... television, aside from news and current affairs at one's expense I treated my friend at my expense at random The librarian took a book from the shelf at random at stake Thousands of lives will be at ... Many students specialize in engineering stand by (= support) I delivered a speech to stand by the government policy stand for (= represent) The blue bird stands for happiness stop by Mr Smith stopped ... reading so that he would understand the story contrary to My sister's taste in dresses is contrary to my own contribute to Honesty and hard work contribute to success and happiness count on I'm sure...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2013, 18:46
... responsibility and deliberately aims to distort and deceive With doublespeak, words and facts don't agree At the heart of any doublespeak is an incongruity between what is said and what is meant ... Go There: Words and Expressions to Avoid 3 Gorgeous George George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Blair, one of the most brilliant English stylists ever In his landmark essay "Politics and the ... write and speak: Avoid using he to refer to both men and women Sexist: He is a good writer so he knows how to select suitable words Nonsexist: Good writers know how to select suitable words Avoid...
Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 16:20
Prepositions after particular words and expressions
... don’t want to spend the rest of my life fighting with the tax office He was driving carelessly, and crashed into the car in front I was quite disappointed with / at / about my results When the...
Ngày tải lên: 12/07/2015, 20:34
Tài liệu Common Idioms and Expressions pdf
... 85 get up and go: energy "I'm really tired I don't have any get up and go." 86 give someone a hand (1): help someone "I can't this alone Can you give me a hand?" 87 give someone a hand (2): applaud ... tired; exhausted Sources: the Internet Common Idioms and Expressions ThaoThy’s "I'm going to lie down for a while I'm really bushed." 40 by oneself: alone and without help "I can't this by myself ... Internet Common Idioms and Expressions ThaoThy’s A: "Bill said there was a meeting this morning Don't we have one?" B: "No The meeting's tomorrow I guess Bill got his wires crossed." 83 get out of hand:...
Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 13:15
International Dictionary of Obscenities: A Guide to Dirty Words and Indecent Expressions in Spanish, Italian, French, German, Russian
Ngày tải lên: 02/09/2014, 12:33
Most common korean idiomatic expressions for TOPIK II
... Korean Idiomatic Expressions Korean Idiomatic Expressions (한국어 관용어 표현) 가락 (skill; dexterity, efficiency) 가락이 나다 to get ... (a line) 금을 긋다 draw a line (in the sand); set limits or boundaries 꼬집다 (pinch) Page | www.topikguide.com Korean Idiomatic Expressions 꼬집어 말하다 speak clearly and pointedly 꼬리 (tail) 꼬리가 길다 "Were ... or thinking 눈코 (the eyes and the nose) 눈코 뜰 새 없다 be very busy Page | 17 www.topikguide.com Korean Idiomatic Expressions 눈표 (a reference mark in a sentence) 눈표가 나다 to stand out 다리 (legs) 다리를 뻗고...
Ngày tải lên: 15/11/2015, 21:21
50-common interview questions and answers
... best is to stay genetic and say something like: A job where I love the work, like the people, can contribute and can't wait to get to work 3/6 50 Common Interview Questions and Answers Written by ... not hand it to them 41 If you were hiring a person for this job, what would you look for? Be careful to mention traits that are needed and that you have 5/6 50 Common Interview Questions and Answers ... not mention any other candidates to make a comparison 20 Tell me about a suggestion you have made Have a good one ready Be sure and use a suggestion that was accepted and was then considered...
Ngày tải lên: 07/02/2013, 09:37
NTC's pocket dictionary of words and phrases part 75
... one’s words stick in one’s throat → put in a good word (for someone ) → put words into someone’s mouth → take the words (right) out of one’s mouth → true to one’s word → twist someone’s words ... the word n an order; a command (No plural Treated as singular.) n news; information (No plural Treated as singular.) wordy ["w#d i] adj having too many words; using more words than necessary to ... international network of data storage, transfer, and its visual and audio display, designed to be accessed through a computer connection (Abbreviated WWW and the Web.) worldwide ["w#ld "waId] adj found...
Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:17
Types, operators and expressions
... expressions like i > j and logical expressions connected by && and || are defined to have value if true, and if false Thus the assignment d = c >= '0' && c perform left and right shifts of their left operand by the number of bit positions given by the right operand,...
Ngày tải lên: 30/09/2013, 06:20
Operators, Assignments, and Expressions
... False True True False True 5.6 Logical Operators Given that a and b are corresponding bit values in the left-hand and right-hand operands, respectively, the logical (bitwise) operators are defined ... boolean operands and return a bool value Given that a and b represent boolean expressions, the logical operators are defined as in Table 5.7 Name Logical Logical Logical Logical Notation NOT AND OR ... Method Notation Unary operator Unary postfix (++ and ) Binary operator op operand operand op left op right operator op (operand) operator op (operand) operator op (left, right) Table 5.18: Method...
Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2013, 05:20
Foreign Words and Phrases
... their way into everyday use in the English language, and the more important it is to learn these words and their meanings Many of the foreign words and phrases in this chapter have been adopted into ... appear on standardized tests and occur regularly in newspaper articles, textbooks, and other day-to-day communications Here are some specific tips and strategies to use as you add these words to ... Help for more review and practice JUST IN TIME LESSON—FOREIGN WORDS Unlike business, legal, or technical terms, which tend to appear in specific contexts, the foreign words and phrases you are...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 17:20
Wasteful Words and Infelicities
... Wasteful Words and Infelicities an ironic expression, it can humorously flag an idea that you and your audience know is not true: Needless to say, Grandma’s been arrested five times for rioting and ... Here’s Why: The Latin phrase “et cetera” means and other things.” So putting an and in front of the phrase is unnecessary Just say “et cetera” and be done with it 144 Like Don’t Say: Do you ... she’s the nut—but never she’s the party Test: Wasteful Words Please revise the following sentences, replacing or eliminating the clutter words and phrases in italics When Melvyn sued Sarah for custody...
Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 16:20
A study on semantic and syntactic features of words and phrases in quotation marks in english and vietnamese economic magazines
... learners can not only understand these words and phrases but also understand whole texts, writers’s ideas - to help many readers and learners take part in reading of words and phrases in quotation ... out and analyze words and phrases of this study is to help English- Vietnamese learners and readers written in quotation marks from “The Economist”, “The Business” in understand these words and ... n th c And these words have a lexical meaning and syntax certainly in order to form phrases and sentences [55, p.99] 7 2.2.1.2 Classes of Words morphs such as effect and –s or /ifekt/ and /s/,...
Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:18
A contrastive study of grammatical and semantic features of words and idiom denoting unhappiness in english and vietnamese
... both English and Vietnamese words and idioms including words and idioms expressing unhappiness in English and Vietnamese, and reduce the risk of committing errors when using these words and idioms ... syntactic and semantic features of words and idioms expressing unhappiness in English Vs Vietnamese - Find out the syntactic and semantic similarities and differences between words and idioms ... background and theoretical framework for analyzing and contrasting words and idioms expressing “unhappiness” in English and in Vietnamese in terms of syntactic and semantic features Many definitions and...
Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:29
A contrastive analysis of grammatical and semantic features of words and idioms related to hearing in english and vietnamese
... learners and the translators understand language is the bridge to connect people all over the world and use words and idioms related to hearing in English and Therefore, language is a subtle and complex ... and semantic features of words and idioms related Language is an essential form of communication It allows to “hearing” in English and Vietnamese By this topic we hope that people to convey and ... similarities and differences between WIRHs in So far there has been no contrastive analysis of grammatical English and Vietnamese in terms of grammatical features? and semantic features of words and idioms...
Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:31
Tài liệu English-vietnamese glossary of words and phrases pdf
... Glossar y of ords Wor ds and Phrases Phrases This glossary has been developed in cooperation with numerous professional translators and editors Its purpose is to establish high standards for the quality ... translation of federal tax terminology It must be noted that invention and compromise are always involved in selecting words and phrases to describe certain tax concepts that may have no precise ... Although a reader may understand terms as translated to have particular meanings, the legal meanings of the terms are controlled by the law, regulations, and administrative and judicial decisions A...
Ngày tải lên: 16/01/2014, 23:20
Tài liệu The 1000 Most Common SAT Words pdf
... three people, Arnold, Mark, and Zebulon were all friends and were accommodating to each other.) accord (n.) an agreement (After much negotiating, England and Iceland finally came to a mutually ... throws a punch.) gourmand (n.) someone fond of eating and drinking (My parents, who used to eat little more than crackers and salad, have become real gourmands in their old age.) grandiloquence (n.) ... arable land on which he will grow corn and sprouts.) arbiter (n.) one who can resolve a dispute, make a decision (The divorce court judge will serve as the arbiter between the estranged husband and...
Ngày tải lên: 26/01/2014, 16:20
1000 common SAT words
... three people, Arnold, Mark, and Zebulon were all friends and were accommodating to each other.) accord (n.) an agreement (After much negotiating, England and Iceland finally came to a mutually ... throws a punch.) gourmand (n.) someone fond of eating and drinking (My parents, who used to eat little more than crackers and salad, have become real gourmands in their old age.) grandiloquence (n.) ... arable land on which he will grow corn and sprouts.) arbiter (n.) one who can resolve a dispute, make a decision (The divorce court judge will serve as the arbiter between the estranged husband and...
Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 23:24