اگه میخواهید درباره عقاید خود صحبت کنید, جملات زیر خیلی بدردتون میخوره:

 Asking someone for their opinion 

-What do you think of his new book?

-How do you feel about working with the others?

-What are your feelings (pl ) about the change in the timetable?

-What's your honest opinion of that painting?

Giving your opinion 

-I think Charles had the best idea.

-I don't think he knew very much about the subject.

-I don't think it's a good idea. [NOT I think it's not a good idea]

-Personally, I think his first book is terrible.

-In my opinion we should sell the old car and buy a new one.

-As far as I'm concerned, the whole evening was a waste of time.

دو عبارت Personally و As far as I concerned بطور معمول بصورت غیر رسمی بکار میرود. 

عبارت As far as I'm concerned به معنی "تا جایی که به من مربوط میشود" بکار میرود.

Giving the opinion of others

-According to one of the journalists on television, the Prime Minister knew nothing about it. 

-The newspaper says that Prime Minister knew weeks ago.

Agreeing with someone

-A: I think we should concentrate on this one project.

-B: Yes, it's better to do one thing well than two things badly.

یا میتونیدبگید:

Yes, I agree (with you)

Yes, I think you're right

Disagreeing with someone

-Yes, that's true, but I'm not sure that ...

-Yes, you could be right, but don't forget ......

-Yes, perhaps/maybe/possibly, but don't you think.....

اگه کاملا" مخالفید میتونید اینجوری بگید:

-I'm afraid I totally disagree (with you)

اما اگه کمی یا با قسمتی از چیزی مخالفید:

Yes, I partly agree (with you), but....   (تا حدی)

I agree to some extent / a certain extent, but....    (تا اندازه ای یا حدی مشخص)

آب ها که از آسیاب افتاد. When the dust settles. *** آب از دست کسی نچکیدن Be close-fisted      He is really close-fisted. *** آب که از سر گذشت جه یک وجب جه صد وجب. In for a penny, in for a pound. *** آب از سر او گذشته است. It’s all up with him.  *** آب از سر چشمه گل آلود است/از ریشه خراب است. It’s rotten to the core. *** آب بر روی آتش ریختن Pour oil on troubled waters       I tried to pour oil on troubled waters by saying he was not guilty. *** آب خنک خوردن در زندان Do time      He’s done time for armed robbery. *** آب خوردن یا خرج برداشتن Set somebody back      The repairs will set you back over fifty dollars. *** آب خوش از گلویش پایین نرفت. He led a dog’s life. *** آب در دست داری بگذار و مثل برق بیا اینجا Waste no time and come here in the flash. *** آب در هاون کوبیدن Carry water in a sieve      What you are doing is carrying water in a sieve. *** آب دهانش راه افتاد It made his mouth water. *** آب دیده شدن Go through the mill      You have to go through the mill to be a good teacher. *** آب را گل آلود کردن Muddy the waters      Why are you trying to muddy the waters? ***

-در اینجا با پسوند های اسم ساز آشنا می شویم:

مثال

ریشه

پسوند

trial محاکمه	try	-al
teacher معلم	teach	-er
inventor مخترع	invent	-or
beggar گدا	beg	-ar
agreement توافق	agree	-ment
creation خلق	create	-tion
information اطلاعات	inform	-ation
discussion بحث و بررسی	discuss	-sion
failure شکست	fail	-ure
discovery کشف	discover	-y
acceptance قبول	accept	-ance
existence هستی, وجود	exist	-ence
kindness مهربانی	kind	-ness
activity فعالیت	active	-ity
humanism انسان گرایی	human	-ism

Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own.

(Adam Lindsay Gordon : 1833-1870)

A scientist gets on a train to go to New York. His cabin also has a poor farmer in it. To pass the time the scientist decides to play a game with the guy.

`I will ask you a question and if you get it wrong, you have to pay me one dollar. Then you ask me a question, and if I get it wrong, you get ten dollars. You ask me a question first.` The farmer thinks for a while.

`I know. What has three legs, takes ten hours to climb up a palm tree, and ten seconds to get back down?` The scientist is confused and thinks long and hard about the question. Finally, the train ride is coming to an end. As it pulls into the station, the scientist takes out ten dollars and gives it to the farmer.

`I don`t know. What has three legs, takes ten hours to get up a palm tree and ten seconds to get back down?`

The farmer takes the ten dollars and puts it into his pocket. He then takes out one dollar and hands it to the scientist.

`I don`t know.`

Life can be tough for a small, young clownfish living on a coral reef. Juvenile clownfish grow up to be bright orange with whitish stripes, like the stars of Finding Nemo. And to some hungry animals lurking around the reef, these youngsters look like dinner. "When you’re a centimeter long as a fish, anything is a predator,” Steve Simpson told Science News. A centimeter is less than half the diameter of a dime. Simpson is a fish ecologist at the University of Bristol in England. Ecologists study how organisms sharing a living space behave together, and how they affect their environments.

It is greater than God and more evil than the devil. The poor have it, the rich need it and if you eat it you'll die. What is it?

مقایسه دو فعل See & Watch

فعل See به معنی "دیدن"و مفهوم آن آگاه بودن از اطراف خود با چشم است ولی Watch که به معنی "تماشا کردن" است, برای دیدن چیزی در مدتی خاص است:

 "Can see the smoke from here."

  "I watched the cricket."

چند اصطلاح کاربردی با See

I’ll see what I can do (ببینم چیکار میتونم انجام بدم)

see you in a while (= see you later)

I don’t see why not (چرا که نه)

   ‘Can we go to the park?’ ‘I don’t see why not.’

see double (دوتایی دیدن)

see red (خشمگین شدن)

چند اصطلاح کاربردی با Watch

watch your step (مراقب رفتارت باش)

watch your back (هوای خودت رو داشته باش)

watch the clock (مرتب به ساعت نگاه کردن بخاطر اینکه نگران یا کلافه اید)

watch it (ببین و تماشا کن)

You can't come in unless you have a ticket. نمیتونی وارد بشی مگر آنکه بلیط داشته باشی

You can borrow the bike on condition that you return it by five o'clock. به شرطی میتونی دوچرخه رو قرض بگیری که راس ساعت پنج برگردونیش

In case of fire, dial 999. در هنگام آتشسوزی با 999 تماس بگیرید

You can stay, as long as you don't mind sleeping on the sofa. میتونی اینجا بمونی تا زمانی که خوابیدن روی مبل براتون مشکلی نداره

  Providing/provided you don't mind cat, you can stay with us.

به شرطی که کاری با گربه ها نداشته باشی میتونی با ما بمونی.

-Conditions with -ever

   However you do it, it will cost a lot of money. (هر طوری که)

  You'll get to the railway station, whichever bus you take.

(هر کدام که)

   Whoever wins the General Election, nothing will really change.

(هر کسی که)

  That box is so bog it will be in the way whatever you leave it.

(هر چه که, هر قدر که)

-بجای چهار عبارت بالا از No matter نیز میتوان استفاده کرد:

  No matter how you do it, it will cost a lot of money.

(مهم نیست)

-Some nouns which express condition

   A good standard of English is a prerequisite for studying at a British University.

(شرط لازمه)

   What are the entry requirements for doing a diploma in Management at your college.

(ملزومات)

   I would not move to London under any circumstances. It's awful.

(تحت هیچ شرایطی)

Amelia's story

Amelia has been going through¹ a difficult time at work, so she decided to cheer herself up by going in for² a competition. The prize was a luxury holiday in the Caribbean. Amelia has had to go without³ a holiday for several years now, so she really wanted to win. The competitor was to write a story beginning with 'suddenly the light went out⁴...'

The problem was that Amelia could not think of an idea for her story. 'How can I go about⁵ getting a good idea?', she asked me. 'It must be something special so that the judges go for⁶ my story over all the others.' I suggest she went to the library to go through⁷ some books of short stories. - she might get some ideas there. So she went off⁸ to see what she could find.

She soon found some great stories. She read one and then another and she went on⁹ reading all afternoon. Then she found noticed a strange smell and suddenly the light went out. She looked up and saw that the library was on fire. Of course, that gave her the idea for her story. I hope she wins.

1 تجربه کردن

2 وارد (مسابقه) شدن

3 بدون چیزی سر کردن/گذراندن

4 خاموش شدن

5 شروع کردن

6 انتخاب کردن

7 محتوای چیزی را بررسی کردن

8 عازم جایی شدن

9 ادامه داد

Some more phrasal verbs with go

-Whatever you say, Maggie will go along with you. (همراهی کردن, حمایت کردن)

-It went on raining all day. (ادامه داشتن)

-There's a police car outside the shop. Do you know what's going on? 

(میدونی چه خبره؟)

-I don't want to do the exam now but I'd better go through with it.

(به هر نحوی انجام دادن)

-A bad cough and a sore throat often go together. (با هم آمدن/ متعاقب چیزی)