XVI

Question 1

fine /faɪn/ noun/verb

Answer 1

noun

1. جریمه
2. غرامت
3. تاوان

verb
1. جریمه کردن

Question 2

enlist /ɪnˈlɪst/

Answer 2

1) to persuade someone to help you to do something.

2) to join the army, navy etc.

Question 3

bribery /ˈbraɪbəri/

Answer 3

1. رشوه

2. رشوه خواری

Question 4

investigate /ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/

Answer 4

1) to try to find out the truth about something such as a crime, accident, or scientific problem.
2) to try to find out more about someone’s character, actions etc, because you think they may have been involved in a crime.

1. بررسی کردن
2. رسیدگی کردن
3. پژوهیدن
4. تحقیق کردن

Question 5

rule something/somebody ↔ out

Answer 5

1) to decide that something is not possible or suitable
The police have ruled out suicide.
“She has refused to rule out the possibility of singing again.”
2) to make it impossible for something to happen.
“The mountainous terrain rules out most forms of agriculture.”
3) to state that someone will not be able to take part in a sports event.
“He has been ruled out of the match with a knee injury.”

1. غیر محتمل شمردن
2. جلو گیری کردن

Question 6

spectacle /ˈspektəkəl/

Answer 6

1) a very impressive show or scene.
2) an unusual or interesting thing or situation that you see or notice – used especially in order to show disapproval.

1. نمایش
2. منظره
3. تماشا

make a spectacle of yourself => to behave in an embarrassing way that is likely to make other people notice you and laugh at you.

Question 7

fringe /frɪndʒ/

Answer 7

حاشیه

Question 8

utter /ˈʌtə/

Answer 8

1) complete – used especially to emphasize that something is very bad, or that a feeling is very strong.
“That’s utter nonsense!”
مطلق, کامل

utterly => کاملا, مطلقا

2) to say something.
بزبان اوردن ,گفتن

Question 9

chunk /tʃʌŋk/

Answer 9

1. تکه

2. مقدار قابل توجه

Question 10

irony /ˈaɪərəni/

Answer 10

1) a situation that is unusual or amusing because something strange happens, or the opposite of what is expected happens or is true.
2) when you use words that are the opposite of what you really mean, often in order to be amusing.

1. طنز
2. طعنه
3. مسخره
4. تمسخر
5. وارونهگویی