اصطلاحات شماره 62

Go out of your way to do something = to try very hard to do something pleasant for other people.
(دیگران را خوشحال کردن)

Have something up one's sleeve = to have a secret plan or idea that you are going to use later.
(نقشه داشتن)

I grant you that = to admit that something is true although it does not make much difference to your opinion.

The world of words : vocabulary for college success : 8th editio

The world of words : vocabulary for college success : 8th edition

دنیای لغات : واژه نامه ای برای موفقیت در دانشکده

نویسنده : مارگارت آن ریچک
صفحات : ۴۰۸ صفحه
سال انتشار : ۲۰۱۰

به عبارات مطابقه گوش کنید

عبارات مطابقه (expressions of agreement) :

Agreement with positive statements :

So do i.
me, too.
i'll say!
isn't it!
you can say that again!

تعیین کنید که در کدام قسمت می توان اطلاعات خاصی را پیدا کرد

این نوع سوالات در دو آزمون تافل کاغذی و کامپیوتری متفاوتند. در تافل کاغذی؛ سوال چهار گزینه ای داده میشود که در آن از شما می خواهند تا مکان اطلاعاتی خاص را مشخص کنید. در تافل کامپیوتری ؛ سوال از شما میخواهد بر روی جمله ای که حاوی اطلاعاتی خاص است کلیک کنید.

از فاعل ها و عبارات اسمی ربطی به درستی استفاده کنید

یک عبارت اسمی ربطی هم چنین می تواند همزمان به عنوان فاعل جمله نیز بکار رود.

I do not know what is in the box. (noun clause as object of verb)

We are concerned about who will do the work. (noun clause as object of preposition)

Whoever is coming to the party must bring a gift. (noun clause as subject)

اصطلاحات شماره 61

To walk out on somebody / something =

1. To leave your husband, wife etc. Suddenly.

(ترک کردن ناگهانی همسر)

2. To stop doing something you have agreed to do.

Without further ado = without delaying or wasting any time.

(بدون اتلاف وقت)

Call it a day / a night = to decide to stop working, especially because you have done enough or you are tired.

به عبارات منفی ساز که به همراه صفات تفضیلی بکار می روند گوش کنید

عبارات منفی ساز می توانند با صفات تفضیلی بکار روند. یک چنین جمله ای معنای عالی و خیلی قوی خواهد داشت.

مثال :

بر روی نوار می شنوید :

اصطلاحات شماره 60

No hard feelings = used to tell someone who you have been arguing with that you are no longer angry with them and that you hope they are not angry with you.
(برطرف شدن کدورت ها)

Put somebody to shame = to be so much better than someone so that it makes the other thing seem bad or ordinary.

Snap out of it = to stop being sad or upset and make yourself feel better.

اصطلاحات شماره 59

Follow somebody's foot steps = to do what someone else has done, especially to do the same job that your father or mother did.
(تقلید کردن)

Have a blast = to have an enjoyable and exciting experience.
(تجربه ی هیجان انگیز و لذت بخش داشتن

Have a thing about something = to like something or someone very much or to be very interested in them.
(علاقه ی شدید به کسی یا چیزی داشتن)

اصطلاحات شماره 58

Touch a raw nerve = to upset somebody by talking about a particular subject.
(حالگیری کردن)

Wanna-be = a person who is trying to achieve success or fame.
(تلاش برای کسب شهرت و موفقیت)

Finishing touch = a small detail that improves or completes something.