listening

Question 1

she handed them to her point down

Question 2

she never steps up

Answer 2

1 – Para começar, step up quer dizer “aumentar” ou “intensificar” (geralmente é aplicado à quantia, velocidade ou intensidade de alguma coisa).

• The president has stepped up the pressure on the groups to come to an agreement.
  -Security patrols have been stepped up in the border area.(area fronteiriça)
• you gotta step up your efforts

2 – Outro significado é o de “chegar/ir/vir (para a frente)” — ou “se adiantar”, ou ainda “avançar”, especialmente num pódio ou evento oficial:

• She stepped up to receive her prize.
• When I call your name, please step up and be counted.
  -The speaker stepped up to the podium and addressed the crowd.

3 – Step up também pode significar “agir”, ou “tomar uma ação”, especialmente em referência a uma oportunidade ou necessidade.
- Someone will need to step up and lead this project now that Dylan has resigned(se demitiu)
- Your mother is going back to work, so we’re going to need you to step up and start looking after your sister after school.

• We’re all counting on you to step up and get this done.
  Estamos todos contando com você para tomar ação e fazer isto.
  (Note, na tradução acima, que traduzimos get this done por “fazer isto”. Foi o que nos pareceu mais apropriado, mas é importante notar que a expressão to get something done implica não só fazer, mas concluir com sucesso.)

Question 3

i need you to trim my split ends

Question 4

to curtsy

Answer 4

/ˈkɝːt.si/
When a girl or woman curtsies, she bends quickly at the knees, with one foot in front of the other, often while holding her skirt, especially to show respect:
- She curtsied to the Queen.
- I am not curtsing to her
- She gave a curtsy before presenting the flowers to the princess.

Question 5

pail

Answer 5

/peɪl/
a bucket
- a pail of water over the door

Question 6

one of my eyes were squinty

Answer 6

/skwɪnt/
to look with your eyes partly closed:
- He squinted into the morning sun.
- The sun was shining straight in her eyes and made her squint.

• how to cross eyes
• she´s cross eyed

Question 7

rake

Answer 7

/reɪk/
Tool used to remove leaves
- please rake the leaves