BBC 6 minute- Concussion In Sport

Question 1

Concussion

Answer 1

ضربه مغزي

temporary damage to the brain that makes you lose consciousness or feel sick for a short time, usually caused by something hitting your head.

type of traumatic brain injury caused by a bump ( ضربه) or blow to the head.

Ex. He was taken into hospital with concussion.
Ex. He suffered a mild/serious concussion as a result of the accident.
Ex. The ground shuddered ( به لرزه افتادن) and heaved with the concussion of the blast.
Examples from the Corpus

Question 2

Warped

Answer 2

someone who is warped has ideas or thoughts that most people think are unpleasant or not normal.
Ex. You really have a warped sense of humour (=think strange and unpleasant things are funny).

something that is warped is bent or twisted so that it is not the correct shape

Question 3

Pick up the pieces

Answer 3

try to return to normality after a crisis or collapse

Question 4

Bright as a button

Answer 4

very happy and cheerful, intelligent, and full of energy

Question 5

Punch

Answer 5

مشت، مشت زدن

to hit someone or something hard with your fist (=closed hand)

to make a hole in something, using a metal tool or other sharp object

Question 6

Collapse

Answer 6

to suddenly fall down or become unconscious because you are ill or weak
Ex. Collapsed on the pitch

Question 7

Dementia

Answer 7

an illness that affects the brain and memory, and makes you gradually lose the ability to think and behave normally
Ex. Specialist, separate services for dementia sufferers v Negative segregation( تفكيك) that is, the refusal ( امتناع) to accept dementing (زوال عقل) people into a service.

Question 8

Collision

Answer 8

an accident in which two or more people or vehicles hit each other while moving in different directions → collide

Ex. The school bus was involved in a collision with a truck.
Ex. Two people were killed in a head-on collision

Question 9

Inquiry

Answer 9

پرس و جو، استعلام

to ask someone for information

I am writing to inquire about your advertisement in ‘The Times’.

Where’s the station?’ she inquired (of
)a passer-by.

Question 10

Nausea

Answer 10

حالت تهوع

the feeling that you have when you think you are going to vomit (=bring food up from your stomach through your mouth)

Ex. A feeling of nausea suddenly came over me.

Question 11

Balance is off

Answer 11

تعادلم نرمال نبود

Question 12

relentless

Answer 12

بيرحم،
strict, cruel, or determined, without ever stopping
Ex. a regime that was relentless in its persecution ( آزار و اذيت) of dissidents( مخالفان)

Ex. I just felt in such a warped world, it just felt relentless, and it never stopped.

Question 13

Keep stored up

Answer 13

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