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English as a Foreign Languageچگونه ابراز تاسف کنیم
تاسف زیاد (واقعاً متاسفم…)
I’m so sorry…
I’m so sorry I forgot your birthday, Judy!
واقعاً متاسفم جیمز، اما نمی‌خواستم کتابت را گم کنم.
جودی، خیلی خیلی متاسفم که تولدت را فراموش کردم!
تاسف / معذرت
Sorry for…
Sorry for taking your DVD.
از اینکه اینجا اینقدر بهم ریخته است متاسفم، بعداً مرتب می‌کنم‌اش.
از اینکه DVDات را برداشتم معضرت می‌خواهم.
بیان تاسف بدون ذکر “I’m sorry”
بابت اینکه قبلا اون طوری باهات حرف زدم خیلی شرمندم.
لغات و اصطلاحات:
to say sorry, to ask for forgiveness, to express regret
a word, phrase or sentence that is shouted out suddenly, often through surprise or anger
to make someone feel upset or unhappy
this can mean ‘a small disagreement’
unhappiness, distress, worry or danger
a difficult time
to be impolite or rude
ُSource: sweetenglish.wordpress.com
ESSENTIAL ENGLISH IDIOMS
LESSON 1
to get in/to get on: to enter or to board a vehicle
To get in is used for cars, to get on is used for all other forms of transportation.
- It's easiest to get in the car from the driver's side. The door on the other side doesn't work well.
- I always get on the bus to work at 34th Street.
to get out of/to get off : to leave or to descend from a vehicle
To get out of is used for cars, to get of is used for all other forms of transportation.
- Why don't we stop and get out of the car for a while?
- Helen got off the train at the 42nd Street terminal.
to put on: to place on oneself (usually said of clothes) (S)
- Mary put on her coat and left the room.
- Put your hat on before you leave the house.
to take off : to remove (usually said of clothes) (S)
- John took off his jacket as he entered the office.
- Take your sweater off. The room is very warm.
to call up : to telephone (also: to give someone a call) (S)
To call can be used instead of to call up, as in the first example below.
- I forgot to call up Mr. Jones yesterday I'd better call him now.
- Call me up tomorrow, Jane. We'll arrange a time to have lunch together.
- I promise to give you a call as soon as I arrive in New York.
to turn on: to start or cause to function (also: to switch on) (S)
- Please turn on the light; it's too dark in here.
- Do you know who turned the air conditioning on?
to turn off: to cause to stop functioning (also: to switch off, to shut off) (S)
Turn on and turn off, as well as their related forms, are used for things that flow, such as electricity, water, gas, etc.
- Please turn off the light when you leave the room.
- Are you really listening to the radio, or should I turn it off?
right away: very soon; immediately (also: at once)
- Dad says that dinner will be ready right away, so we'd better wash our hands and set the table.
- Tell Will to come to my office right away. I must see him immediately.
- Stop playing that loud music at once!
to pick up: to lift from the floor, table, etc., with one's fingers (S)
- Harry picked up the newspaper that was on the front doorstep.
- Could you pick your toy up before someone falls over it?
sooner or later: eventually, after a period of time
- If you study English seriously, sooner or later you'll become fluent.
- I'm too tired to do my homework now; I'm sure I'll do it sooner or later.
to get up: to arise, to rise from a bed
For the last definition a noun phrase must separate the verb and particle.
- Carlo gets up at seven o'clock every morning.
- At what time should we get the children up tomorrow?
at first: in the beginning, originally
- At first English was difficult for him, but later he made great progress.
- I thought at first that it was Sheila calling, but then I realized that it was Betty.
Intro Steps to Understanding | گامهای مقدماتی بسوی درک
مهم نیست همه ی آنرا بتوانید درک کنید . مهم اینست که محتوای کلی آنرا بفهمید.
در ادامه بیشتر با آن آشنا می شوید
Mr. Jones quickly took his old bag and threw that out of the window too.
The other people in the carriage laughed. Is your bag going to bring your beautiful hat back? They asked.
No. Mr. Jones answered, but there’s no name and no address in my hat, and there’s a name and an address on my bag. Someone’s going to find both of them near each other, and he’s going to send me the bag and the hat!
Fire flies
An amateur naturalist steps into a fantastic world on a walk.
The alert amateur naturalist had first sighted the flickering glow in the distance, just after sunset. It took him an hour to reach the source, nestled in a dense wood, at the foot of the mountain.
His trek came to an abrupt halt. An ominous Iron Gate closed off the path ahead. A tall stonewall was built on each side of this path which disappeared into the distance. Atop each gate-pillar was an enormous glass lantern. The flashing light from these lanterns was brilliant, yet eerie.
Closer inspection revealed that the light came from millions of fireflies flying around inside each lantern. Strangely enough the flies didn’t appear to be stressed by their captive ‘home’.
His eyes became focused upon these tiny creatures. Their Morse code flashing seemed to beat invisible messages into his mind. He was mesmerised.
A small group of fireflies appeared at the gate. They thread their way through the ancient looking keyhole. The enormous key creaked and slowly turned to their command. The gate swung open. Walking in a hypnotic state, slowly up the winding driveway, he was dimly aware that he couldn’t take his eyes off the hundreds of smaller firefly lanterns that lined the winding drive.
His mind was almost devoid of any thought except the lanterns constant flashing, propelling him on up the mountain. Ahead, halfway up the slope, nestled amongst the tall pines, stood a large, rambling old house.
Fear made him start to tremble. He couldn’t seem to control his thoughts, emotions, or movements, as his legs involuntarily propelled him up the steps, towards the front door.
The door slowly opened. Shuffling inside, he was immediately surrounded by millions of fireflies, which flashed in a different rhythm from those left outside. These little creatures, normally so friendly and harmless to man, were now spiralling around him, almost making them feel giddy. He was literally ‘force flashed’ up the huge staircase inside, his body now helplessly out of control of his mind.
Breathing heavily, ears super sensitised to the lack of sound around him, and eyes unable to see further than the fireflies glow, he was allowed to pause at last at a heavy oak door at the top of the steps.
The fireflies left his side. He still couldn’t move. His feet didn't respond to his brain's commands. The fireflies flew up to the door. Incredibly, these tiny creatures started to form letters of the alphabet. A glow and low humming noise pulsated from behind the door. His hair started to stand up at the back of his neck. A minute later, the pulsating message flickered out in front of him.
‘COME IN, YE WHO DARE!’
Wendy Laing © 2000
What is Grammar | گرامر چیست؟
Grammar is the system of a language. People sometimes describe grammar as the "rules" of a language; but in fact no language has rules*. If we use the word "rules", we suggest that somebody created the rules first and then spoke the language, like a new game. But languages did not start like that. Languages started by people making sounds which evolved into words, phrases and sentences. No commonly-spoken language is fixed. All languages change over time. What we call "grammar" is simply a reflection of a language at a particular time.
Do we need to study grammar to learn a language? The short answer is "no". Very many people in the world speak their own, native language without having studied its grammar. Children start to speak before they even know the word "grammar". But if you are serious about learning a foreign language, the long answer is "yes, grammar can help you to learn a language more quickly and more efficiently." It's important to think of grammar as something that can help you, like a friend. When you understand the grammar (or system) of a language, you can understand many things yourself, without having to ask a teacher or look in a book.
So think of grammar as something good, something positive, something that you can use to find your way - like a signpost or a map.
زبان بوسیله مردم بوجود آمد که صدا را به تدریج به لغت و جمله تبدیل کردند. هیچ زبانی ثابت نیست و تمام زبانها در طول زمان تغییر می کنند. چیزی که ما آنرا گرامر می خوانیم، به صورت ساده انعکاس یک زبان در یک زمان خاص است.
آیا لازم است که گرامر را یاد بگیریم؟؟؟ جواب سریع این است که "خیر" . مردم زیادی در دنیا بدون اینکه بدانند گرامر چیست زبان خودشان را صحبت می کنند. بچه ها قبل از اینکه لغت گرامر را بدانند صحبت می کنند.
ولی اگه شما برای یاد گیری یک زبان خارجی مصمم هستید، جواب بهتر "بله " است. گرامر نی تواند کمک کند که یک زبان را بهتر و سریع تر یاد بگیرید. مهمه که شما به گرامر به عنوان وسیله ای برای یادگیری بهتر نگاه کنید.مثل یک دوست. وقتی شما گرامر یک زبان را یاد گرفتید، خیلی چیزها را می توانید خودتان یاد بگیرید، بدون اینکه از مجبور باشید از معلم بپرسید یا در کتاب نگاه کنید.
بنابراین به گرامر به عنوان یک وسیله خوب، مثبت نگاه کنید به عنوان وسیله ای که می توانید به کمک آن راه خود را پیدا کنید. مثل نقشه.