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2. Circles and Squares Theory XgxX.`H7
3. 9 2’s Theory Pf$pt
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4. What Word Classes are Important? What should be paraphrased? Yyfq
Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) F*Z=<]<+
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) * FeQ*`r
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) K YkS9_yF
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) z*a8sr
Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? `Rdm-[&
ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look a|BcnYN
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6. Rule 1: N2N Q*YYTmZ
Synonyms and near synonyms /_\#zC[
Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury /:\3 \{?0m
Antonyms and opposites: 1mSaS4!"B
teacher: student; vanity: decency tQ~W EC
Hypernyms/hyponyms: @cq`:_.[
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils ` r']^
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant gr-x|wK
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet CodSJ,
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant J.RAmU <
8. V2V 3"UsZyN:
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 j}+5vB
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Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better 33~qgK1>
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It #)`A7 $/,
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It is ---à It does It does -à It is eX2<}'W<
I am -à I do I do --à I am ~ ~8rI[/
It is -à I do/I am I am /do -à It is ^*^/]vM
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I love you --- You are loved by me fA^7^0![
10. General Patterns x7RdZC
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= it may appeal to us in regard to … YCw('i(|
= We may be interested in …. 6U,fz#<,}
11. Make it a piece of cake >&H~nGP.
In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! j1$<] f
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) =V|Nn0E
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) nd+?O7~}(
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N i~& c|
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 hteOh#0{
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to FBsn;,3<W
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of b
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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 9B)lGLL}q
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 V2yveNz\7
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far CW:gEm+
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 kb|eQtH
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation [F|+(}
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare fQQ|gwVki
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N 9NWloK6bT
It is bad manners to: it is rude to `Lz1{#F2G
It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law %yaG,;>U
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting (5;D7zdA
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt <pOl[5v]
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money 3cu9
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17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller \$;~74}
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive Lh 9S8EU
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual 8X~h?^Vz
18. Rule 5: A2P y`b\;kd
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?)
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Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) y~p4">]
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) +a]j[#
Useless: of no use (I …?) hNO)~rt
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms l.7d$8'\
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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 dwp:iM
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 B+Q+0tw*i
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 k2OM="Ei}
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus ou;qO
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21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A -gSj>b7T
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 966<I56+
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with WFj*nS^~l
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 .M+v?Ad
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn c
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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 M*H<
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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 B<+pg
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 #gI&lO*\gr
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 x?rbgsB5&
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses !Z-9tYO
Actions: what we do u6p5:oJj,
Habitat: where animals/we live :4iU^6
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … E+Im~=m$
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye iz$FcA]
Cultivation: the way we are educated t5n2eOy~T
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought }<.7 xz|V
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … ^ePs
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Postage: the money we pay to post our letters _l<|1nH
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret `LE^:a:8,
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical p;F2z;#
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen 7:h<`_HT(X
26. Knowledge: what we know n+X1AOE[L
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people ?LR"hZ>
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of ;C+cE#
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists _ r~+p
Choice: what you do and not do y%2%^wF
Rules: what are should/told to do 6EZ1YG}
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate W\'Nv/L
Maturity: when you grow up K q/~T7Ru
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words 9e-*JYF]C
Car: automobile sE-x"c
Infant: baby kpl~/i`4
Management: boss xnT3^ #-h
Asylum: mental hospital gH5CB%)
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation s c5\( b
Air pollution: dirty air ss/h[4h4h
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 2wGF-V
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others r>E\Cco
28. Universities: higher education institutions kV_#9z7%
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school FwXKRZa
References: dictionaries nt drXg
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today 7t ZW^dF
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues (D0C#<4P
Drugs: illegal substances '`9%'f)
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Poor performance in class: limited success in class $*YC7f
Backward students: less-intelligent N[0
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Death penalty: capital punishment AQB1gzE
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged oK#\HD4U
Fail: fall short of (success/target) q1U&vZ3]c
Fire: lay off, downsize g&
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Peasant workers: NQDLI 1o
30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility
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Juvenile delinquent: problem-child ,DexJ1
Make love: sleep with BO?mQu~
Old people: x1 .3W j
Black: }l,T~Pjb
One-room apartment: studio apartment 0|.7Kz^
Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged =@Q#dDnFu%
31. Retard: slow, mentally-challenged /1IvLdPIu
Teacher: educator qgwv=5|
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom I(z>)S'7r
Tramp: the homeless N90\]dFmy
Ugly: plain, homely C>.]Bvg
Venereal disease: social disease C_;HaQiu
Wrong: improper % MfGVx}nG
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity K)yCrEZ
Parochial: less universal <bEN8b
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32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. u~'m7
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. M[:O(
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. PWf{aHsr
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. - XE79 fQ
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. Ov$N"
The most important things in life aren't things. t 3(%UB
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. ^>,<*p
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. "/4s8.dw+u
34. Spices are used in cooking, including … F<P
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The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. 7&;[an^w
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. ?=;e.qK=71
Fiction has to make sense. u^#4G7<
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. E1Ru)k{B
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35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. %{N$1ht^
There are few animals that can eat the loins. YLA557~
William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. |xsV(jK8
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. }#\;np
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. dI#8CO
Dead men tell no tales. b2/N H1A
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. WTV3p,;6a
All that glitters is not gold. 1WUFk ?p
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. |"Xi%CQ2
Beggars can't be choosers. m'Ek p
Unable to find the key, he sang the song brokenly. (l3UNP
He broke into song because he couldn't find the key. K\^&_#MG
37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. &{%S0\K Y
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. 6PzN>+t^y
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. Zv1Bju*y
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. ~*' 8=D?)
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. a!0?L0_W&
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. YL9t3]
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No sooner than: just as/upon k@t,[
No worse than: as good as bn*{*=(|
On condition: in case, as long as MOqA$b
More subjective: less objective S,`S
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Less interesting: duller ?2<6#>(7a
No more than: just :_~
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41. Rather than: instead of Pv2nV!X6
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from '#4mDz~
As well as: together with, with z[lRb]:i[
Similarly: likewise, coupled with Y8`))MeD
Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, VI|DMx
hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore B'gk/^6$eg
42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, d"d)<f
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually ^d5./M8Bd
Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, 2`FsG/o\T~
particularly, including, specifically, such as h$ETH1Ue
43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively E-U;8cOMv
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently :AE;x&
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless Lq
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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