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Here are 4 phrases with 'grass'. Don't kick learning them into the long grass!TRANSCRIPT
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So you want a salary increase? Who doesn't? But do you pronounce 'increase' with the stress on the first syllable in, or the second syllable crease? The answer depends on whether you're using increase as a noun or a verb... And that's the subject that Neil and Catherine are talking about in this 6 Minute Vocabulary programme.Visit our website
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1What phrases do you know with the word 'big'? Learn some in this podcast.TRANSCRIPT
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If you sleep like a baby, do you sleep well or badly? Learn that here and more with GeorgieTRANSCRIPT
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Cookies or biscuits? Autumn or fall? Catherine and Doug discuss British and American English. Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglishFollow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusDiscover Beating Speaking Anxiety: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxietyLearn more English for Work: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/business-englishSubscribe to our newsletter: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersLIKE PODCASTS?
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What phrases do you know with 'foot'? Learn some in this podcast.TRANSCRIPT
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Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglishFollow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusDiscover Beating Speaking Anxiety: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxietyLearn more English for Work: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/business-englishSubscribe to our newsletter: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersLIKE PODCASTS?
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Here are 4 phrases with 'stop'. Stop at nothing to learn them.TRANSCRIPT
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If you've been procrastinating on your English study, it's time to bite the bullet and listen to this podcast! Learn four phrases with the word 'bite'TRANSCRIPT
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Learn 4 phrases with 'bone' here. It's only a minute long, so you don't have to work your fingers to the bone.TRANSCRIPT
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We talk about words with the prefixes re, pre and pro. LISTEN TO REAL EASY ENGLISH:
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Listening to this podcast is great, but using the phrases in real life is the icing on the cake. Learn four phrases with 'cake'.TRANSCRIPT
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We talk about letters in English that we see in words but don’t actually pronounce.LISTEN TO REAL EASY ENGLISH:
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Learn 4 phrases with 'lose' here. Don't lose your touch!TRANSCRIPT
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'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical.Find Learning English Grammar:
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Use these phrases with 'wind' in your everyday conversations. It's time to throw caution to the wind!TRANSCRIPT
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sleep like a baby خیلی راحت و عمیق خوابیدن a baby step قدم کوچک برای رسیدن به هدف بزرگ baby someone از کسی بیش از حد مراقبت کردن baby face چهره خیلی جوان یا بچهگونه -I slept like a baby last night, I feel so rested this morning. -Starting with 10 minutes of exercise a day is a good baby step towards a healthier lifestyle. -Stop babying him! He's 18. He needs to learn to make his own bed. -The actor can't play the part of an old, strict teacher – he has too much of a baby face to be taken seriou
uk>>>us shop → store supermarket → grocery store shopping trolley → shopping cart bill → check queue → line cash machine → ATM shopping centre → mall chocolate bar → candy bar sweets → candy candyfloss → cotton candy toffee → caramel lolly → lollipop biscuit → cookie digestive biscuits → graham crackers flapjack → granola bar crisps → potato chips chips → fries aubergine → eggplant courgette → zucchini mince → ground beef jam → jelly jelly → jello fizzy drink → soda / pop
put your foot down قاطعانه نه گفتن؛ جلوی چیزی را گرفتن get off on the wrong foot شروع بد داشتن؛ بد آغاز کردن put your best foot forward تمام تلاشت را کردن sweep someone off their feet دلِ کسی را بردن؛ کسی را یکباره عاشق خود کردن
blue-sky thinking ایدهپردازی آزاد و بدون محدودیت action advertising تبلیغاتی که مخاطب را به انجام یک کار مشخص تشویق میکند think outside the box خارج از چارچوب فکر کردن push the envelope مرزها را جابهجا کردن، فراتر از حد معمول رفتن everyone was reading from the same page همه همنظر و هماهنگ بودند take the helicopter view از بالا نگاه کردن، دید کلی داشتن low-hanging fruit کارهای ساده و کمهزینه که سریع نتیجه میدهند
قاعدهٔ اصلی حرف C وقتی قبل از e، i یا y بیاید، معمولاً صدای /s/ میدهد. یعنی: c + e → /s/ c + i → /s/ c + y → /s/ --- # مثالهای مهم cent → /sent/ city → /siti/ cycle → /saikl/ ceiling → /si:ling/ cinema → /sinema/ cylinder → /silinder/ --- # قاعدهٔ مقابل اگر C قبل از a، o، u یا هر حرف دیگری بیاید، معمولاً صدای /k/ میدهد: cat → /kæt/ cold → /kold/ culture → /kʌltʃər/
stop at nothing از هیچ کاری برای رسیدن به هدف دریغ نکردن put a stop to something جلوی چیزی را گرفتن، متوقف کردن stop you dead in your tracks خشکت زدن، ناگهان از شوک متوقف شدن stop and smell the roses آرام گرفتن و از لحظه لذت بردن، کمی از شتاب زندگی کم کردن
get on with رابطه خوب داشتن با کسی I get on well with my classmates get on ادامه دادن یا مشغول کاری شدن She needs to get on with her homework move in وارد خانه جدید شدن They will move in tomorrow move out ترک خانه قبلی She decided to move out last month move on ادامه دادن و پشت سر گذاشتن موضوع یا مرحله It’s time to move on after the exam move into وارد شدن به مکان یا مرحله مشخص We moved into a new apartment last week
پیشوند re به معنی دوباره یا از نو است و برای کارهایی که تکرار میشوند استفاده میشود reheat = دوباره گرم کردن reuse = دوباره استفاده کردن پیشوند pre به معنی قبل از یا پیش از است و نشان میدهد چیزی زودتر یا از قبل انجام شده precooked = پختهشده از قبل preschool = پیشدبستانی پیشوند pro به معنی حمایت یا جلو بودن است و برای چیزهایی که مفید یا پیشفعال هستند به کار میرود proactive = پیشفعال، probiotic = باکتریهای مفید برای بدن
prepacked بستهبندیشده از قبل cardboard مقوا takeaway غذای بیرونبر precooked پختهشده از قبل reeducate دوباره آموزش دادن reheat دوباره گرم کردن proactive پیشفعال، پیشدست recycling بازیافت preschool پیشدبستانی reuse دوباره استفاده کردن cereal box جعبه غلات صبحانه spaceship سفینه فضایی probiotic پروبیوتیک، باکتریهای مفید برای بدن
I want to tell him I don't like his hoodie, but he likes it so I'll bite my tongue. میخواهم به او بگویم هودیاش را دوست ندارم، اما چون خودش دوست دارد زبانم را نگه میدارم. I always bite off more than I can chew at work. من همیشه در کار بیش از توانم مسئولیت قبول میکنم. Don't learn hundreds of phrases at once – it's better to learn vocabulary in bite-sized chunks. صدها عبارت را یکباره یاد نگیر؛ بهتر است واژگان را در بخشهای کوچک و قابل فهم یاد بگیری.
bite your tongue زبانت را نگه داشتن / چیزی نگفتن برای جلوگیری از ناراحتی bite off more than you can chew کاری فراتر از توان خود برداشتن / بیش از حد مسئولیت قبول کردن bite-sized کوچک و قابل فهم / لقمهای و آسان برای درک bite the bullet با سختی روبهرو شدن / دل به دریا زدن و کاری ناخوشایند را انجام دادن
have a bone to pick (with someone) حرفِ دلخوری داشتن / گلایه داشتن از کسی work (your) fingers to the bone خیلی سخت کار کردن / جان کندن close to the bone حساس و ناراحتکننده / حرفی که به دل میزند feel (something) in (your) bones از ته دل حس کردن / بیدلیل مطمئن بودن مثالها 1.I’ve got a bone to pick with you about yesterday’s meeting. 2.She worked her fingers to the bone to support her family. 3.His comments about her appearance were a bit close to the bone. 4.I feel it in my bones that something
a piece of cake خیلی آسان، آب خوردن Fixing the bike was a piece of cake once I found the right tools. have your cake and eat it too نمیشه هم اینو خواست هم اونو / هم خدا رو میخواد هم خرما رو He wants to spend all his money on holidays and save for a house, but he can't have his cake and eat it too. a slice of the cake سهمی از سود یا منفعت The company made huge profits, so the workers are hoping for a slice of the cake. the icing on the cake قوز بالا قوز(در موقعیت بد)/ نور علی نور (در موقعیت خوب
pull a muscle کشیدگی عضله demanding سخت، طاقت فرسا silent letter حرف تلفظ نشدنی مثلا در حرف اول wrist writh wrong که w تلفظ نمیشود یا know knee knife که حرف k معمولا در اول تلفظ نمیشود یا thumb lamb حرف آخر b تلفظ نمیشود
onomatopoeia صداواژه (واژه ای که صدای یک چیز را تقلید میکند مثلا میومیو) zooming زوم (صدای حرکت سریع یک شی مثله ماشین) honk (صدای) بوق honking horn صدای بوق blare صدای (گوشخراش و ناهنجار) بوق یا آژیر blaring music صدای گوشخراش موزیک bleep بیپ (جای سانسور کلمات در فیلم، یا صدای هشدار دستگاه (در اتمام کار)، یا صدای دریافت پیام buzz ویز (صدای زنبور یا ماشین دائمی) hum ووم (صدای یکنواخت و آرام مثلا یخچال) rumble صدای غرش(مثلا رعد وبرق) ، صدای سنگین حرکت (مثلا کامیون، ترافیک) ، یا قارقور شکم rustle
meet up with ملاقات کردن abandoned a date ترک کردن، نیمه کاره گذاشتن give up on (s.th) قید چیزی را زدن، از چیزی ناامید شدن succeed موفق شدن made up (s.th) درست کردن چیزی (که معمولا درست نیست ) look into جستجو کردن find out about فهمیدن درباره، کشف کردن
juggle تردستی lose your head – از کوره در رفتن / کنترل خود را از دست دادن *I understand that you're angry but you mustn't lose your head. lose your touch – دستت دیگه اون سابق نیست / مهارتت کم شده *I used to be an excellent cricketer, but I've lost my touch now. lose track of time – گذر زمان از دستت در میره / زمان از یادت میره *I love reading! As soon as I pick up a book, I lose track of time. have nothing to lose – چیزی برای از دست دادن نداشتن *It wouldn't even start, so I had nothing to lose.
کلمهٔ **classic** به معنی «نمونهای ماندگار و برجسته» است، مثل «فیلم کلاسیک». اما **classical** به سبک یا دورهای خاص اشاره دارد، مثل «موسیقی کلاسیک» (سبک سنتی غربی). پسوند **-ic** معمولاً ویژگی مستقیم را نشان میدهد (مثل poetic)، در حالی که **-ical** مفهومی کلیتر دارد (مثل poetical). کاربرد دقیق آنها به زمینه جمله بستگی دارد.
1. After years in a stable job, he decided to throw caution to the wind and open his own cafe. بعد از سالها کار ثابت، بیگدار به آب زد و تصمیم گرفت کافهی خودش را باز کند. 2. The marathon runner was exhausted, but the sight of the finish line gave her a second wind. دوندهی ماراتن خسته بود، اما دیدن خط پایان به او جان دوباره داد. 3. Don't let him get wind of the plan – it's supposed to be a surprise party. . 4. *She spent hours looking for her lost earring, but sadly it was gone with the wind.