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3. 9 2’s Theory .BL:h&h|y
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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) h.LSMU (O
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) 6SAQDE
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) }2xb&6g~o
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) /O"0L/hc
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Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? _6I >+9#C
ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look fW[.r== Kf
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6. Rule 1: N2N qZc)Sa.S
Synonyms and near synonyms b6$4Ul-.
Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury CCwK8`%
Antonyms and opposites: *Ag, kW"
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Hypernyms/hyponyms: '4Y*-!9
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils 2f
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant "N]WL5$i
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet
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Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant UvoG<;
8. V2V QTJrJD
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 sd7Y6?_C
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better $jDD0<F.#
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It pzYG?9cwz
There are only three patterns that we should learn: ZW`HDrP`
It is ---à It does It does -à It is 1gO//fdI
I am -à I do I do --à I am +._f.BRmX.
It is -à I do/I am I am /do -à It is ],WwqD=
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I love you --- You are loved by me uV#-8a5!
10. General Patterns P'KY.TjWb
It is interesting to notice that: XP3QBq
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= it may appeal to us in regard to … `\6 +z
= We may be interested in …. K4BTk!
11. Make it a piece of cake ^!XU+e+:0
In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! qLU15cOM
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) pvK \fSr
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) 4"`=hu Q
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N 6uv'r;U]
Stop : (cease, leave off) put a stop to, call a halt to, bring …to a close, get it over with, wind up, come to a stop, come to a standstill draw to a close 1ZGQhjcx
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to U!3uaz'
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of
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13. Repudication: repudiate, reject, renounce, deselect, close out, leave out, disapprove, deny, passy, pass up, waive, ignore, wave aside, brush away/aside, refuse to consider, dismiss, disregard, shove away, repulse, repel, rebuff, disdain, scorn, raise one’s eyebrows at 'lSnyW{
Manifestation: show, appear, become evident, present itself, reveal, unfold, exhibit, display, set forth, make plain, bring out, bring to notice, expose to view, bring into view, come into the open, surface, assert oneself U<#$w{d:
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far
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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 :K
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15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation pb $ An<P
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare IX > j8z[
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N T=iZ9w
It is bad manners to: it is rude to @Wlwt+;fT
It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law g%KGF)+H
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting htNL2N
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt I3F6-gH
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money ;+#za?w
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller Hj-<{#,
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive !rN#PF>
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual o>QFdx
18. Rule 5: A2P Gff[c%I
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) +)''l
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) 7J</7\
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) Z n"TG/:
Useless: of no use (I …?) t8a@L(J$
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms @pEO@bbg>
19. Adj. à prep. 9cx!N,R t
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 <LOx.}fv
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 &d &oP
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 8M(|{~~3
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I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus 0wa!pE"
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A %o_0M^3W
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 m}'t'l4 c
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with o
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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 \p
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22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn dp%pbn6w
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve J=Y( *D7Q
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 ;JD3tM<
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 =-s20
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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 b&V]|Z(
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses .]sIoB-54
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Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … "}~i7NBB
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye 1p"EE~v
Cultivation: the way we are educated ,B/p1^;.
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought [E
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25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … xvz5\s|b
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters Z!=Pc$?
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret r)@&2b"q
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical n4_:#L?
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen oTV
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26. Knowledge: what we know _=^hnv
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people 22|M{
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of q?]@' ^:;
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists _>)"+z^r
Choice: what you do and not do Y"
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Rules: what are should/told to do Kac j
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate eYSGx
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Maturity: when you grow up JE:n`l/p
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Car: automobile 41Q
Infant: baby Rc.<0#
Management: boss bz@=zLBt
Asylum: mental hospital
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Cars: vehicles, means of transportation 6l]?%0[*
Air pollution: dirty air ysT!^-&p
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 _wJ#jJz2
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others Oi&w_
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28. Universities: higher education institutions f(MHU
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school k@)m- K
References: dictionaries y^|3]G3
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today #V,~d&_k
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues e`2R{H
Drugs: illegal substances SR8Kzk{
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms E=~WQ13Q
Poor performance in class: limited success in class wQS
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Backward students: less-intelligent @`*YZq>p
Death penalty: capital punishment tsC|R~wW
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged Tq; "_s
Fail: fall short of (success/target) Ywk[VD+.
Fire: lay off, downsize 2Xs < 1rF
Peasant workers: UT7lj wT
30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility oc%l
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Juvenile delinquent: problem-child ~{$'s p0
Make love: sleep with ^X'7>{7Io
Old people: moI<b\G@
Black: OL"5A18;M
One-room apartment: studio apartment !e"m*S.(6{
Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged PCnJ2
31. Retard: slow, mentally-challenged #l%
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Teacher: educator 0=zS&xM
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom !)3Su=*R
Tramp: the homeless E004"E<E
Ugly: plain, homely LbI])M
Venereal disease: social disease Yaepy
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Obscurity: deficiency in popularity _u5U> w
Parochial: less universal IH:Cm5MV
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32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. \1_&?(pU
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel.
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Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. e2ZUl` {g
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. ]>T/Gl1
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. ~,7R*71
The most important things in life aren't things. hKeh9 Bt
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. rWmi 'niu
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. .1lc'gu5y
34. Spices are used in cooking, including … +c_CYkHJ/
The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. %z(=GcWm
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. 7s3<}
Fiction has to make sense. "S#hzrEdYI
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. `d#_66TLr
Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas j'n= Xh
35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. }1 ^.A84a
There are few animals that can eat the loins. o 4wKu
William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. cXH?'q'vZ
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. bc-}Qn
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. _
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Dead men tell no tales. +R$KEGu~0Y
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. 4ebGAg ?_
All that glitters is not gold. *%sYajmD
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. '5\1uB PKW
Beggars can't be choosers. K.Z{4x=0
Unable to find the key, he sang the song brokenly. :wm^04<i
He broke into song because he couldn't find the key. \ S R
37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. 2[eY q1f!
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. HR
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. Jsl,r+'H
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. s#3{c@^3
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. qZG >FC37
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. mH"`46
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No better than: as bad as 0Jr<>7Q1
No sooner than: just as/upon ^xrR3m*d
No worse than: as good as :QNEA3Q
On condition: in case, as long as wd *Jq
More subjective: less objective LtBH4A
Less interesting: duller o hCPNm
No more than: just `Ii>wb
41. Rather than: instead of *RO ~%g
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from zD'gGxM1
As well as: together with, with /e\dsC{uJ
Similarly: likewise, coupled with "yumc5kt
Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, FW4 hqgE@
hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore <4Fd~
42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, ~A)$= "
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually \?ZdUY
Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, E:ytdaiT
particularly, including, specifically, such as 1 /`>Eh
43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively [Zf<r1m
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently zV]0S o
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless C+Z"0\{o
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