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101 Cards in this Set
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They long to have recognition and dream about the day that it will be their turn to bring home the lion (trophy). |
كأس، جائزة |
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So, let’s start in January in the north of Scotland with the Burning of the (Clavie). |
برميل مقسم لجزأين ومشتعل كجزء من عادة اسكتلندية قديمة |
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This is a whisky barrel which is set (alight) then carried through the streets as a (bonfire). |
مشتعل - نار مشتعلة في الهواء الطلق لهدف ما |
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At the end of January, even further north, in the (Shetland Islands), there’s another fire festival, the Up Helly Aa. |
جزر في شمال أسكتلندا |
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People carry (fire-lit) torches and a (Viking) boat through the streets, then set fire to the boat. |
مُشْعَل بالنار - قرصان اسكندنافي |
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Now to the north of England. On (Shrove Tuesday) in February, otherwise known as Pancake Day, a special Pancake Bell is rung in (Scarborough). |
آخر يوم قبل الصوم الكبير - مدينة في انجلترا |
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Everyone goes down to the road next to the beach where they (skip) – yep, they jump over long ropes, up to fifteen people to one rope. |
ينط الحبل |
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This is quite common in the UK – running with a frying pan and (tossing) a pancake at the same time. |
يرمي بلا مبالاة |
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In (Gloucestershire), in the south-west of England, round cheeses in round boxes are sent rolling down a hill and people run after them. |
مقاطعة في جنوب غرب انجلترا |
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From people-racing, to animals, very tiny animals. World Championship Snail Racing takes place in a village in (Norfolk). |
مقاطعة في شرق انجلترا |
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Contestants (bowl) three black puddings each at 21 (Yorkshire) puddings set on a six-metre platform; the winner is the one who knocks down the most. |
يدحرج - مقاطعة سابقة في شمال انجلترا |
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Another fun contest takes place in September at the (Egremont Crab Fair) in Cumbria in the north of England. |
معرض تقام فيه مسابقة أقبح وجه |
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The World (Gurning) Championship is a competition to pull the ugliest face. |
تكشير الوجه وأعضائه للظهور بشكل قبيح أو مضحك |
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In Brighton there’s a Burning the Clocks Festival to celebrate the winter (solstice) on December 21st. |
الانقلاب (الشتوي، الصيفي،..) |
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People make clock (lanterns) and (time-themed) figures of paper and wood.
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فانوس - |
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Early, you like to have extra time ‘just in case’ something (crops up). |
يظهر أو يحدث فجأة |
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(Dreadful). In general you don’t get on with teachers. |
مروع، سيء جدا |
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Somewhere in the middle so you can (daydream) unnoticed. |
يحلم أحلام يقظة |
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You really need to adjust your (outlook). You waste your time and you are at risk of finishing school without any qualifications. |
توقعات، نظرة مستقبلية |
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If you have mostly As, you are an (exceptional) student. |
استثنائي |
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I suppose (Passion) is used to mean ‘extreme (enthusiasm’ ) nowadays, and people use the word a lot. |
شغف - حماس |
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(Haven) has a nice, safe feel to it.. |
ملاذ ، مأوى |
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Here we have (Frost), Wolf, Fox, Bear, for boys, of course. And a new name: (Ridge). |
صقيع - قمة جبل |
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It’s seen as a tough, (outdoorsy) name for a boy. |
مغامر - في الهواء الطلق |
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(Harmony) and (Melody) have been around for ages, but Lyric is a new one. |
انسجام / تناغم - تناسق الأصوات - لحن |
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Lyric (came in) at number 325 in the US a couple of years ago. |
أصبح شائعًا أو رائجًا |
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z called their daughter Blue (Ivy) – a very (distinctive) name, a colour plus the name of a plant. |
نبات اللبلاب - متميز |
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I’ve just thought of another category. Food names, like Olive or (Clementine.) |
فاكهة شبيهة بالبرتقال بحجم أصغر |
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Taylor, (Mason), (Cooper) are all first names from jobs. |
بناء حر - صانع البراميل / صنع البراميل |
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I’ve just had a message (passed on) by the producer. |
تمرير أو نقل معلومات |
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A listener has just (phoned in) with a very strange story about a family in Holland with six children. |
يهاتف برنامج تلفزيوني أو إذاعي ويبدي رأيه |
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Their names are all (anagrams) of the letters: A, E, L and X. |
كلمة لها نفس حروف كلمة أخرى ولكن بترتيب مختلف |
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First there’s Liam Parker, who is a keen (BMX) biker and does a lot of work at a sports centre. |
دراجة سباق خاصة يمكن القفز بها |
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It used to be a (shipbuilding) (hangar), but the company (went bust) years ago. |
بناء السفن - حظيرة الطائرات - يعلن إفلاسه |
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The building was taken over and completely (renovated) and (repurposed) about five years ago. |
مرمم، مجدد - معاد استخدامه لأغراض أخرى. |
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Now we have facilities for all kinds of urban sports like skateboarding, (breakdancing), (Parkour), kick scooter… |
رقص غربي - رياضة تتضمن الجري خلال شوارع المدينة والقفز بين المباني. |
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A kick scooter is just a normal scooter with a (handlebar), (deck) and wheels. |
مقود الدراجة (الطارة) - سطح شيء ما |
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But now we have (stunt) scooters and special ones for racing. |
ألعاب بهلوانية - عمل مثير |
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Todd flew over the city in a hot-air balloon as a (publicity stunt). |
حيلة دعائية / إعلانية |
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Parkour involves climbing, running, (vaulting), jumping, (swinging) and stuff like that. |
تأرجح - رياضة من الرياضات |
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I sometimes cook in the (burger van) too. |
شاحنة صغيرة تبيع البرغر. |
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Now I have no problem giving safety (inductions) to people. |
( مقدمة استهلالية / تعريفية (في وظيفة جديدة مثلا |
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I had to learn sports-specific first aid in case anyone hurts themselves, cooking (hygiene) for the burger van, maths for taking money at the (till). |
علم الصحة / النظافة - درج الكاشير |
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I spent a year helping with an online sports volunteering (bureau). |
مكتب / دائرة رسمية (فرع). |
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I volunteered at various events including a (half marathon). |
سباق نصف مسافة الماراثون |
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I wrote my (dissertation) on the (retention) and recruitment of volunteers. |
رسالة علمية / أطروحة - الإحتفاظ بشيء أو شخص ما / القدرة على الحفظ |
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The organisation I help is (non-profit-making) and it couldn’t really afford to pay all the volunteers. |
غير ربحي |
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I’m living with my parents and they are paying (my keep). In the future I’ll have to look for paid work. |
نفقة |
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What interesting (techie)-topic would you like to talk about today? |
خبير في الكمبيوتر والالكترونيات |
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One of the reasons for this is a phenomenon known as (circular reporting). |
نقل (معلومات) بناء على نقل سابق، وليس أدلة ثابتة |
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(In a nutshell), it’s the confirmation of false information by more than one publication. |
باختصار |
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And sometimes it’s not just one newspaper article that (cites) the false information. Several (publications) may include it. |
يستشهد بـ - منشور (كتاب، جريدة،..) / نشر |
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He spotted what he believed to be an (aardvark), but which was in fact a type of Brazilian (raccoon) called a (coati). |
خنزير الأرض - الراكون(حيوان أمريكي) - القوطي(حيوان أمريكي) |
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(Before long), everyone was talking about the ‘Brazilian aardvark’ as if it were factual information. |
قريبًا (بعد مدة قصيرة) |
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when information (makes its way) from a Wikipedia page into a published article, the article could be spreading false information without even realising it? |
يذهب إلى |
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It makes you wonder how many (hoaxes) initiated by people in this way have ended up as truths in many people’s minds just because people copy and paste (vandalised) Wikipedia pages. |
خدعة - يخرب / يدمر |
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That’s not to say that all information on Wikipedia is false (by any means). |
بأي طريقة ممكنة |
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There’s (a ton of) really valid information there and it is constantly being updated. |
الكثير من |
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Many people consider it to be the most up-to-date and (unbiased) encyclopaedia in the world. |
عادل، غير منحاز |
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It is the open structure of Wikipedia which makes it a target to be (tampered with). |
يعبث بـ |
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So we just have to be aware that there may be a certain amount of (inaccuracies) on Wikipedia? |
عدم دقة |
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Some time ago, claims that certain vaccines could cause (autism) in children were published in a (prestigious) medical publication by a British surgeon. |
التوحد - ذو مقام أو اعتبار |
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The problem was that the unsupported claims were picked up by the media and the news (spread like wildfire). |
ينتشر بسرعة رهيبة |
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(Soon enough) the general public were understandably concerned about the risks and huge numbers of parents refused to vaccinate their children. |
قريبا جدا / من دون تأخير |
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Consequently, in recent years we have seen an increase in the number of children suffering childhood diseases such as (measles). |
مرض الحصبة |
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(It just goes to show) how difficult it is sometimes for the truth to be heard. |
هذا الأمر يثبت / يوضح .... |
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It’s not always (viable) to spend time checking the sources of information, even though we should. |
قابل للتطبيق |
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We often (take things at face value) and don’t really take the time to think critically about them. |
يأخذ الأمور على ظاهرها بدون تفكير |
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I’ve been in the music (biz) for quite a number of years now. |
بيزنيس |
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So here are my tips, (for what they’re worth). |
تعبير يستخدمه المتحدث عندما لا يكون متأكدا من ما إذا كان ما سيذكره مفيدا أم لا. |
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I know a lot of you are thinking about further degrees, but forget the (MBA). This business is much more about experience than qualifications. |
الماجستير في إدارة الأعمال |
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As you know, it’s a very competitive industry, but the bigger companies certainly do (take on) people. |
ينافس / يبدأ في توظيف ... |
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And if you (get your foot in the door) at a big place you’ve really got to (prove your worth). |
يدخل في مجال ما أو مكان كمبتدئ - يثبت للآخرين أن لديه مايقدمه |
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And if you (get your foot in the door) at a big place you’ve really got to (prove your worth). |
يدخل في مجال ما أو مكان كمبتدئ - يثبت للآخرين أن لديه مايقدمه. |
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Show (the higher-ups) that you have some kind of unique skill or knowledge. |
شخص ذو مكانة عالية في منظمة ما. |
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If you possibly can, let them see that you have something special to offer, and (with any luck), they’ll (keep you on). |
أتمنى أن ... - يستمر في توظيف شخصا ما. |
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Remember that companies often want interns because they’re young and (have their finger on the pulse). |
يكون على علم بآخر المستجدات في مجال ما. |
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People are often willing to give younger people the benefit of their experience and, of course, we’re all (susceptible to) a bit of (flattery). |
عرضة، سريع التأثر، قابل لـ ... - مداهنة، تملق. |
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It’s also good to chat to anyone who shares your passion for music, people (on the door) in clubs, band members. |
من يعمل على مداخل الكافيهات، ..الخ |
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Oh, and one other point about networking, (bear in mind) that nowadays the personal and professional lines are sometimes blurred. |
ضع في اعتبارك (حط في بالك) |
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Working in A&R "that stands for Artists and (Repertoire)". |
مجموعة الألحان أو الأدوار التي يتقنها فنان |
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discovering new talent and (matching artists up) with musical (collaborators). |
يجمع - متعاون. |
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You could be managing a website or blogging for a (label). Or social media manager for a band. |
شركة تصنع أشياء للبيع (غالبا ملابس ) - ماركة مسجلة ". |
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Things are changing so fast – a lot of the music (portals) we use today have only been in existence a short time. |
بوابة، بوابة إليكترونية |
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The main thing is not to be (star-struck), just treat them as clients, it’s a business relationship. |
المبالغ في توقير والإعجاب بالمشاهير. |
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If you get (tongue-tied) and (clam up), everyone will feel awkward. |
عاجز عن التحدث - يتوقف عن التحدث. |
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Our (household) is made up of my father, my mother and me. |
أهل البيت / سكان البيت |
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Her (intent) is to visit Italy next summer. |
نية |
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The man (loaded) the boxes into a truck. |
حمَّل / شحن |
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The boy was very polite: he behaved very (thoughtfully). |
بعناية |
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The teacher (remarked on) how quickly the students were learning. |
أبدى رأيًا , قدم ملاحظة |
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Anna wasn’t anxious to walk through the (chilled) landscape. |
بارد باعتدال |
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The teacher (counseled) the girl about her troubles. |
نصح |
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An explosion is a violent (burst), usually with a loud sound. |
انفجار |
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The (parachutist) landed safely on the ground. |
المظلي (جندي المظلات) |
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We saw a (meteor) in the sky last night. |
نيزك |
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Steam is water that has become hot and has turned into a (misty) gas. |
ضبابي |
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The people visited the (temple) to pray. |
معبد |
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A home’s (attic) is at the upper part of the structure. |
غرفة او مساحة مسقفة في أعلى المبنى تستخدم عادة لحفظ الأغراض. |
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The people sent a boy to ask for help from a wise old man. He (resided) in a temple. |
يقيم / يسكن |
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When something is rough, it is not (even) or smooth. |
مستوٍ / منتظم |
