Do Baseball Players Really Pee on Their Hands?

Question 1

noun : ADVANTAGE​: B1 something that helps you or gives you an advantage

kâr, fayda, yarar, çıkar, kazanç

I’ve had the —- of a happy childhood.

GOVERNMENT: money that the government gives to people who are sick, poor, not working, etc

düşkünlere yapılan devlet yardımı

unemployment ——-

for sb’s —— :​ in order to help someone

birinin yararına/iyiliğine/çıkarına

We bought the piano for the children’s ——.

Answer 1

• benefit

Question 2

verb : EXAMPLE​: to mention something as an example or proof of something else

bahsetmek, değinmek, alıntı yapmak,

The doctor —d the case of a woman who had died after taking the drug.

The most common reasons —d are to toughen the skin, to soften the skin, and to prevent or treat blisters or calluses.

LAW: to order someone to go to court because they have done something wrong

mahkemeye çağırmak, mahkeme celbi göndermek

A local farmer was —d for breaking environmental standards.

Answer 2

• cite

Question 3

verb : to become stronger, or to make something or someone stronger

katılaş(tır)mak; sertleş(tir)mek; dayanıklı hâle gelmek/getirmek

School tends to —– kids up.

The most common reasons cited are to —– the skin, to soften the skin, and to prevent or treat blisters or calluses.

Answer 3

• toughen

Question 4

noun : an area of hard skin, especially on the feet or hands:

nasır

He had workman’s hands which were rough and covered with —–es.

The most common reasons cited are to toughen the skin, to soften the skin, and to prevent or treat blisters or —-es.

Answer 4

• callus

Question 5

noun :a painful, raised area of skin with liquid inside, that you get if your skin has been rubbed or burned, or a similar area on a painted surface

vücudun su toplaması, kabarcık, kabarma

The most common reasons cited are to toughen the skin, to soften the skin, and to prevent or treat —–s or calluses.

Answer 5

• blister

Question 6

noun : a substance that makes something less pure or makes it poisonous:

kirlenme, zehirlenme

Make sure that all equipment is clean and free of ——-s.

Answer 6

• contaminant

Question 7

verb : PUT IN LIQUID​

B2 If you soak something, or let it soak, you put it in a liquid for a period of time.

ıslanmak, ıslatmak

He left the pan in the sink to —-.

Some scientists believe that, to achieve the same results as using lotions, players would have to —- their hands in urine for about five minutes.

MAKE WET​: If liquid —-s somewhere or —-s something, it makes something very wet.

ıslatmak, sırılsıklam etmek

The rain —-ed my clothes.

Answer 7

• soak

Question 8

noun : FOOD :food that has been put into vinegar or salt water for a long time and has a sour taste

turşu

cold meat and —-s

During his playing career, Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan used another trick: he would soak his fingers in —- juice.

VEGETABLE : a small cucumber (= a green, cylindrical vegetable) that has been put in vinegar or in a liquid containing salt and spices

kornişon turşu, salatalık turşusu

Answer 8

• pickle