English and Academic Preparation - Pre-Collegiate. Week 1. Article "It’s time to end the debate about video games and violence" #1

Question 1

статья - a piece of writing in a magazine, newspaper, etc;
предмет - an object, especially one of many;
артикль - in grammar, used to mean the words ‘the’, ‘a’, or ‘an’

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article

/ˈɑːrtɪkl/

Question 2

дискуссия, спор - discussion or argument about a subject

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debate

/dɪˈbeɪt/

Question 3

в результате;
вследствие;
вслед за

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in the wake of

Question 4

знакомый - easy to recognize because of being seen, met, heard, etc before

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familiar

/fəˈmɪliər/

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быть знакомым с чем-либо - to know about something or have experienced it many times before

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be familiar with sth

/fəˈmɪliər/

Question 6

образ - something such as an idea, phrase, or image that is often used in a particular artist’s work, in a particular type of art, etc.; a theme that is important or repeated in literature, films, etc.

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trope
/trəʊp/

примеры использования:
Human-like robots are a classic trope of science fiction.
The trope of the mad scientist in horror movies is a bit of a cliché.

Question 7

немного избито, немного заезжен, некий штамп

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is a bit of a cliché

/kliːˈʃeɪ/

Question 8

появляться снова, возникать снова - to appear somewhere again

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reemerge, re-emerge

/ˌriː ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/

Question 9

появляться, возникать - to appear from somewhere or come out of somewhere;
выясняться - to become known;
выходить, выбираться - to reach the end of a difficult situation

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emerge

/ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/

Question 10

винить - to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad that has happened

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blame

/bleɪm/

Question 11

законодатель - someone who makes laws

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lawmaker

/ˈlɔːmeɪkər/

Question 12

установить связь, найти связь

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make the connection

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่ื่ืотстреливать по одному - to shoot at one particular person, animal, or vehicle that you have chosen from a group

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pick sb/sth off

пример использования:
The snipers picked the soldiers off one by one as they ran for cover.

Question 14

быть подготовленным, быть готовым

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to be prepared

/prɪˈperd/

Question 15

рана - an injury, especially one that is made by a knife or bullet

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wound

/wuːnd/

Question 16

раненый - to injure someone, especially with a knife or gun;

уязвленный, оскорбленный - to upset someone

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wounded

/ˈwuːndɪd/

Question 17

массовая культура

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popular culture

Question 18

свидетельство, данные - something that makes you believe that something is true or exists;
доказательство, улика - information that is given or objects that are shown in a court of law to help to prove if someone has committed a crime

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evidence

/ˈevɪdəns/

Question 19

давать показания

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give evidence

Question 20

заявлять, утверждать - a statement that something is true, although you have not proved it;
требовать что-либо - to ask for something because it belongs to you or you have the right to have it;
уносить (об аварии, войне) - if an accident, war, etc claims lives, people are killed because of it

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claim

/kleɪm/

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еще в 2011 году

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as far back as 2011

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Верховный Суд

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Supreme Court

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постановил, что

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ruled that

Question 24

четкая связь

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clear connection

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помочь выработать

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help craft

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прекращать - to stop

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cease

/siːs/

Question 27

ввиду отсутствия, учитывая отсутствие

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given the lack of

Question 28

политик - a member of a government department, legislature, or other organization who is responsible for making new rules, laws, etc.

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policymaker

/ˈpɑːləsimeɪkər/

Question 29

склоняться (к мысли, мнению и т.д.) - to think that a belief or opinion is probably correct

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incline to/towards sth

/ɪnˈklaɪn/

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позиционировать (себя)

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to market itself

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копировать - to make or do something again in exactly the same way

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replicate

/ˈreplɪkeɪt/

Question 32

оценивать - to make a judgment about the quality, size, value, etc of something

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assess

/əˈses/

Question 33

переоценивать - to think again about something to decide if you need to change your opinion of it

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reassess

/ˌriːəˈses/