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2. Circles and Squares Theory hSN38wy
3. 9 2’s Theory KdzV^6K<c
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4. What Word Classes are Important? What should be paraphrased? \C2HeA\#SW
Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) dQAF;L
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) e5"5 U7
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) ^X"x,8}&V
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) 9[
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Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? E}#&2n8Y
ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look l&mY}k
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6. Rule 1: N2N vTWm_ed+^
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury S/l6
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teacher: student; vanity: decency lg{/5gQG
Hypernyms/hyponyms: `}FZ;q3DP
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils $ERiBALN:
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant C<w&mFozL
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet s3K!~v\L]
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant 6*
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Examine: scrutinize, look at, observe, study, look over, pass under review, give an examination, check up on, think … over, investigate, explore, look into, go into, probe, see into, question, inquire, turn over CT'#~~QB
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better 0JqvV
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It 9kbczL^Y
There are only three patterns that we should learn: 7*He 8G[W
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I love you --- You are loved by me >Pvz5Hf/wW
10. General Patterns Yvu?M8aK!
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11. Make it a piece of cake U\-R'Z>M
In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! ,R-aO= %
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) x@[6u
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) =F
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12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N )CgH|z:=b
Stop : (cease, leave off) put a stop to, call a halt to, bring …to a close, get it over with, wind up, come to a stop, come to a standstill draw to a close FPM l;0{
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to 0sB[]E|7[s
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of g${k8.TV
13. Repudication: repudiate, reject, renounce, deselect, close out, leave out, disapprove, deny, passy, pass up, waive, ignore, wave aside, brush away/aside, refuse to consider, dismiss, disregard, shove away, repulse, repel, rebuff, disdain, scorn, raise one’s eyebrows at oArJ%Y>
Manifestation: show, appear, become evident, present itself, reveal, unfold, exhibit, display, set forth, make plain, bring out, bring to notice, expose to view, bring into view, come into the open, surface, assert oneself ff~1>=^
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far K_!:oe7%
Improvisation: act on the spur of the moment, obey one’s impulse, let oneself go, go offhand, come out with, blurt out, let slip out, say what comes uppermost, say the first thing that comes into one’s head/mind, improvise, extemporize, invent, make it up as one goes along, scrap the plan, knock off RdNLf
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation q>5j (,6F
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare H6U5-
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N 7:<A_OLi
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It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law *%E\mu,,c
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting H8 xhE~'t
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt sz%_9;`dpL
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money [+!&iN
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller y0~ttfv
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive LWhPd\
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual Rz[3cN)?q
18. Rule 5: A2P /'b7q y
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) 7R# }AQ
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?)
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Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) K9y~
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Useless: of no use (I …?) g
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Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms _ElG&hyp
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Poor: in want of money, down at the heel, out of funds, without a penny to bless oneself with, in the red, in reduced/narrow circumstances O%N. ;Ve
Cheap: low-priced, on the cheap, at small cost, at a low price, at budget prices, at piggy-bank prices, at cost, at reduced rates, at a bargain, for a song .J O1kt
20. Different: in a different manner, ina nother way, other than, on the other hand, in other respects, at variance, in disagreement, in conflict with, on the contrary, of another sort, at odds %l6E0[
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus -3guuT3x\
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A 5;,h8vW
It is Wonderful: I stare openmouthed, It open one’s eyes, I rub one’s eyes, I hold ones breath, I not know what to say, I not believe one’s eyes/ears/senses, I marvel at, I am seized with wonder ._Ww
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with Aa4Tq2G
I am/It is progressive: I/It make progress/advance, go forward, get along, get ahead, gather way, gain ground, make my way, under way R<(xWH
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn
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Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve ~_c1h@
Cheap: cost little, not cost anything, can afford, find it inexpensive, find it within one’s means, get one’s money’s worth, buy at a bargain ]5Dh<QY&.
23. Different: vary from, differ from, stand apart, be distinguished from, deviate from, disagree with, conflict/contrast with, clash with, not be like, bear no resemblance to !a-B=pn!]
Ignorant: know nothing, not know any better, labor in darkness, have a lot to learn, have no idea/notion of, not have the slightest/faintest idea RZ;s_16GQ
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses yMTO 5~U{
Actions: what we do
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Habitat: where animals/we live $/B~ bJC
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … R&a$w8
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye :O$bsw:3w<
Cultivation: the way we are educated ^YropzHZ4E
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought Y#tur`
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25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … <a
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Postage: the money we pay to post our letters 75lh07
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret Z6A-i@
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical 7.6L1srV
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen x+pf@?w
26. Knowledge: what we know ?Rx(@
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people oPM*VTMA
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of sA77*T
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists XclTyUGoK+
Choice: what you do and not do yxo=eSOM
Rules: what are should/told to do /:'>-253
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate i
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Maturity: when you grow up 2R.LLE
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words 9S*"={}%
Car: automobile HP1QI/*v
Infant: baby !W9:)5^X
Management: boss u0 tlf
Asylum: mental hospital eY5mwJ0K
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation 4n@lrcq(
Air pollution: dirty air ]b!n ;{5
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 y~@zfJ5/^
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others Oo}h:3?
28. Universities: higher education institutions =I
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West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school .Dr!\.hL
References: dictionaries C;N6",s!
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today ?<TJ}("/
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues JfIXv
Drugs: illegal substances :aej.>I0
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms 9Yv:6@. F
Poor performance in class: limited success in class 2Lf,~EV
Backward students: less-intelligent 5mD8$%\8
Death penalty: capital punishment b-sN#'TDg
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged '|[V}K5m/f
Fail: fall short of (success/target) Yi*F;V
Fire: lay off, downsize K8;SE!
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30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility .d]/:T
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Juvenile delinquent: problem-child z'EQdQ)
Make love: sleep with Sfz
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