زبان زیر ذره بین

Question 1

economic

1) … a program to prevent inflation and economic collapse

2) It is no longer economic to run the service.

Answer 1

اقتصادی/به صرفه، سودده

Question 2

financial

1) Organic farmers should be encouraged with financial incentives.

2) I would like some financial advice before I buy this house.

Answer 2

مالی، پولی

Question 3

welfare

1) Most of the people in this neighborhood are on welfare.

2) Our only concern is the children’s welfare.

Answer 3

کمک‌های خیرانه/ سعادت، آسایش، رفاه

Question 4

charity

Answer 4

موسسه خیریه، صدقه، کمک مالی

Question 5

recession

1) The country is in the depths of a recession.

2) … the recession in the building industry …

Answer 5

رکود، بحران اقتصادی

Question 6

currency

1) The dollar is a strong currency.

2) Informal expressions are gaining currency in newspapers.

Answer 6

واحد پول، ارز رایج/ رواج

Question 7

thrifty

1) He had been brought up to be thrifty and careful.

2) They have plenty of money now, but they still tend to be thrifty.

Answer 7

صرفه جو، اقتصادی

Question 8

frugal

Answer 8

صرفه جو، کم‌خرج و اقتصادی

Question 9

miserly

1) His miserly uncle proved to be worth nearly £1 million.

2) Their miserly offer is unlikely to be accepted.

Answer 9

خسیس/ ناچیز و بسیار کم

Question 10

parsimonious

Answer 10

خسیس

Question 11

extravagant

1) Her extravagant spending has to stop.

2) …the extravagant use of packaging on many products …

Answer 11

ولخرجانه، دست و دل بازانه/ مفرط، بیش از حد

Question 12

lavishness

Answer 12

افراط، ولخرجی

Question 13

revenue

1) Taxes provide most of the government’s revenue.

2) The magazine had been losing advertising revenue.

Answer 13

درآمد، عایدی (مثلاً دولت یا شرکت)

Question 14

expenditure

1) The government’s annual expenditure on arms has been reduced.

2) … the expenditure of time and money on this project …

Answer 14

مخارج، هزینه‌های دولتی/ صرف، پرداخت

Question 15

poverty

1) We need an effective strategy to fight poverty.

2) There is a dissappoing poverty of creativity in their work.

Answer 15

فقر/ نبود و کمبود چیزی

Question 16

indigent

Answer 16

بسیار فقیر

Question 17

pauper

Answer 17

فرد بسیار فقیر

Question 18

destitute

1) … a man who is destitute of mercy …

2) The floods left many people destitute.

3) Destitution has become a major problem in the capital.

Answer 18

عاری/ بی‌پول و بی‌خانمان

Question 19

affluent

1) … the affluent societies of the western world …

Answer 19

مرفه

Question 20

luxurious

1) We spent a luxurious weekend at a country hotel.

2) The cabin was luxuriously furnished.

3) Her luxuriant fell around her shoulders.

Answer 20

لوکس، مجلل و پر زرق و برق

Question 21

opulence

Answer 21

تجمل، لوکس بودن

opulent: مجلل

Question 22

inflation

1) Inflation is now running at over 16%.

2) The government has been unable to control inflation.

Answer 22

تورم

Question 23

tax

1) Tax cuts (= reductions in taxes) are always popular.

2) He already pays 40% tax on his income.

Answer 23

مالیات، عوارض

Question 24

subsidy

1) The government is planning to abolish subsidies to farmers.

2) The rail service now operates without subsidy.

Answer 24

یارانه

Question 25

enterprise 1) Agriculture is the main economic enterprise among these people. 2) They've showed a lot of enterprise in setting up this project.

Answer 25

بنگاه اقتصادی/ خلاقیت و علاقه

Question 26

squander 1) They squandered the profits on expensive cars. 2) The team squandered several good scoring chances.

Answer 26

تلف کردن، هدر دادن

Question 27

bankrupt 1) The recession has led to many small businesses going bankrupt. 2) They feared that the loss would bankrupt them.

Answer 27

ورشکسته

Question 28

sanction 1) Talks continue over the conditions for lifting sanctions. 2) They tried to get official sanction fpr the scheme.

Answer 28

تحریم/ اجازه