1. Useful phrases and Patterns for paraphrase
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2. Circles and Squares Theory uJw?5kEbv<
3. 9 2’s Theory uX_H;,n
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4. What Word Classes are Important? What should be paraphrased? d?zSwLsl
Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) /ZvP.VW&
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) B7%K}|Qg
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) {9@D zP
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) 19E(Hsz
Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? YYWD\Y`8
ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look eZ'8JU]
5. Which is the easiest? O_FB^BB
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V à A? Qit&cnO
A à V? H*=cw<
A à N? %3z[;&*3O
Always try changing a word into a verb (If it is not a verb in itself)! y=Y k$:-y
6. Rule 1: N2N UqK.b}s
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury 8E%LhA.
Antonyms and opposites: @%4
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teacher: student; vanity: decency S;~eI8gQ"
Hypernyms/hyponyms: )N.3Q1g-
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils .p[uIRd`
7. A2A K9N31'
Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant *!QmYH5r0
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet R"
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Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant &[G)YD
8. V2V N:`_Vl
Examine: scrutinize, look at, observe, study, look over, pass under review, give an examination, check up on, think … over, investigate, explore, look into, go into, probe, see into, question, inquire, turn over /~,*DH$)
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better $kUB%\`
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It @)pC3Vi^
There are only three patterns that we should learn: wB)y@w4k
It is ---à It does It does -à It is ![z2]L+TB
I am -à I do I do --à I am ZqclmCi
It is -à I do/I am I am /do -à It is |4+'Y
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I love you --- You are loved by me /stvNIEa
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= It is worthy noticing that … WJ8i=MO67
= it may appeal to us in regard to … tddwnpnSw
= We may be interested in …. kFjv'[Y1N
11. Make it a piece of cake 6 IvAs-%W
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1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) [8'?G5/n
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) jf)cDj2
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N ?NA$<0
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 7;Ze>"W>
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to
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Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of xd{.\!q.
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 WN]k+0#
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 3P!OP{`
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far $6m@gW]N
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 8(`e\)%l0
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation e
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Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare {aA6b
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N C9+rrc@4
It is bad manners to: it is rude to NrS+N;i
It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law 0V6, &rTF
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting rhLhFN{h
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt A< .5=E,/
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money !{*yWpZ:
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller 9 ] N{8
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive 2{RRaUoRb
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual W?SAa7+
18. Rule 5: A2P oaha5aWH
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) x
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Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) Pz*BuL<
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) .oM- A\!
Useless: of no use (I …?) L[PqEN\i
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms tX%
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19. Adj. à prep. ,X|FyO(p
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 n<|8Onw
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 27R4B
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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 )J]NBE:8
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus -N/n|{+F
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A Ho}*Bn~ic
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 5Bq;Vb
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with \1-lda
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 A'![*O
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn jCj8XM{c>
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve >9XG+f66E
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 A##Q>|>)
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 c>c3qjWY/
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 _`C|K>:
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses zxs)o}8icO
Actions: what we do =}%:4
Habitat: where animals/we live V@LBy1z
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … zZ9Ei-Q
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye AvIheR
Cultivation: the way we are educated Ts, U T L
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought 6qV1_M#
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … ;E{@)X..|
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters i< imE#
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret {?w*n_T.
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical Grw[h
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen ^eoW+OxH
26. Knowledge: what we know C<QpUJ`k
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people -hF!_);{
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of dqU)(T=C
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists ^755LW
Choice: what you do and not do &H,UWtU+
Rules: what are should/told to do lZ"C~B}9:I
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate 5^qs>k[mN
Maturity: when you grow up :hB6-CZkqN
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words :[PA .Upi
Car: automobile K^/.v<w
Infant: baby P$O@G$n
Management: boss bLggh]Fh
Asylum: mental hospital KI\
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Cars: vehicles, means of transportation djdSD
Air pollution: dirty air m,4'@jg0
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 5P('SFq'=
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others
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28. Universities: higher education institutions ~2NTXp
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school Py9:(fdS
References: dictionaries 2C_I3S~U
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today MqWM!v-M
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues )Ps<u- V
Drugs: illegal substances ? a?]
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29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms N9H q
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Poor performance in class: limited success in class #\}xyPS
Backward students: less-intelligent P6'0:M@5
Death penalty: capital punishment JS >"j d#
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged &4p~i Z
Fail: fall short of (success/target) %CrpUx
Fire: lay off, downsize 'Te'wh=Y
Peasant workers: X*r?@uK5
30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility ]V"B`ip[2
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child !6+V
Make love: sleep with p!(]`N
Old people: DC$x}1
Black: ;p(Doy)i
One-room apartment: studio apartment \FIOFbwe
Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged 1Dm$:),^T}
31. Retard: slow, mentally-challenged 1i|5ii*vc
Teacher: educator Ed"p|5~
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom 4=;`\-7!
Tramp: the homeless e0o)Jo.P
Ugly: plain, homely 74~%4
Venereal disease: social disease eG5xJA^
Wrong: improper 4Cf.%f9@
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity Kx,<-]4
Parochial: less universal OWHHN<
Same: not different from dMH}%f5;1
32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. [Kanj/
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. safI`bw1
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. <~.1>CI9D3
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. &;%LTF@I,
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. h Qbz}x
The most important things in life aren't things. #6Fc-ysk:
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. ~0gHh
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. glRHn?
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34. Spices are used in cooking, including … nTPq|=C
The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. )ocr.wU@
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. HY7#z2L
Fiction has to make sense. WQYw@M~4Q!
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. !&vPG>V
Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas [-JU(:Rh
35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. sb*)K,U
There are few animals that can eat the loins. Vqxxm&^P
William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. ?hnxc0~P
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. E(Y}*.\]#s
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. IkJ-*vI6
Dead men tell no tales. O3
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All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. Y`!Zk$8
All that glitters is not gold. W 33MYw
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. ~k'SP(6#C
Beggars can't be choosers. 5}"9)LT@@w
Unable to find the key, he sang the song brokenly. {:c5/
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37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. 'o]8UD(
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. |'N)HH>;
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. xv>]e <":
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. K+@R [
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. R*r;`x
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. swLrp
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No better than: as bad as E8]kd
No sooner than: just as/upon j NkobJ1
No worse than: as good as :SvgXMY@
On condition: in case, as long as aV`_
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More subjective: less objective R-J^%4U`7
Less interesting: duller |!E: [UH
No more than: just TNkvdE-S
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Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from )uu1AbT+e
As well as: together with, with fv/Nf
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Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, S^T
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generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually F_F02:t
Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, &OsO _F
particularly, including, specifically, such as 3>QkO.b
43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively fs\A(
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in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently T7~H|%
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless wl7 (|\-
44. By and large: in brief, in conclusion, on the whole, in short, in summary, in the final analysis, in the long run, on balance, to sum up, to summarize, finally