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2. Circles and Squares Theory vFHeGq70j
3. 9 2’s Theory ,62~u'hR5
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4. What Word Classes are Important? What should be paraphrased? O*+HK1q7
Verbs (-à verbs): easy (hate: dislike; interest: appeal to; wonder at: be amazed by) N/lEfy<&g:
Adjectives (à adjectives): easiest (new: fresh, not old; fast: rapid, quick; not slow) #/I+[|=[O
Nouns (à nouns): difficult (books) Y\<w|LkD8
Nouns à clauses /verbs/verbals/adjectives (what we read, things that we read, readings) Uth+4Aq
Simple verbs also difficult: push, try, look, go? M'|[:I.V
ànouns within a verbal: give it a push/ have a try/ cast a look dVq9'{[3
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Always try changing a word into a verb (If it is not a verb in itself)! AEf[:]i]
6. Rule 1: N2N f3vl=EA4|
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Relative: kin; boss: superior; enemy: foe; warmth: hospitality; anger: fury ,|8aDL?
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teacher: student; vanity: decency =>o !
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Bees: insects; whales and dolphins: sea mammals; tigers, lions, and leopards: cats, mice and kangaroos: rodents; frying pan, spoons, bowls: cooking/kitchen utensils V_^pPBa
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Hostile: antagonistic, repugnant, iminical, despiteful, bitter, sour, different, distant O,+9r_Gh
Poor: ill off, hard up, reduced, strapped, short of money, unable to make ends meet 4a!%eBhX"K
Diffeernt: differing, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, separate, widely, apart, variant, varying, heterogeneous, diversified, divergent, several, deviating, disparate, unequal, discordant (-;(wCEE
8. V2V toj5b;+4F
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 lpB:lRM
Elaborate: embellish, polish, beautify, cultivate, develop, season, touch up, fine down, tone up, furbish, spruce up, revise, amend, improve, better ]4')H;'y
9. Rule 2: It2I <==> I2It EHl~y=9
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10. General Patterns /r&4< @
It is interesting to notice that: Xrc{wDn
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= it may appeal to us in regard to … x a\~(B.
= We may be interested in …. %3=T7j
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In paraphrasing, the central parts are usually nouns! P;X0L{u0H
1. Difficult noun à simple noun (This complicate the job and you end up in a dead end.) E=bZ4 /
2. difficult noun à verb or adjective (Remember: This greatly simplifies the task!) 5yW}#W>
12. Rule 3: N2V, V2N :2b*E`+
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 b
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Examine: make a study of, set an examination to, subject to close scrutiny, put a question to pJo4&Ff
Convention: take root, make/become a habit, accustome oneself to, make a practice of AGx(IK/_
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 ZY6%%7?1
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 >RiU/L
14. Imprudence: rash, brash, incautious, indiscreet, careless, hasty, hurried, risk-taing, adventurous, go too far '81Rwp
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 IpKI6[2{`f
15. Improvisation: unthinking, unreflecting, unthoughtfull, thoughtless, spontaneous, undesigned, indeliberate, reflex, automatic, unconscious, casual, offhand, impromptu, without premediation {-|El}.M
Preeminence: chief, main, principal, foremost, leading, headmost, dominant, prominent, great, master, central, focal, famous, world-calss, well-known, peerless, matchless, unmatched, unrivalled, beyond compare G+3uY25y
16. Rule 4: N2A, or A2N \ov]Rn
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It is Illegal: It is a breach of the law, we go against the law $7Tj<;TV
It is Interesting: It arouses curiosity, I find it interesting iZ(p]0aP7
I am Uncertain about: I have no doubt as to, It is (about)/ beyond doubt 6fT^t!<i
It is expensive: costly, It costs lots of money, I spend a lot of money `ih#>i_&
17. curtailment: shortened, reduced, shorter, smaller /\pUA!G)BD
Nonconformity: disobedient, uncomplying, violative, lawless, wayward, undutiful, defiant, indocile, uncooperative, impatient of control, untamed, rebellious, mutinous, subversive hSk
Inadvertence: careless, unheeding, disregardfull, uncaring, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, casual i_$?sg#=yk
18. Rule 5: A2P .n}k,da@(
Irrelevant: beside the point (I …?) (j}edRUnB
Hopeless: beyond hope (I …?) tkdyR1-
Incomprehensible: beyond reach (I …?) %bhFl,tL
Useless: of no use (I …?) WjBtL52
Hostile: at variance, at odds, in conflict, in disagreement, at outs, at each other’s throats, at war, on bad terms j)jt&Gg'
19. Adj. à prep. T"Nnl(cO_
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 S`[r]msw
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 CDFkH
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 \H/}|^+@
I am brooding: it is on one’s mind, on the brain, in the thoughts, in question, under discussion, in focus ;;zd/n2b
21. Rule 6: A2V, or V2A w"h'rw
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 S%w67sGl4n
pleased: delighted, enjoy it, take pleasure in, gave me pleasure, I am taken with ~#JX
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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 2{)<D
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22. Rich: live high, roll in wealth, live in the lap of luxury, have all the money in the world, have money to burn _jk+$`[9PL
Poor: find it hard going, be pinched, unable to make ends meet, not know where one’s next meal is, lack, starve D+Z,;XZ
Cheap: cost little, not cost anything, can afford, find it inexpensive, find it within one’s means, get one’s money’s worth, buy at a bargain
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23. Different: vary from, differ from, stand apart, be distinguished from, deviate from, disagree with, conflict/contrast with, clash with, not be like, bear no resemblance to (FNX>2Mv
Ignorant: know nothing, not know any better, labor in darkness, have a lot to learn, have no idea/notion of, not have the slightest/faintest idea 2H`;?#Uq:
24. Rule 7: Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives to Clauses a(+u"Kr
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Actions: what we do O:[@?l
Habitat: where animals/we live [{rne2sA
Reaction: how we respond to/ what we do in answer to … ig:z[k?
Cliched: what is not new to the ear/eye ut9R]01:
Cultivation: the way we are educated z%WOv~8~
Meditation: the state when we are lost in thought C=PV-Ul+
25. Ritual: the way we celebrate an important occasion, what we do on a formal occasion to celebrate … %{";RfSVX%
Postage: the money we pay to post our letters BjbpRQ,
Confession: what we say to the priest in regret m}fY5r<<;/
Canonical: what is regarded as most important/typical/representative/classical 7:h_U9Za?$
Imminent: the feeling that we have when some danger in soon to happen \b|Q `)TK
26. Knowledge: what we know `v$Bib)
Behaviour: what we do / how we deal with people rZ7)sE5L
Nursery: place where babies are taken care of I'16-
Nobel Prize: top prize awarded to scientists jj"?#`cW
Choice: what you do and not do
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Rules: what are should/told to do Ry iS
Controversial topic: topic that causes a lot of debate 3q0^7)m0
Maturity: when you grow up r$.v"Wh)
27. Rule 8: (Nouns) Aliases/In Other Words TANt*r7
Car: automobile 'P?DZE
Infant: baby Ty>g:#bogI
Management: boss auT$-Ki8
Asylum: mental hospital ym)`<[T
Cars: vehicles, means of transportation E$84c+
Air pollution: dirty air VpMPTEZ*L
Infant: one-year-olds, children under 3 ?*8HZ1m#
Image: the way we are seen or judged by others m}3POl/*j
28. Universities: higher education institutions \3@A C7
West Point Academy: one of the world’s most prestigious/famous military school 8Q
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Latin: one of the classical languages, the dead language that we still use today #TX=%x6
Tropical diseases, scarlet fever: some most fatal plagues cAE.I$T(
Drugs: illegal substances 5Cs
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Poor performance in class: limited success in class k&1~y
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Backward students: less-intelligent X;ZR"YgT
Death penalty: capital punishment t*)-p:29h
Crippled: physically-disabled/challenged 5)yQrS !{:
Fail: fall short of (success/target) [lC*|4t
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Fire: lay off, downsize >, &6zj
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30. Prisons: security institution/facility, correctional facility Cse@>27s
Juvenile delinquent: problem-child mdOF0b%-]
Make love: sleep with eD, 7gC-
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Poor: low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged PL
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31. Retard: slow, mentally-challenged (o\:rLZu
Teacher: educator flLC\
Toilet: WC, men’s room, restroom 1GW=QbO 6
Tramp: the homeless sf?D4UdIH
Ugly: plain, homely 1C=}4^Pu
Venereal disease: social disease KTk%Np
Wrong: improper
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Obscurity: deficiency in popularity Vd|5JA}<"
Parochial: less universal /PIU@$DV
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32. Ill-manufactured auto parts often lead to the most serious car crashes. 1(!!EcU_
The greatest cause of automobile accidents is the nut that holds the wheel. KI$?0O
Music composition is similar to the dance of buildings. (>>pla^
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. cCU'~
33. What enjoys top priority in daily life is not what we do. lV$U!v:b
The most important things in life aren't things. &.o}(e:]
A virgin forest is an area that has not been contaminated by human activity. CQ"IL;y
A virgin forest is a forest where the hand of man has never set foot. F)_Rs5V:(
34. Spices are used in cooking, including … \Ul*Nsw
The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. X\
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Novel-writing has to have verisimilitude. 0} liK
Fiction has to make sense. Y#{KGVT<
Such fungi, often in the shape of umbrellas, are found in a humid environment. 2v`VtV|B
Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas
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35. Lions are the fiercest animals that sit on top of the food chain. <5[wP)K@
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. U`:#+8h-}
William Greenberg was elected the first Jewish American President of the United States. $NG}YOP)@
36. Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony. L\ _8}\
Dead men tell no tales. 9eGM6qW\_
All objects that shines with resplendence are not truely godlen. A[ /0on5r
All that glitters is not gold.
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Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted. _*bXVJ
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Beggars can't be choosers. 'D\(p,(Mt
Unable to find the key, he sang the song brokenly. $L:g7?)k
He broke into song because he couldn't find the key. X"iy.@7
37. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was rather large. a2Q9tt>Q
Aaron Copeland is one of our famous contemporary composers. It is unusal to be contemporary. Most composers don't live until they are dead. ^"6xE nA]
38. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. WF *2^iWJ
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river. z>~`9Qiw'
With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. nN@8vivP%
39. Caruso was first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. So he went to America. X?4tOsd
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More subjective: less objective qx0J}6+NlU
Less interesting: duller Sm+Ek@Ax
No more than: just Am kHVg
41. Rather than: instead of ih ,8'D4
Besides: apart from, in addition to, barring, save, aside from =\:YNP/
As well as: together with, with !WVF{L,/I
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Accordingly: as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose, 5f}63as
hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore N<N!it
42. as a rule: as usual, for the most part, Gt6$@ji4u
generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually J]N-^ld\\
Chiefly: especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely, h"wXmAf4%
particularly, including, specifically, such as 6wnfAli.
43. Comparatively: coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with, relatively lQ!6n
in essence: in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, in short, in brief, to put it differently 1S.nqOfx
In contrast: by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, yet, however, still, nevertheless -I4@` 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