Lesson 5 Flashcards
(14 cards)
Devastating
causing a lot of damage or destruction:
If the bomb had exploded in the main shopping area, it would have been devastating.
devastating consequences/effects.
And it was devastating every single time…
It will have a devastating impact on the economy.
the devastations caused by war
Vice versa
He doesn’t trust her, and vice versa (= she also doesn’t trust him).
If they go away, we have their children and vice versa.
He refuses to believe anything they say and vice versa.
The police maintain she is lying and vice versa.
She’s very angry with him and vice versa.
Talkative
talking a lot:
She’s a lively, talkative person.
She’s very happy, talkative, and outgoing.
The advisor was friendly and chatty
Yes, I remember that strange noise! Dial-up internet was slow and websites took forever to load.
And because you couldn’t use both the internet and the telephone at the same time, this was usually followed by someone shouting, “Get off the computer, I’m making a phone call.
📝get off
📝making a phone call
Fibre optics and broadband have created superfast internet speeds and an interconnected online world, where physical distances between people are no longer a barrier to communication - a situation expressed in the phrase, the global village.
📝a barrier
What do you do with your fear? Does your fear become a barrier? Does your fear hold you back?
The major barrier to learn something new is not intellectual…
….. but that’s not always true.
Even here in the UK people struggle to connect.
📝struggle to
Hi, I’m Katie. I live in Dorset in England. Our internet can be quite spasmodic here, and I think that that’s due to most of our underground cabling is very old and somewhat dodgy, tatty, and needs replacing.
📝spasmodic
📝dodgy
📝tatty
Spasmodic:بگیر و ول کن
suddenly working but only for a short time and not in a regular way.
happening suddenly for short periods of time and not in a regular way:
He made spasmodic attempts to clean up the house.
Dodgy:
• dishonest:
a dodgy deal
They got involved with a dodgy businessman and lost all their savings.
• likely to fail or cause problems:
The weather might be a bit dodgy at this time of year.
I can’t come in to work today - I’ve got a bit of a dodgy stomach.
It was a dodgy situation.
Tatty:
old and in bad condition:
tatty old jeans
She thinks this is because her internet cables are dodgy, slang for bad or untrustworthy.
A dodgy internet connection might be irritating, but in other parts of the world the consequences can be more serious.
Irritating: annoying
making you feel annoyed:
an irritating habit
There was one irritating delay after another.
This is irritating to me 😠
He was just so irritating to me and …
If you suddenly start to find everyone around you irritating, sit back and reflect on that.
Because you were so irritating?
It’s a great example of community action, and of people looking after each other - something which may have been lost since the early, idealistic days of the internet.
Idealistic:
When I was young and idealistic I believed it was possible to change the world.
She supports a number of idealistic causes.
A lot of people think I’m idealistic and can’t cope with the real world.
He’s idealistic but might not be very practical.
If you know something by word-of-mouth, it’s been passed verbally from person to person. Whereas if you hear it from the horse’s mouth, it’s come directly from a reliable source of information.
Whereas:در حالیکه
He must be about 60, whereas his wife looks about 30.
You eat a huge plate of food for lunch, whereas I have just a sandwich.
Do you have a large or small family ?
I grew up in a large family with three younger siblings: two brothers and a little sister.
Grew up:
What are your parents like?
They’re both well-educated intelligent people. My mum is kind, attentive and likes taking care of the family.
Well-educated
Attentive
My is really energetic and never says no to a challenge.
Energetic
Do you enjoy spending time with your family?
I definitely do. Unfortunately, my family live far away and I don’t often get a chance to see them.
Far away
Get a chance
Do you get along well with your family?
Generally yes. We used to quarrel more when i was younger, but our relationship has improved in recent years.
Generally
Used to
Quarrel
