unit 5 Flashcards
cross-cultural
cross cultural conversation
میان فرهنگی
interesting sentences
- is there a reduction for children? yes 50%
- it’s not all that heavy
cathedral
/kəˈθiːdrəl/
-The baby was christened in St. Paul’s Cathedral.
کلیسای جامع
کریسنت
millennium
/məˈleniəm/
we don’t call a short millennium a cultural history
هزاره
legacy
/ˈleɡəsi/
the rich cultural legacy of Iran
میراث
contradiction
/ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃn̩/
- that’s a contradiction in definition
- in contradiction with
رد، ضدیت، مخالفت - he didn’t want to contradict his female friends
grin
/ˈɡrɪn/
- he greeted us with a suspicious grin
grinning
پوزخند
nod
vigorous
- for emphasis she nodded vigorously
محکم سرتکان دادن
anecdote (N.)
/ˈænɪkdoʊt/
انک دوت
- This research is based on anecdote not fact.
حکایت ، قصه
burst (V)
/ˈbɜːrst/
- after several plates of food he was going to burst
منفجرشدن
pitcher
/ˈpɪt͡ʃər/
- server brought a pitcher of water
پارچ
anthropology
/ˌænθrəˈpɑːlədʒi/
- I believe he has started reading up anthropology.
علم انسان شناسی
possession
/pəˈzeʃn̩/
- lose/take possession (of something)
- possession of wealth and power
- He will guarantee us possession of the house by May
مالکیت، دارایی، تسلط، خون سردی
possessive
cattle (plural noun)
/ˈkætl̩/
- The cowboys rounded the cattle up.
گله گاو، احشام
pinpoint
/ˈpɪnˈpɔɪnt/
- they try to pinpoint the causes of student suicides
با دقت بررسی کردن
disparate
/ˈdɪspərət/
- the three sisters had three disparate personalities
متفاوت ، متمایز
cast doubt On
-New evidence has cast doubt on the guilty verdict
مورد شک قرار دادن
lifespan
life expectancy
- the average lifespan of a shark
- Japanese people have a very high life expectancy
طول عمر
weigh
/ˈweɪ/
measure
/ˈmeʒər/
- they weigh the meat carefully کشیدن
- she weighs 250 kilos وزن داشتن - مفعول نیاز نداره
weight (N) - she measured the bed اندازه گرفتن
- it measured 1m by 2m اندازه داشتن - مفعول نیاز نداره
measurement (N)
astonish (V)
astonished (Adj)
astonishing (Adj)
/əˈstɑːnɪʃ/
-I was astonished when I heard the hospital had burnt down.
مبهوت، مات، متعجب
- I find it quite astonishing that none of you liked the play.
عجیب
interesting sentences
- I was amazed at the quality of dancing
- I was confused by the train timetable
- I was disappointed with my exam results
- I was fascinated by the painter’s use of color
- I felt very relaxed on holiday/ at the party
- I was frightened watching that movie
- building measure 128 m more or less/ no more no less
alleviate (V)
/əˈliːviˌet/
- a drug to alleviate a toothache
- pets can alleviate your loneliness
ارام کردن، کم کردن، سبک کردن
matinee (N)
/ˈmætəˌne/
- there will be a matinee performance starting at 2:30
نمایش یا برنامه یا جشن بعدازظهر
to know every word by heart
- you have seen this movie several times, to know every word by heart
همشو از حفظی
species
/ˈspiːʃiz/
- a colorful species of bird
نوع، گونه
prey (N)
/ˈpreɪ/
-old people become easy prey to dishonest salesmen
- Tiger stalks its prey
شکار، صید
breed(v)
/ˈbriːd/
- rabbits breed fast
زاییدن، تولید کردن
flock (N)
/ˈflɑːk/
- a flock of birds/ goats/ sheep
bird of a feather flock together
رمه، دسته پرندگان
predator
/ˈpredətər/
- The man who committed these crimes against the elderly was a cruel predator.
درنده
concrete
/kənˈkriːt/
- concrete block
بتون
extinction
- doom to extinction
extinct
محکوم به فنا
habitat
/ˈhæbəˌtæt/
habitant
/ˈhæbɪtnt/
- These structures provide temporary habitat for the victims of the disaster.
محل سکونت - the habitant farmhouses of old Quebec
ساکن
beehive
/ˈbiːˌhaɪv/
- I stuck my hand in the beehive and was stung three times!
کندوی عسل، کندو
stratagem (N)
/ˈstrætədʒəm/
- He was a master of stratagem.
حیله جنگی، تدبیر جنگی
ornithologist (N)
/ˌɔːrnɪˈθɒlədʒɪst/
entomologist
- I felt like an ornithologist looking for a rare species.
پرنده شناس - It is also home to a tropical entomologist named Arnold van Huis.
حشره شناس
pesticide
/ˈpestəˌsaɪd/
- The pesticide was spread over the vegetable plot.
کشنده حشرات
vulture
/ˈvəlt͡ʃər/
- The decline of the vulture is due to the success of livestock farming and loss of habitat. احشام
کرکس، لاشخور صفت
enclosure (N)
/ɪnˈkloʊʒə/
- they keep the cow in a small enclosure
- lion enclosure
حصار کشی، ضمیمه
nuisance (N)
/ˈnuːsəns/
- a regular nuisance
- Don’t make a nuisance of yourself. موی دماغ نشو
- Mosquitoes are a nuisance during the night
دردسر، مایه ی گرفتاری
regardless of
- I will go regardless of the consequences
- Smartphones enable us to easily communicate with our family, regardless of the physical distance between us
صرفنظر از
reluctant (adj)
/rəˈləktənt/
- reluctant to go to that party
مخالف، بی میل
disrupt
/ˌdɪsˈrəpt/
- Pam’s clowning disrupted the class every day.
درهم گسیختن، منقطع کردن
adopt (V)
- other creatures seems to adopt the beggar’s relaxed attitude when near humans
فرا گرفتن، قبول کردن
evolve (V)
- how the animal may evolve in the future
فرگشتن، تکامل یافتن
reptile
tortoise
ˈtɔːrtəs
- The lizard is a reptile with a very slender body.
خزنده - The tortoise crept along at a very slow speed.
لاک پشت
renovate (V)
/ˈrenəˌvet/
- we contracted him to renovate the kitchen
تعمیر کردن، تجدید کردن
hands- on
- hands-on workshop
ورکشاپ عملی
exotic (adj)
/ɪgˈzɑtɪk/
-exotic creatures
عجیب و غریب
come upon
- I came upon this book in the attic - would you like it?
- the research team came upon a species of birds that everyone thought was extinct
پیدا کردن ،
hostile (adj)
/ˈhɑːstəl/
- She was openly hostile towards her parents
متخاصم، خصومت امیز
irrational
/ɪˈræʃn̩əl/
- he is an irrational man
نامعقول، بی معنی
