indictment to wars’ cruelty.

#adventurous

A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-O-U-S

Willing to take risks or to try out new methods, ideas, or experiences.

1. The cuddly kitten has grown into an elegant but adventurous feline.
2. An influx of adventurous travelers flocked to this newly found land of mystery

#companion

C-O-M-P-A-N-I-O-N

A person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels.

1. Keeping a pet, a companion is a responsibility.
2. This elderly couple has had a stray cat in the neighborhood as their companion for years.

#gut-wrenching 

G-U-T-W-R-E-N-C-H

Extremely unpleasant or upsetting; emotionally painful.

1. Moments later, a rusty pipe broke, sending the tabby down a gut-wrenching plunge into the darkness.
2. A brutal, gut-wrenching sight has deeply inscribed in the memories of war victims.