2.1 WORDS OF WISDOM: METAPHORS

 0    35 informačný list    josehbaltazar
stiahnuť mp3 vytlačiť hrať Skontrolujte sa
 
otázka English Odpoveď English
I'm over the hill.
Read the metaphor and choose the correct meaning
začať sa učiť
I can't do something well enough because I'm too old.
Why are metaphors used?
začať sa učiť
Metaphors add colour to descriptions and help us to visualise a subject.
How do they help to communicate an idea?
začať sa učiť
They help to communicate an idea because they allow us to compare one thing to another.
go badly
začať sa učiť
go downhill
having to choose one thing or another
začať sa učiť
at a crossroads
have a great future
začať sa učiť
(You'll) go far
become number one
začať sa učiť
reach the peak
reproduce without thinking
začať sa učiť
regurgitate
difficult to believe/accept
začať sa učiť
hard to swallow
badly thought-out
začať sa učiť
half-baked (idea)
something to think about
začať sa učiť
food for thought
keep time free
začať sa učiť
put aside some time
using time badly (not doing anything with time=
začať sa učiť
wasting precious time
don't have time to do something
začať sa učiť
can't afford to spend time
survive after you would expect to be dead
začať sa učiť
live on borrowed time
My teachers said, "You have a great future ahead of you"
začať sa učiť
You'll go far.
A friend told me she was related to Albert Einstein, but I find that difficult to believe.
začať sa učiť
hard to swallow
You should keep some time free to visit the National Gallery when you're in Edinburgh.
začať sa učiť
put aside some time
He had a badly thought-out plan to start a website selling cars.
začať sa učiť
half-baked
I began my career by winning two tennis tournements, but then things started to go wrong.
začať sa učiť
go downhill
Our dog had been sick for years and was expected to die at any moment.
začať sa učiť
living on borrowed time
He was at the height of his career when he decided to retire.
začať sa učiť
the peak
Someone once said "all children are born geniuses". That's something for us to think about.
začať sa učiť
food for thought
As a small child, Akiko was obviously bright.
bright; intelligence as light
začať sa učiť
intelligent
Nico shone at maths from an early age.
shone at maths; intelligence as light
začať sa učiť
was especially good at something
The solution came to me in a flash of inspiration.
came to me in a flash of inspiration; intelligence as light
začať sa učiť
a clever idea that comes suddenly
Everyone thought I was dim, but I eventually passed all my exams.
dim; intelligence as light
začať sa učiť
not very intelligent
We analysed the findings and then constructed a theory.
constructed; Theories as buildings
začať sa učiť
developed
Do you have any statistics to support this theory?
support; Theories as buildings
začať sa učiť
help prove
Your evidence is very weak; that's where your idea falls down.
falls down; Theories as buildings
začať sa učiť
fails because a particular reason
The foundations of the argument aren't very strong.
foundations; Theories as buildings
začať sa učiť
basis
We made a killing from his latest investment.
a killing; Business as war
začať sa učiť
a big profit
The marketing department launched an aggressive campaign to promote the product.
launched an aggressive campaign; Business as war
začať sa učiť
began an intense series of actions
Our new adverts are targeting eighteen-year-olds.
targeting; Business as war
začať sa učiť
aimed at
The two companies decide to join forces in 2009.
join forces; Business as war
začať sa učiť
merge together

Ak chcete pridať komentár, musíte byť prihlásený.