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[00:14.01] | implicit |
[00:18.18] | concise(succinct, terse): The winner of the award gave a short and concise acceptance speech. |
[00:28.54] | succinct(terse, concise) |
[00:33.89] | fluent(fluid, smooth): Before you go travelling in America, make sure you speak fluent spoken English. |
[00:46.66] | cogent(convincing, compelling): The defense attorney's cogent argument was persuasive. |
[00:57.98] | persuasive: The persuasive saleswoman sold me a used car. |
[01:08.25] | character: I wish this book was written in bigger characters. |
[01:17.48] | glossary |
[01:22.39] | dialect(vernacular, jargon): John's Southern dialects is hard for me to understand. |
[01:33.43] | clause: The sentence had too many clauses in it. |
[01:42.41] | linguistics |
[01:46.42] | phonetics |
[01:50.42] | tense |
[01:54.39] | version(description, account) |
[01:59.43] | genre(style, manner): His six String Quartets is the most important works in the genre since Beethoven's. |
[02:11.41] | tag(label, tab) |
[02:15.70] | slogan(motto): Each candidate needs a clever slogan to attract the attention of the voters. |
[02:26.94] | lyric |
[02:30.46] | verse |
[02:34.13] | fiction |
[02:38.49] | byword(adage) |
[02:41.88] | fable(allegory): Many fables were first told by an old Greek story-teller named Aesop. |
[02:53.43] | term(expression): Knowing more technical terms gives a translator more advantages. |
[03:03.21] | maxim(proverb, motto) |
[03:08.40] | satire: The political satire was censored by the government. |
[03:18.22] | farce |
[03:22.25] | adage(proverb): Isn't there an old adage that a stitch in time saves nine? |
[03:33.64] | synopsis(outline, summary): The history professor gave a synopsis of the events leading to World War I. |
[03:46.88] | compile(collect, put together): The scientists compiled a great amount of data to help develop their theory. |
[03:59.18] | entitle: My favorite poem is entitled “Summer Rain”. |
[04:09.38] | emend(amend, improve): John had spent a whole day emending a faulty text. |
[04:21.06] | paraphrase(rewrite): Would you please paraphrase the speech in colloquial English? |
[04:33.31] | adapt(revise, amend) |
[04:37.79] | adaptable(flexible, pliant) |
[04:42.48] | adaptation: The movie was an adaptation of a classic novel. |
[04:52.58] | excerpt(selection, extract): The actor auditioned by performing an excerpt from the play. |
[05:01.79] | abstract |
[05:07.64] | abstraction: By looking at what happened in many similar cases, we were able to create an abstraction that also covered other instances. |
[05:22.73] | abridge(shorten, condense, abbreviate): The rights of citizens must not be abridged. |
[05:33.29] | coin(create, fashion, invent): The advertising company coined a new word to name the new product. |
[05:41.54] | It never will rain roses. When we want to have more roses we must plant trees. –G.Eliot |
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[00:14.01] | implicit |
[00:18.18] | concise succinct, terse: The winner of the award gave a short and concise acceptance speech. |
[00:28.54] | succinct terse, concise |
[00:33.89] | fluent fluid, smooth: Before you go travelling in America, make sure you speak fluent spoken English. |
[00:46.66] | cogent convincing, compelling: The defense attorney' s cogent argument was persuasive. |
[00:57.98] | persuasive: The persuasive saleswoman sold me a used car. |
[01:08.25] | character: I wish this book was written in bigger characters. |
[01:17.48] | glossary |
[01:22.39] | dialect vernacular, jargon: John' s Southern dialects is hard for me to understand. |
[01:33.43] | clause: The sentence had too many clauses in it. |
[01:42.41] | linguistics |
[01:46.42] | phonetics |
[01:50.42] | tense |
[01:54.39] | version description, account |
[01:59.43] | genre style, manner: His six String Quartets is the most important works in the genre since Beethoven' s. |
[02:11.41] | tag label, tab |
[02:15.70] | slogan motto: Each candidate needs a clever slogan to attract the attention of the voters. |
[02:26.94] | lyric |
[02:30.46] | verse |
[02:34.13] | fiction |
[02:38.49] | byword adage |
[02:41.88] | fable allegory: Many fables were first told by an old Greek storyteller named Aesop. |
[02:53.43] | term expression: Knowing more technical terms gives a translator more advantages. |
[03:03.21] | maxim proverb, motto |
[03:08.40] | satire: The political satire was censored by the government. |
[03:18.22] | farce |
[03:22.25] | adage proverb: Isn' t there an old adage that a stitch in time saves nine? |
[03:33.64] | synopsis outline, summary: The history professor gave a synopsis of the events leading to World War I. |
[03:46.88] | compile collect, put together: The scientists compiled a great amount of data to help develop their theory. |
[03:59.18] | entitle: My favorite poem is entitled " Summer Rain". |
[04:09.38] | emend amend, improve: John had spent a whole day emending a faulty text. |
[04:21.06] | paraphrase rewrite: Would you please paraphrase the speech in colloquial English? |
[04:33.31] | adapt revise, amend |
[04:37.79] | adaptable flexible, pliant |
[04:42.48] | adaptation: The movie was an adaptation of a classic novel. |
[04:52.58] | excerpt selection, extract: The actor auditioned by performing an excerpt from the play. |
[05:01.79] | abstract |
[05:07.64] | abstraction: By looking at what happened in many similar cases, we were able to create an abstraction that also covered other instances. |
[05:22.73] | abridge shorten, condense, abbreviate: The rights of citizens must not be abridged. |
[05:33.29] | coin create, fashion, invent: The advertising company coined a new word to name the new product. |
[05:41.54] | It never will rain roses. When we want to have more roses we must plant trees. G. Eliot |
ti: | |
ar: | |
al: | |
[00:14.01] | implicit |
[00:18.18] | concise succinct, terse: The winner of the award gave a short and concise acceptance speech. |
[00:28.54] | succinct terse, concise |
[00:33.89] | fluent fluid, smooth: Before you go travelling in America, make sure you speak fluent spoken English. |
[00:46.66] | cogent convincing, compelling: The defense attorney' s cogent argument was persuasive. |
[00:57.98] | persuasive: The persuasive saleswoman sold me a used car. |
[01:08.25] | character: I wish this book was written in bigger characters. |
[01:17.48] | glossary |
[01:22.39] | dialect vernacular, jargon: John' s Southern dialects is hard for me to understand. |
[01:33.43] | clause: The sentence had too many clauses in it. |
[01:42.41] | linguistics |
[01:46.42] | phonetics |
[01:50.42] | tense |
[01:54.39] | version description, account |
[01:59.43] | genre style, manner: His six String Quartets is the most important works in the genre since Beethoven' s. |
[02:11.41] | tag label, tab |
[02:15.70] | slogan motto: Each candidate needs a clever slogan to attract the attention of the voters. |
[02:26.94] | lyric |
[02:30.46] | verse |
[02:34.13] | fiction |
[02:38.49] | byword adage |
[02:41.88] | fable allegory: Many fables were first told by an old Greek storyteller named Aesop. |
[02:53.43] | term expression: Knowing more technical terms gives a translator more advantages. |
[03:03.21] | maxim proverb, motto |
[03:08.40] | satire: The political satire was censored by the government. |
[03:18.22] | farce |
[03:22.25] | adage proverb: Isn' t there an old adage that a stitch in time saves nine? |
[03:33.64] | synopsis outline, summary: The history professor gave a synopsis of the events leading to World War I. |
[03:46.88] | compile collect, put together: The scientists compiled a great amount of data to help develop their theory. |
[03:59.18] | entitle: My favorite poem is entitled " Summer Rain". |
[04:09.38] | emend amend, improve: John had spent a whole day emending a faulty text. |
[04:21.06] | paraphrase rewrite: Would you please paraphrase the speech in colloquial English? |
[04:33.31] | adapt revise, amend |
[04:37.79] | adaptable flexible, pliant |
[04:42.48] | adaptation: The movie was an adaptation of a classic novel. |
[04:52.58] | excerpt selection, extract: The actor auditioned by performing an excerpt from the play. |
[05:01.79] | abstract |
[05:07.64] | abstraction: By looking at what happened in many similar cases, we were able to create an abstraction that also covered other instances. |
[05:22.73] | abridge shorten, condense, abbreviate: The rights of citizens must not be abridged. |
[05:33.29] | coin create, fashion, invent: The advertising company coined a new word to name the new product. |
[05:41.54] | It never will rain roses. When we want to have more roses we must plant trees. G. Eliot |