John Mcwhorter: Yeni Bir Dil Öğrenmek İçin 4 Neden Flashcards
phrasal verb : to get control of or responsibility for something
ele geçirmek, yönetimi/kontrolü ele geçirmek; hâkim olmak
They’ve recently been —–n —- by a larger company.
English is –ing —–.
- take over
verb : to say something aloud from memory
ezbere söylemek/okumak
She can —– the whole poem.
The reason I’m —–ing those things to you is because I can tell that we’re getting to the point where a question is going to start being asked, which is: Why should we learn foreign languages other than if English happens to be foreign to one?
- recite
adjective : extremely good
olağanüstü, harikulade, fevkalade, mükemmel
What a ——- idea!
That is a ——–ly enticing idea, but it’s kind of fraught.
- marvellous
adjective : —— with danger/difficulties, etc
full of danger/difficulties, etc
tehlike/güçlük vs. dolu/yüklü
The present situation is —– with danger.
mainly causing worry, or feeling worried
kaygılı, gergin
a —— silence
That is a marvelously enticing idea, but it’s kind of ——.
- fraught
verb : [T] to think that something is likely to be true, although you are not certain
varsaymak, tahmin etmek, sanmak, farzetmek
I —— that you’ve done your homework.
be —–d dead/innocent, etc : If someone is —-d dead/innocent, etc, it seems very likely that they are dead/innocent, etc.
ölmüş/suçlu vs. kabul edilmek/farzedilmek/sayılmak/sanılmak
—– to do sth formal : to do something that you do not have the right or the skills to do
yapmak zorunda olmak; yeterli olmadığı/hakkı olmadığı hâlde yapmak
I certainly wouldn’t —— to tell you how to do your job.
- presume
adjective : B2 happening slowly over a period of time
azar azar, yavaş yavaş
a —— change/improvement
And so —— consensus is becoming that language can shape thought, but it tends to be in rather darling, obscure psychological flutters.
- gradual
verb : formal or humorous to drink, especially alcohol:
Have you been —–ing again?
[T] to receive and accept information, etc.
Öğrenmek, kapmak, içine çekmek
One of them is that if you want to —– a culture, if you want to drink it in, if you want to become part of it, then whether or not the language channels the culture
- imbibe
adjective : NOT PROBABLE
B2 not probable
şüpheli, kuşkulu
It’s —— if/whether he’ll be able to come.
and that seems —– if you want to imbibe the culture, you have to control to some degree the language that the culture happens to be conducted in.
- doubtful
adjective : EXCITING
full of excitement and energy
hareketli, canlı, coşkulu, enerji dolu, heyecan dolu
a —–, young performer
And many of the characters are ——, funny, passionate, interesting French-Canadian,
COLOUR : A —– colour is very bright.
Canlı ve parlak
- vibrant
adjective : SEX
B2 having a strong, sexual feeling for someone
ihtiraslı, şehvetli
a ——- affair/lover
And many of the characters are vibrant, funny, ——, interesting French-Canadian,
BELIEF : B2 showing a strong belief in something or a strong feeling about a subject
tutkulu, düşkün, meraklı
a —— speaker
- passionate
noun : a person who speaks English, especially in countries where other languages are also spoken
İngilizce konuşan
There’s one scene closest to the end, where they have to take a friend to an —— hospital.
- anglophone
adjective : containing or consisting of an idiom:
Deyimsel
“Bite the bullet” is an —— expression that means to accept something unpleasant without complaining.
containing expressions that are natural and correct:
She was born in Italy but her English is fluent and ——–.
And they speak it more slowly, they have accents, they’re not ——-.
- idiomatic
noun : a mental illness suffered especially by old people
daha çok yaşlılarda görülen akıl hastalığı, bunama
Second reason: it’s been shown that if you speak two languages, ——- is less likely to set in, and that you are probably a better multitasker.
- dementia
noun : the fact of being able to use two languages equally well:
İki dil konuşabilen
The article examined the many advantages of encouraging ——– in children.
——– is healthy.
- bilingualism
noun : B1 a letter of the alphabet that is not a vowel
ünsüz/sessiz harf
All those things have in common the ——s sitting in the middle like pillars.
- consonant
noun : a tall structure made of stone, wood, etc that supports something above it
sütun, direk
The new bridge will be supported by 100 concrete —-s.https://www.brainscape.com/decks/8895618/cards/310325699/edit#
All those things have in common the consonants sitting in the middle like —–s.
a pillar of sth : someone or something who is very important to a place, organization, etc
temel direk, asıl unsur, esas kişi ya da şey
He was a —– of the local community.
- pillar
noun : B1 a speech sound that you make with your lips and teeth open, shown in English by the letters ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’ or ‘u’
ünlü/sesli harf
They stay still, and the —–s dance around the consonants.
- vowel
verb : —– (yourself) on sth
to eat food until you cannot eat any more
patlayıncaya kadar yemek, tıka basa yemek
She —-d herself on chocolate biscuits.
No mistake —–ing chewing!”
- gorge
verb : to drink, taking only a small amount at a time
yudumlamak, yudum yudum içmek
She —-ped her champagne.
noun : yudum
He took a —- of his coffee and then continued.
Today you can lay down lie on your living room floor, —-ping bourbon, and teach yourself any language that you want to with wonderful sets such as Rosetta Stone.
- sip
adjective : B1 very bad, of low quality, or unpleasant
korkunç, berbat, nahoş, kalitesiz, dehşet
an —– place
The film was absolutely —–.
an awful lot (of sth) informal : B2 a large amount
korkunç büyük miktar, çok fazla, yeterinden çok fazla
It cost an —– lot of money.
It’s an —– lot of fun.
- awful
noun : B1 a group of words that are often used together and have a particular meaning
sözcük takımı
One —— in it is, “Do you know where I found him?
- phrase
