Dear DYKWIA,
That's alright! I can tell you. A connecting flight is when an ultra long haul flight has to make a stop (or several stops) in between its journey, so the aircraft doesn't run out of fuel. EK has a very large network based out of DXB, but its aircraft aren't capable enough of flying to very far destinations. That's why they have small hubs in each continent in which the flight is en route to can go to for a fuel stop. Do you now know? If you don't that's OK because I can explain it to you very precisely and gently. Here are some examples to start you off:

Sydney, Australia
Conakry, Guinea
Bali, Indonesia
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Feedback would be greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
lucas.zhu