S-SC - Goals #2

Question 1

Determination - n
Andy Murray will need great determination and skill to win this match.

Answer 1

a quality that makes someone continue trying to do something, although it is very difficult (решительность)

Question 2

Ambition - n
Her ambition was to become a pilot.

Answer 2

a strong feeling that you want to be successful
or powerful (целеустремленность, амбиция)

Question 3

Set a goal - v
If you are more ambitious, you can set a goal to earn $75,000 over the next year.

Answer 3

to decide what you want to achieve over a
particular period

Question 4

Aim for - v
We are aiming for (= planning to achieve) a 50 percent share of the German market.

Answer 4

strive for, try to, want to do something
(стремиться к чему-либо)

Question 5

Purpose - n
I’ve always admired her for her strength of purpose.

Answer 5

the feeling of knowing what you want to do

Question 6

Reach - v
He’s just reached the grand old age of 95.

Answer 6

to get to a particular level, especially a high one

Question 7

Enthusiasm - n
[энthюзиазм]
She has always had a lot of enthusiasm for her work.

Answer 7

the feeling of being very interested in
something and wanting very much to be involved in it

Question 8

Self-motivation - n

Answer 8

the ability to motivate yourself

Question 9

Encourage - v
My parents encouraged me to try new things.

Answer 9

to make someone more likely to do something, or make something more likely to happen (поощрять, способствовать)

Question 10

Achieve - v
She finally achieved her ambition to visit South America.

Answer 10

to succeed in doing something good, usually by working hard

Question 11

Effort - n
He was making an effort to be sociable.

Answer 11

an attempt to do something (попытка)

Question 12

Measure - n
We must take preventative measures to stop the spread of the disease.

Answer 12

a way of achieving something or dealing with a
situation

Question 13

Objective - n
His main objective was to increase profits.

Answer 13

something that you are trying to achieve (задача)

Question 14

Pride - n
Defeat in the World Cup has badly damaged national pride.

Answer 14

the respect that you feel for yourself

Question 15

At all cost(s) - idiom
I had to spend or how hard I had to work I was determined to succeed. I did it at all costs.

Answer 15

(idiom) if something must be done…….,
it is very important that it is done (любой ценой)