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💢 Idiom
امروز می خوام اصطلاح downer رو بهتون معرفی کنم که slang محسوب میشه . این اصطلاح یعنی هر “اتفاق” یا “چیزی” که باعث بشه حالت افسردگی و نا امیدی بهتون دست بده به عبارتی باعث ایجاد حالت دپرسینگ یا بهتر بگم “ضد حال” تو شما بشه
🔸A: I can’t believe the concert was cancelled.
🔸B: Yeah what a downer
🔸نمی تونم باور کنم که کنسرت کنسل شده.
🔸 اره ، عجب ضد حالی بود یا خیلی ضد حال بود
🔸A : damn it , he stole my car
🔸B : ohhh , it’s a real downer
🔸لعنتی ، اون ماشینمو دزدید
🔸 اه ! واقعا ضد حاله ! یا خیلی ضد حاله
🔸I stopped watching the news because it’s always such a downer
🔸من تماشای اخبار رو منع کردم چون همیشه خبرهاش دپرس کننده ست ضد حاله
👈اینجا downer در نقش چیزی که دپرس کننده ست ظاهر شده (something that is depressing)
🔸C’mon, Gina, why can’t you go out with us? You’re really such a downer
🔸دست بردار گینا ! چرا نمی تونی با ما بری بیرون ؟ تو واقعا ادم ضد حالی هستی !
👈نکته : c’mon همون شکل کوتاه شده ی come on هست
🔸He’s on a downer today
🔸اون امروز دپرسه
#اصطلاحات تلفنی
🧰 گوشی را نگهدار
🔸️ Hold on, Hang on
🧰 تلفن را قطع کن
🔸️Hang up the phone
🧰 خط مشغول است
🔸️The line is busy
🧰 خط خراب است
🔸️The line is bad
🧰 کی پشت خط است؟
🔸️Who is on the line?
🧰 گوشی را بردار
🔸️Pick up the phone
🧰 به تلفن جواب بده
🔸️Answer the phone
🧰 من تلفن راجواب ميدم
🔸️ I will get it
💢 Waste not, want not
👉Possible meaning :
If we do not waste things we will not be short of things. If we use our resources carefully, we shall never be in need.
‼️Note :👇👇
🔸waste (verb) = use carelessly, extravagantly |
🔸want (verb - mainly archaic) = lack; be short of; not have; be in need of
Object relative clauses with preposition
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_ed or _ing adjectives
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#vocabulary
💢Idiom of the Day
⭕️under the table
👉Meaning:If something is done under the table, it's done secretly, usually because it's illegal or unethical.
✴️For example : 👇👇
🔸If I do any overtime, can you pay me under the table so I won't have pay tax on it.
🔸If you make under-the-table payments to customs officials, you can get goods through the port without having them inspected.
‼️Note: If this idiom is used to qualify a noun or a noun phrase, hyphens must be used, as in "under-the-table payments".
👉Origin: Probably related to the fact that if a package or an envelope is passed under a table, other people cannot easily see what's going on.
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💢Idiom
⭕️ In the doghouse
👉Hi there! 😀 Our idiom of the day is “In the doghouse“, which means “in a situation in which someone is annoyed with you because of something you did“.
✴️ For example : 👇👇👇
👨🦰A: last night I had fight with my wife and now I'm in a dog house, you know what I mean?
👨B: Oh yeah dude I totally feel you.
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💥laid-back
👉Meaning : easygoing, relaxed
✴️For example : 👇👇
🔸Amy has always been a laid-back, easygoing woman, so I doubt that she'll be too nervous about speaking in front of a large crowd.
🔸People in the Caribbean are pretty laid-back. They just take life as it comes and doubt worry too much about the future.
#slang
برای تشویق کردن افراد
🔹Keep up the good work!
🔸به کارت ادامه بده
🔹That was a nice try.
🔸تلاش خوبی بود
🔹That’s a real improvement.
🔸پیشرفت واقعا خوبیه
🔹You’re doing great.
🔸داری عالی کار میکنی
🔹Don’t give up! / Hang in there!
🔸تسلیم نشو ...ادامه بده
🔹You can do it!
🔸تو میتونی
🔹Give it your best shot.
🔸تمام سعیتو بکن
🔹Nice job! / You did great!
🔸افرین...عالی کار کردی
General Statements
"I have to go. I have a meeting I'm late for."
"I have to go to a meeting now. I'll talk to you later."
"I forgot about my 1:00 meeting. I don't have much time for lunch."
"I'll finish the feedback form after my meeting."
"I'll be in meetings all day today."
"I have five meetings today, so I won't have time to help you with this now. Let's set up a time for tomorrow."
"The meeting went an hour over."
"The meeting was canceled."
"The meeting started 15 minutes late."
"George didn't arrive to the meeting on time."
"We finished late because John had problems with his computer during the presentation portion of the meeting."
"Are you going to the company meeting next week?"
"Can you set up a meeting for our brainstorm session?"
"My calendar looks pretty clear on Thursday. Set up a meeting for that day."
If you have a close friend in the office, then you can speak more candidly. Here are some general statements you can make about meetings. But be careful who you say them to.
"I hate meetings. I think they are a waste of time. I'm an engineer, not a planner."
"I don't know why I have to go to those meetings. I never learn anything from them and I never say a thing."
"I can't believe our weekly meeting is at six o'clock in the morning. I hate waking up that early."
"If I skip that meeting, I wonder if anyone will notice."
"That meeting was hilarious. I can't believe the manager forgot John's name."
"I get so sleepy at meetings."
"I almost fell asleep during that meeting."
"I had a hard time keeping myself from laughing. I saw you falling asleep during the meeting."
#Business_English_Lessons
⭕️Common mistakes
👉go on + ing ادامه یافتن
❌The music went on to play all day.
✔️ The music went on playing all day.
👉Practice + -ing تمرین کردن
❌ You must practise to speak English.
✔️You must practice speaking English.
‼️ Misuse of the infinitive: Use the gerund "not the infinitive" after certain verbs.
👉Remember + -ing به یاد آوردن، به خاطر آوردن، یاد آمدن
❌ I don't remember to have seen him.
✔️I don't remember seeing him.
👉Risk + -ing ریسک کردن، خطر کردن
❌We couldn't risk to leave him alone.
✔️We couldn't risk leaving him alone.
‼️ Misuse of the infinitive: Use the gerund "not the infinitive" after certain adjectives.
👉Busy + -ing مشغول کردن یا بودن
❌He was busy to revise the exams.
✔️He was busy revising for the exams.
👉 (be) Worth + -ing ارزش (داشتن)، ارزشمند (بودن)، قابل (بودن)
❌ Is today's film worth to see?
✔️Is today's film worth seeing?
👉Have the pleasure of + -ing
افتخار ... را داشتن
❌I had the pleasure to meet him.
✔️I had the pleasure of meeting him.
👉 It's no use + -ing فایده ای نداشتن
❌ It's no use to cry like a baby.
✔️ It's no use crying like a baby.
👉It's no good + -ing خوب نبودن؛ بی فایده بودن، نتیجه ای نداشتن
❌ It's no good to get angry.
✔️It's no good getting angry.
👉Look forward to + -ing
بی صبرانه منتظر چیزی بودن، بی صبرانه منتظر بودن که...، چشم به راه بودن، مشتاق بودن
❌I look forward to see him soon.
✔️I look forward to seeing him soon.
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#reducing_adverbial_clauses
⭕️Common Mistakes
❌ Don't say: Both did not come.
✔️Say: Neither came.
❌ Don't say: Both of them did not pass the test.
✔️ Say : Neither of them passed the test.
👉In negative clauses, we use ‘neither’ not both.
❌ Don't say: Have you received any informations?
✔️Say: Have you received any information?
👉 The word information is uncountable in English. It does not have a plural form.
❌ Don't say: We have bought new furnitures.
✔️ Say: We have bought new furniture.
👉The word "furniture" does not have a plural form in English. To denote the singular aspect of the noun, you can use ‘an article of furniture’ or a ‘piece of furniture’.
❌ Don't say: The machineries were expensive.
✔️ Say: The machinery was expensive.
👉The word "machinery" does not have a plural form. It is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
❌ Don't say: The sceneries here are beautiful.
✔️ Say: The scenery here is beautiful.
❌ Don't say: Do not carry heavy luggages during travel.
✔️ Say: Do not carry heavy luggage during travel.
❌ Don't say: He conveyed these news to his relatives.
✔️Say: He conveyed this news to his relatives.
👉The words "scenery, luggage and news" are uncountable in English. They do not have a plural form.
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💢Grammar
⭕️The difference between " To" & "For"
👉When to use "to":
‼️Use "to" when there is some kind of transfer happening or something is being moved from one place to another. "To" expresses direction.
👉Examples :
📒"We went from the restaurant to the party."
📒"Talk to your teacher and get more information about the exam."
📒"I go to the office every morning at 9am."
📒"He sold his car to me for $5,000."
👉When to use "for":
‼️Use "for" when something is being done to benefit something or someone else.
‼️Use "for" when you are trying to express purpose or the reason that something is happening
👉Examples:
📒"I bought this gift for you."
📒"He runs for his health."
📒"Bring this tea upstairs for your grandmother."
📒"Buckle up for safety."
👉 Now compare both:
📒"My friend brought lunch to me." (My friend physically carried the lunch and delivered it to me)
versus
📒"My friend brought lunch for me." (My friend paid for my lunch because he wanted to do something nice for me)
📒"I made a quick phone call to my mom." (I called with the intention of speaking with my mom)
versus
📒"I made a quick phone call for my mom." (My mom wasn't able to make the call so I made the call for her)
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Present perfect vs past simple
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