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2. Circles and Squares Theory $oU40HA)W]
3. 9 2’s Theory @XFy^?
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A2N, N2V tW|K\NL
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4. What Word Classes are Important? What should be paraphrased? S.X*)CBB
Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) Q]d3a+dK
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) ME%W,B.|"s
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) ]5}C@W@_
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) Ysz&/
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Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? l3C%`[MB
ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look
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6. Rule 1: N2N DZI:zsf;5Q
Synonyms and near synonyms E8=8OX/{Y
Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury udV.$N
Antonyms and opposites: I*Q^$YnM
teacher: student; vanity: decency ,#FK3;U
Hypernyms/hyponyms: 0*F{=X~L
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils (79y!&9p
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant C Ahkv0?8
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet _*SA_.0
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant [8o!X)
8. V2V R\B-cU[,
Examine: scrutinize, look at, observe, study, look over, pass under review, give an examination, check up on, think … over, investigate, explore, look into, go into, probe, see into, question, inquire, turn over .%pbKi
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Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better
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9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It ?x|8"*N
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I love you --- You are loved by me MMZdF{5@G
10. General Patterns ;!JI$_-\
It is interesting to notice that: Tw!]N%E
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= it may appeal to us in regard to … kXmnLxhS/
= We may be interested in …. OKo39 A\fu
11. Make it a piece of cake Iq@: n_~
In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! y7;i4::A\
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) /$
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2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) ! f\q0Gnl
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N N6"b
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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 CMm:Vea
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to F
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Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of RJo"yB$1e6
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 8b0!eB#_Ee
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 4xg7oo0iJ
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far G d".zsn
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 ;\F3~rl
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation t8Sblgq
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare tFY;q##z
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N D;pfogK @
It is bad manners to: it is rude to /kl41gx
It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law ? 1OZEzA!
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting HC4vet
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt ?R
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It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money dE<}X7J%
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller Sn I-dXNF
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive IXm}WTgF!
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual _vQtV]
18. Rule 5: A2P r#ISIgJXG
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) i8F^ N=
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) sD|P*ir
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) aZ[
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Useless: of no use (I …?) *hhPCYOm
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms [Yo3=(7J
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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 }:5_vH0
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 wT;3>%Mtr
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 5pJ)OX
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus k<aKT?Ek>
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A V'kCd4
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 _|VWf 8?\
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with ^
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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 (zW;&A
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn 4NY00d/R
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve H3$~S '
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 ~hubh!d=
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 9ghZLQ
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 /i$-ws-
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses aNZJs<3;'D
Actions: what we do `t0?PpUo
Habitat: where animals/we live Y,-?oBY
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … ]_cBd)3P}
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye BUH~aV
Cultivation: the way we are educated ?y.q<F)
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought 3|$>2IRq
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … p&
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Postage: the money we pay to post our letters 4vri=P 2%
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret 0_Gi1)
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical ]<9=%m
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen
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26. Knowledge: what we know /u9Md 3q*'
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people R<}WNZl
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of b;wf7~a*
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists *gu4%
Choice: what you do and not do ("2ukHc
Rules: what are should/told to do "][MCVYP
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate oY!nM%z/
Maturity: when you grow up !PN;XZ~{
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words ,|
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Car: automobile vn n4
Infant: baby HGuY-f
Management: boss 3"28=)o
Asylum: mental hospital }-3|
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Cars: vehicles, means of transportation g8 (zvG;Y
Air pollution: dirty air \3P.G S{l
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 V K/;ohTTP
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others cswX?MN
28. Universities: higher education institutions EleK*l
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school p fj%AP:
References: dictionaries >|<8QomD
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today |*4)G6J@n
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues P0m;AqS#R
Drugs: illegal substances :Jp$_T&E
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms :3qA7D }
Poor performance in class: limited success in class .r9-^01mG
Backward students: less-intelligent v:s.V>{"S
Death penalty: capital punishment xk}(u`:.
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged &]VCZQL
Fail: fall short of (success/target) 3}::"X
Fire: lay off, downsize *u
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Peasant workers: rvT75dV0
30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility o'.6gZ gk
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child @;>TmLs
Make love: sleep with 5MJ`B:He+
Old people: '>:mEXK}w
Black: 4;;F(yk8
One-room apartment: studio apartment ^FSUK
Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged lhm=(7Y
31. Retard: slow, mentally-challenged ]a|3"DP5
Teacher: educator G!~[+B
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom } G$rr.G
Tramp: the homeless <\k=j{@
Ugly: plain, homely q_Td!?2?
Venereal disease: social disease A:3bL:
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Wrong: improper jyF0asb
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity z^
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Parochial: less universal ;czMsHu0X
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32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. 2BOe,giy
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. Yo:l@(
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. Xz5 aTJ&
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. gH-e0134%
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. \RZF
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The most important things in life aren't things. qPdNI1 |
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. 0A[p3xE\
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. s)%RmsdL
34. Spices are used in cooking, including … H<|I&nV
The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. mg)lr&-b
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. -}k'a{sj=
Fiction has to make sense. o[*</A
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Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. D"fE )@Q@Y
Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas GP ;c$pC
35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. ]H7_bix
There are few animals that can eat the loins.
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William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. |E-0
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William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. NLM ]KT
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. =9n$at$l@
Dead men tell no tales. ")7,ZN;
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. /B"h#v-o
All that glitters is not gold. aR.1&3fE
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. VtF^;
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Beggars can't be choosers. 3ydOBeY
Unable to find the key, he sang the song brokenly. ;nG"y:qq
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37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. G5Y5_r6Gu
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. _lb ^
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. boo,KhW'Y
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. a&)0_i:r
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. i^sK+v
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. 'n I2RX
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No sooner than: just as/upon 1Nw&Z0MI
No worse than: as good as
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On condition: in case, as long as XEV-D9n
More subjective: less objective W5(t+$L.
Less interesting: duller uOc>~ITPS
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41. Rather than: instead of ;_K+b,
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from "e g`3v
As well as: together with, with 8+
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Similarly: likewise, coupled with VgZ<T,SuW
Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, ~j3B'
hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore |8&AsQd
42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, b@^M|h.Va
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually /OgXNIl]
Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, yNc>s/
particularly, including, specifically, such as Y::fcMJr;Q
43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively #"ayq,GC<
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently Y@KZ:0<
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless kBIF[.v(\
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