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3. 9 2’s Theory
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Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) IOy0WHl|
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) ^#9385
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) j/ 5
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) U'fP
Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? xE/?ncTK^
ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look Eb8pM>'qM
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6. Rule 1: N2N Qs6<(zaqkt
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury 50,'z?-_
Antonyms and opposites: d)o5JD/
teacher: student; vanity: decency F B]Y~;(
Hypernyms/hyponyms: Br1R++]
Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils J<$@X JLS
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant Pvxb6\G&d
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet AGlBvRX7e
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant &V].,12x
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Examine: scrutinize, look at, observe, study, look over, pass under review, give an examination, check up on, think … over, investigate, explore, look into, go into, probe, see into, question, inquire, turn over YF%gs{
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better HW@wia
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It vObZ|>.J~O
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I love you --- You are loved by me \J'}CX*aQ
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= it may appeal to us in regard to … 55S s%$k@
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11. Make it a piece of cake 56V|=MzX]
In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! hnj\|6L
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) waMF~#PJlt
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) 7;>|9k
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N `fv5U%
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 SUS=sR/N
Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to 1J?v\S$ma`
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of Lqgrt]L_"
13. Repudication: repudiate, reject, renounce, deselect, close out, leave out, disapprove, deny, passy, pass up, waive, ignore, wave aside, brush away/aside, refuse to consider, dismiss, disregard, shove away, repulse, repel, rebuff, disdain, scorn, raise one’s eyebrows at c_8&4
Manifestation: show, appear, become evident, present itself, reveal, unfold, exhibit, display, set forth, make plain, bring out, bring to notice, expose to view, bring into view, come into the open, surface, assert oneself N>mW64_H)
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far #2tmi1
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Improvisation: act on the spur of the moment, obey one’s impulse, let oneself go, go offhand, come out with, blurt out, let slip out, say what comes uppermost, say the first thing that comes into one’s head/mind, improvise, extemporize, invent, make it up as one goes along, scrap the plan, knock off \ .xS
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation (W1$+X
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare C'6I< YX
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N qBEp |V
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It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law m:@y_:X0
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting Wjb_H
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I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt R1];P*>%gZ
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money "\4W])30
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller h}Otz "
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive
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Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual J0xHpe
18. Rule 5: A2P ,#Z%0NLe
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) Hw \of
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) TgiZ
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Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) O<S.fr,
Useless: of no use (I …?) 5B=uvp|Y
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms M(X
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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 * %D_\0;
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 nPyn~3
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 juF9:Eah
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus u)oAQ<
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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 9nFL70
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with b A+_/1C
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 pGs?Y81
22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn M}8P _<,
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve h>pu^ `hk
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 ?+zFa2J
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 M@[W"f
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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 Ci`o;KVj
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses j_<qnBe
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Actions: what we do N@d~gE&^
Habitat: where animals/we live DzVCEhf
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … HV a9b;
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Cultivation: the way we are educated ~4fE`-O
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought iT'doF
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … 5zK,(cF0-
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters :E9pdx+
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret Y(UK:LZ'
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical )+N{D=YM
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen M'%4BOpI6`
26. Knowledge: what we know U'=8:&
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people &~*](Ma
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of 9~hW8{#
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists iq' PeVo
Choice: what you do and not do Jl_W6gY"Z
Rules: what are should/told to do g+B7~Z5,
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate }uma<b
Maturity: when you grow up ,7d/KJ^7
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words f#z:ILG=
Car: automobile o< @![P
Infant: baby /4T6Z[=s
Management: boss %SC Jmn2
Asylum: mental hospital -=5~h
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation ~u&gU1}
Air pollution: dirty air sFM$O232
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 \Y!#Y#c
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others ~6
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West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school x3i}IC
References: dictionaries QF/ULW0G!
Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today 0B(s+#s
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues =803rNe
Drugs: illegal substances qb[hKp5K6
29. Rule 9: In good/bad terms *;@wPT
Poor performance in class: limited success in class TVNgj.`+u!
Backward students: less-intelligent @<P2di
Death penalty: capital punishment eN<L)a:J_
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged nYSe
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Fail: fall short of (success/target) 36Lkcda[
Fire: lay off, downsize Z5L
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30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility #][i!9$
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child !~|-CF0z=
Make love: sleep with :&wb+tV
Old people: O[VY|.MEk
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One-room apartment: studio apartment %)7t2D
Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged ]JkEf?;
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Teacher: educator ?=9'?K/~a
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom F6}RPk\=i
Tramp: the homeless qm$(_]R~`
Ugly: plain, homely 3q73L<f
Venereal disease: social disease vS\ 2zwb}
Wrong: improper V~/G,3:0y%
Obscurity: deficiency in popularity }O*`I(
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The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. Z jmQ
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. 12lX-~[["
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. 2yK">xYY@
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. ??"_o3
The most important things in life aren't things. 1*=ev,Z
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. zzZEX
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. g$s;;V/8e
34. Spices are used in cooking, including … #Kb /tOp1
The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. _P.I+!w:x
Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. N;
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Fiction has to make sense. >IIq_6Z#
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. nW)+-Wxq
Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas &q>8D'
35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. 8Nzn%0(Q
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William Greenberg was to become the first Jewish President in American history. ,m<YSMKX
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. Bg]VaTm[=
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. K[y")ooE<j
Dead men tell no tales. w||t3!M+n
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. i]c{(gd`
All that glitters is not gold. ipn-HUrE@
Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted.
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37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. G0 EXgq8
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. H=BI%Z
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. f![]
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Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. iLnW5yy
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39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. STnM Bz7
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Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from #+o$Tg
As well as: together with, with 2;sTSGDG
Similarly: likewise, coupled with Yuv=<V
Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, |y7TYjg6
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43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively R>"pJbS;L
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently #!_4ZX
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless \'=svJ
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