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السبت، 12 يناير 2019

الخميس، 3 يناير 2019

Idioms 16

Let the cat out of the bag

To share information that was previously concealed

Make a long story short

Come to the point - leave out details

Method to my madness

An assertion that, despite one's approach seeming random, there actually is structure to it.

Miss the boat

This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance

Not a spark of decency

No manners

Not playing with a full deck

Someone who lacks intelligence.

Off one's rocker

Crazy, demented, out of one's mind, in a confused or befuddled state of mind, senile.

On the ball

When someone understands the situation well.

Once in a blue moon

Happens very rarely.

Picture paints a thousand words

A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.

الأربعاء، 26 ديسمبر 2018

الخميس، 20 ديسمبر 2018

1. All and whole have similar meanings. They can both be used with singular nouns to mean complete.

All and whole لها نفس المعنى. يستخدم كلاهما مع الأسماء المفردة ليكون معناها كاملا.

■The word order is different.

◇He lived all his life in Africa. OR He lived all of his life in Africa. (Word order: all (of) + determiner + noun)

◇He lived his whole life in Africa. (Word order: determiner + whole + noun)

◇I spent the whole day in bed.

◇I spent all (of) the day in bed.

2. Differences between all and whole

■We do not normally use all before indefinite articles (a/an).

◇You have eaten a whole loaf. (NOT You have eaten all a loaf.)

◇I learned a whole lesson in ten minutes. (NOT I learned all a lesson in two minutes.)

◇She wrote a whole novel in two weeks.

○We do not usually use whole with uncountable nouns.

◇The cat has drunk all the milk. (More natural than The cat has drunk the whole milk.)

3. Whole and whole of

■Before proper nouns and pronouns, we use the whole of.

◇The whole of Paris was talking about her affairs. (NOT Whole Paris was talking about her affairs.)

الخميس، 13 ديسمبر 2018

Idioms 15

Piece of cake

A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple.

Put wool over other people's eyes

This means to deceive someone into thinking well of them.

See eye to eye

This idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.

Sit on the fence

This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision.

Speak of the devil!

This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about arrives.

Steal someone's thunder

To take the credit for something someone else did.

Take with a grain of salt

This means not to take what someone says too seriously.

Taste of your own medicine

Means that something happens to you, or is done to you, that you have done to someone else

To hear something straight from the horse's mouth

To hear something from the authoritative source.

Whole nine yards

Everything. All of it.

Wouldn't be caught dead

Would never like to do something

Your guess is as good as mine

To have no idea, do not know the answer to a question

الجمعة، 23 نوفمبر 2018

Already, just and yet

🔗1. Already is used to talk about something that has happened sooner than expected. It shows surprise.

Already تستخدم للتحدث عن شيء حصل في وقت أقل مماتتوقع ممايسبب مفاجأة

Just means exactly or very recently.

◇It is just one o’clock. (= It is exactly one o’clock.)

◇She has just arrived. (= Very recently)

◇She has already left. (= She has left but we weren’t expecting that she would leave so soon.)

◇She has just left. (= She left a moment ago.)

■Just can also mean only.

◇I just want a glass of water.

◇I just asked.

○Just is not used in questions or negative sentences.

🔗2. Position of just, yet and already

■Already usually goes with the verb. If there is no auxiliary verb, already goes before the verb. If there is an auxiliary verb, it goes after the auxiliary verb.

Already عادة يأتي مع فعل. اذا وجد فعل مساعد يأتي بعده أما اذا لم يوجد يأتي بعده.

◇She already arrived. (NOT She arrived already.)

◇She has already arrived. (NOT She already has arrived.)

◇I have already finished.

◇Have you already finished?

○Yet usually goes at the end of a clause. It can also go immediately after not.

◇Don’t eat those mangoes - they are not ripe yet.OR Don’t eat those mangoes - they are not yet ripe.

الخميس، 15 نوفمبر 2018

➤A hot potato

Speak of an issue (mostly current) which many people are talking about and which is usually disputed

➤Costs an arm and a leg

This idiom is used when something is very expensive.

➤Cross that bridge when you come to it

Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before.

➤Cry over spilled milk

When you complain about a loss from the past.

➤Curiosity killed the cat

Being Inquisitive can lead you into an unpleasant situation.

➤Cut corners

When something is done badly to save money.

➤Cut the mustard, possibly derived from "cut the muster"

To succeed; to come up to expectations; adequate enough to compete or participate

➤Devil's Advocate

To present a counter argument

➤Don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched

Don't make plans for something that might not happen.

➤Give the benefit of the doubt

Believe someone's statement, without proof.

الأربعاء، 7 نوفمبر 2018

Also, as well and too

🔗1. Also means 'besides', 'as well', 'too' and similar ideas. It normally goes in mid position with the verb. It is placed after auxiliary verbs and before other verbs.تأتي بعد الأفعال المساعدة وقبل الافعال الأخرى

The word also is used for adding another idea to something you have already said.

also تستخدم عند اضافة فكة أخرى الى عبارة سبق وذكرت

◇He got his article published. He also won an award.

◇She is a doctor. Her husband is also a doctor.

◇When they withdraw their forces, we shall also withdraw ours.

◇Janaki is a keen photographer.

She also likes to paint.

◇Some tablet computers can also be used to make phone calls.

◇Meera is hard-working. She is also quite ambitious.

◇I want to buy a pair of trousers. I also want to buy a shirt.

🔗2. Also can also be used for showing that what you have said about somebody is true about another person.

also تستخدم لعرض ماقلت لشخص ما هو حقيقي عن شخص آخر.

◇Supriya is quite good at painting. Her sister is also an accomplished artist.

◇When also refers to the whole clause, it goes at the beginning.

◇I am not about to buy this house. It is small. Also, it needs a lot of repairs.

🔗3. Also, As well and Too

■Also, as well and too have similar meanings. But they go to different positions in clauses.

As well and too usually go at the end of a clause.

Also, as well and too لهم نفس المعنى ولكن لهم اختلاف في المواقع

◇She not only sings; she also plays the piano.

◇She not only sings; she plays the piano as well.

◇She not only sings; she plays the piano too.

●We do not normally use also in short answers and imperatives. Instead, we use as well and too.

◇'I have a headache.' 'I have too.' (BUT NOT I also have.)

●In an informal style, we use 'me too', instead of I am too.

◇'I am going home.' 'Me too.' (More natural than 'I am too.')

السبت، 20 أكتوبر 2018

All الكل

1. All refers to three or more items. It is used mostly before plural and uncountable nouns.

1-الكل تشير إلى 3 أشياء أو أكثر. تستخدم غالبا قبل الجمع والغير معدود.

◇All children need love.

◇I love all music.

◇All the invitees turned up.

■When all is followed by a plural noun, the verb is normally plural. After an uncountable noun, we use a singular verb.

⧫عندما يتبع الكل باسم جمع يأتي الفعل في صيغة الجمع , بعد الاسم الغير معدود نستخدم الفعل في صيغة المفرد

◇All cheese contains fat.

◇All the lights were out.

■All + noun is not normally used as the subject of a negative verb. We more often use the structure not all + noun + affirmative verb.

⧫الكل +اسم لا يأتي عادة كفاعل لفعل نفي , نستخدم عادة فعل +اسم +not all

◇Not all birds can sing. (NOT All birds cannot sing.)

2. All and All of

الكل والكافة

■Before a noun with no determiner (possessives, articles and demonstratives) we use all.

قبل اسم بدون "محددات" (الملكيةوأدوات التعريف وأسماء الاشارة ) نستخدم all.

◇All children need love.

◇All cheese contains fat.

◇All lights were out.

■Before a noun with a determiner (the, my, this etc.), all and all of are both possible.

قبل الاسم مع محدد (the, my, this الخ)

◇All the lights were out.

◇All of the lights were out.

◇I have invited all my friends to my birthday party.

◇I have invited all of my friends to my birthday party.

■Before a personal pronoun (us, them etc.) we use all of + object form.

قبل الضمير(us, them الخ) نستخدم all of + صيغة المفعول

◇All of us love music. (NOT All us love music)

◇I have invited all of them. (NOT I have invited all them.)

3. All with nouns and pronouns

الكل مع الأسماء والضمائر

■All can modify nouns and pronouns. We normally place it before the noun/pronoun.

All تغير أو تعدل الأسماء والضمائر.عادة نضعها قبل الأسماء/الضمائر.

◇I have invited all (of) my friends.

◇All of us love music.

◇I love all of you.

◇All of us are going to the movies.

■We can put all after pronouns used as objects.

نستطيع وضع All بعد الضمائرللمفعول .

◇I love you all. (= I love all of you.)

◇Give my love to them all. (= Give my love to all of them.)

◇I have made you all something to eat. (= I have made all of you something to eat.)

○Note that all cannot be put after pronouns used as subject complements.

◇Is that all of them? (NOT Is that them all?)

4. All with verbs

4-الكل مع الأفعال.

■When all refers to the subject of a clause, it can go with the verb.

When the verb consists of just one word, and that word is not a form of be (is, am, are, was, were), all is placed before the verb.

◇They all came. (All + other verb)

◇We all love music. (All + other verb)

■When the verb is a form of be, all is placed after it.

عندما يكون الفعل أحد مكونات be -all يأتي بعده

◇You are all welcome. (be + all)

◇We were all invited. (be + all)

■When there are two auxiliary verbs, all goes after the first.

عندما يوجد فعلان من الأفعال المساعدة all يأتي خلف الفعل الأول

◇They have all gone home. (Auxiliary verb + all + other verb)

◇They have all been told. (Auxiliary verb + all + auxiliary verb + other verb)

○Note that these meanings can also be expressed by using all (of) + noun/pronoun.

♧All of them came.

♧All of us love music.

♧All of you are welcome.

♧All of us have been invited.

♧All of them have gone home.

الجمعة، 12 أكتوبر 2018

THE

We use "the" when there is only one of something:

تستخدم هذه العبارة عندما يكون هناك واحد فقط من شيء ما.

• what is "the" longest river in "the" world?

• "the" earth goes round "the" sun

• Paris is "the" capital of France (not Paris is capital of ...)

We say: the sky, the sea, the ground, the country, the environment.

• would you like to live in "the" country? (=not in a town)

• we looked up at all the stars in "the" sky. (not in sky)

But we say space (without "the") when we mean "space in the universe".

space =فضاء وتكتب هذه الكلمة بدون استخدام the

• There are millions of stars in space (not in the space)

• I tried to park my car, but "the" space was too small. بمعنى مساحة فارغة بين السيارات

We use "the" before same (the same):

• Your pullover is the same colour as main. (Not is same colour)

We don't use "the" before noun+number. For example, we say:

• Our train leaves from Platform 5. (Not the Platform 5)