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28 Cards in this Set
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Tuk-tuk |
A three-wheeled motorized vehicle used as a taxi |
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Lockdown He could not work because of the lockdown |
A state of isolation or restricted access instituted as a security measure |
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Pedal |
Move by working the pedals of a bicycle |
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Balk Her father balked at their chances |
Hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking Miss or refuse رفض |
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Predicament Jyoti and her father were not alone in their predicament |
مأزق / ورطة A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation |
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Estimated it is estimated that 100 million Indian workers lost their jobs because of the pandemic |
مقدر Roughly calculated; approximate |
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Migrant Millions of migrant workers were stranded |
مهاجر A person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions |
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Stranded A stranded whale She offers a lift to a stranded commuter |
Left without the means to move from somewhere (Of a boat, sailor, or sea creature) left aground on a shore محصور مدفوع نحو الشاطئ |
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Shortage Food shortage |
نقص قلة عجز عدم كفاية |
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Tragic There are tragic stories of people dying due to starvation and exhaustion |
مأساوي / فاجع / محزن Causing extreme distress or sorrow |
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Praise Jyoti’s tale of strength to save her father received much praise |
مديح Express warm approval or admiration of |
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Fund The cycling federation of India offered to fund her training to become a professional athlete |
Verb : provide with money for a particular purpose Noun: a sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose |
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Athlete |
رياضي / اللاعب الرياضي A person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise |
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Chairman The chairman of the cycling federation |
A person chosen to preside over a meeting رئيس الجلسة |
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Guts The guts she has |
الجرأة / الشجاعة Personal courage and determination The stomach or belly |
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Heroic While jyoti’s ride was heroic, some say that people are using her story to romanticize poverty |
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Romanticize |
Make something seem better or more appealing than it really is |
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Poverty |
فقر The state of being extremely poor |
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Endurance A beautiful feet of endurance and love |
قدرة تحمل Noun : the ability to endure an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way |
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Critics Trump’s critics believe the attention should be on the Indian government’s failure to support the stranded migrant workers during the lockdown |
نقاد A person who express an unfavorable opinion of something |
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Make a living Mohan paswan made a living as a tuk-tuk driver in new York |
Earn money |
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Save the day His 15-year-old daughter jumped on a train to save the day |
Find a solution to a bad situation |
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They were out of the frying pan and into the fire |
From a bad situation to a worse situation |
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Run out of Running out of money, they couldn’t pay for rent or food |
To use all of something |
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Hit the road |
Start a journey |
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Have one’s eye on They have their eyes set on the 2024 and 2028 Olympics |
Hope or plan for |
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Have guts |
Have courage |
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Call someone out She was quickly called out on Twitter for having missed the real story |
Criticize someone publicly |
