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PRACTICAL
ENGLISH FOR TURKS
A Free Bilingual Electronic Ezine |
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Practical English for Turks: A Bilingual Ezine for Intermediate and Advanced Learners. Informative, entertaining and really cool stuff. Archives steadily growing. Recommended also for advanced learners of Turkish. Thematic and conceptual level not suitable for youngsters under 16.
Uyarı: İngilizce metinlerimizin kavramlar dünyası 16-yaş altı gruplar için uygun değildir... Peki, şöyle söyleyelim: Yahoo'daki Anasayfamıza hiç girdiniz mi? Adres: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pratik-ingilizce... Orada neler mi var? Bir takım klasörler. Adresi: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pratik-ingilizce/files... Sonra, toplu olarak eski sayılar. Adresi: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pratik-ingilizce/files/eski-sayilar... Önerdiğim dil sitelerini şu adreste topluyorum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pratik-ingilizce/links... Eeee? Bu 16 yaş meselesi de ne? Efendim, şu adreste karikatür albümleri var: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/pratik-ingilizce/lst... Hepsi de yazılı! Hem eğleniyoruz, hem İngilizcemizi ilerletiyoruz! Bunlardan "Naughty" ve "XXX" olanlarına Yahoo zaten kendi üyeleri için 18 yaş altına (onlar benim kadar liberal değil) girme izni vermez. Ama bizim bütün dosyalarımız üyelerimize açık. İşte uyarıyı bunun için yapıyorum. XXX görüntülerden hoşlanmıyorsanız, bu iki albüme siz de girmeyiniz... Now, this is what may be called "TEMPTATION" par excellence, isn't it?!...izbul |
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PEOPLE AND EVENTSMGK DISCUSSES ARTICLE 312
Pertaining to the freedom of expression, the democratization package, which led to a "mini" crisis among the coalition partners, was also discussed yesterday at Turkland's National Security Council (MGK). pertaining = konusunda, ilişkin olarak... freedom of expression = ifade özgürlüğü... As the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)'s resistance could not be broken at Monday's leaders summit, which was held in order to resolve different opinions on the package, Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit had asked his partners to meet once more at the beginning of next week, after yesterday's MGK meeting. leaders summit = liderler zirvesi... to resolve different opinions = farklı görüşleri uzlaştırmak... Junior coalition partner the Motherland Party (ANAP) demands amendments to the draft law, which was adopted in its initial form, upon the reactions of the European Union management. ANAP's stance is also supported by Democratic Left Party (DSP). junior coalition partner = koalisyonun küçük ortağı... amendment = yasa vb. değişikliği... draft law = yasa tasarısı... adopted in its initial form = ilk biçimiyle benimsenmişti... stance = tutum, tavır... DSP officials noted that certain views that were included in the rationale of the bill would be inserted in the bill's text, and thus it would become more clear with the resolution of the uncertainties. However, coalition partner MHP rejects any small amendment to the bill, which was prepared by professor Sulhi Dönmezer and supported also by the military circles. MHP plans to satisfy both its extremist nationalist party base floor and military circles. the rationale of the bill = tasarının gerekçesi... the resolution of the uncertainties = belirsizliklerin çözülmesi... military circles = askeri çevreler... party base floor = parti tabanı... from The Turkish Daily News |
BAG SNATCHING WITH VIOLENCE AGAINA woman who was returning home from her relatives' home with her six year old son in the Kurtuluş district of Istanbul was stabbed eight times by a bag-snatcher who wanted to steal her handbag. 28-year old Münevver Yeşiltepe was stabbed mostly on her hands and face when she resisted the snatcher, reportedly in his twenties, who wanted to grasp her handbag at a bus stop. The snatcher ran away throwing the handbag when the other people at the bus stop intervened. Yeşilkaya was hospitalized immediately and had microsurgery because one of her fingers was almost severed after the stabbing. bag snatching = kapkaççılık... district = (burada) semt... was stabbed = bıçaklandı... reportedly = bildirildiğine göre... grasp = yakalamak tutmak, kavramak... to intervene = müdahele etmek, araya girmek... almost severed = neredeyse kopmuştu... * * * * * TOBACCO PURCHASE PRICESThe Turkish government yesterday announced that it has raised subsidized purchase prices of tobacco by some 35 percent from last year, as it prepares to phase out farm subsidies under an agriculture sector reform backed by international finance institutions. subsidize = subvansiyon yapmak... raise ... by some 35 percent = yaklaşık %35 arttırmak... to phase out = giderek son vermek... subsidies = destek alımları (subvansiyonlar)... State Minister responsible for privatization Karakoyunlu said the government would be subsidizing tobacco farmers via purchases for the last time this year, in line with a tobacco reform law that went into effect early January. The minister said the government made the most of its opportunities to give farmers the best price under the currently difficult economic conditions and wouldn't let inflation beat them. A decree authorizing this year's subsidy purchases was being prepared and would likely become effective within a few days. responsible for privatization = özelleştirmeden sorumlu... via purchases = alınmlar yoluyla... in line with = uyarınca, ile uyumlu olarak... go into effect = yürürlüğe girmek... make the most of = en iyisini yapmak, en yüksek ölçüde yararlanmak... wouldn't let inflation beat them = enflasyonun onları yenmesine izin vermeyeceklerdi... decree =hükumet kararnamesi... to become effective = yürürlüğe girmek... |
CHUNKS OF WISDOM OR DROPLETS OF BANALITY ?
THAT MYSTERIOUS FEELING CALLED "LOVE"Let's Get Romantic Today, For A Change !!Today I begin to understand what love must be, if it exists... When we are parted, we each feel the lack of the other half of ourselves. We are incomplete like a book in two volumes of which the first has been lost. That is what I imagine love to be: incompleteness in absence. -- Goncourt when we are parted = ayrıldığımızda, ayrı olduğumuzda... incompleteness in absence = "Sen yarım, ben yarım; birleşmek mümkün değil; Dertlerde tamamlandık, yaşamakta değil..." (O. Gencebay) I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough. -- Nicholas Sparks, "The Notebook" a common man ... etc = sıradan bir adam, sıradan düşünceleri olan, sıradan bir hayat yaşamış... no monuments dedicated to me = adıma dikilmiş anıt yok... ve adım çok geçmeden unutulacak... Ama bir başkasını bütün kalbim ve ruhumla sevdim ve bu benim için her zaman yeterli oldu... [Bu adam gerçekten sevmiş, arkadaş...] Once I dropped a tear in the ocean. When I find it is when I'll stop loving you. -- Anonymous Bir keresinde gözyaşlarım okyanuslara karışmıştı. Bulabilirsem sana olan aşkım biter ancak... [Aslına daha sadık bir çeviri: Bir keresinde gözyaşlarımı yitirmiştim okyanusta... Dikkat ederseniz, ikinci bölüm için de doğru çeviri: "Onu bulduğum zamandır ancak..." Ama biliyorsunuz "Translations, like wives, are seldom faithful if they are in the least attractive" (Roy Campbell): Türkçe uyarlaması: Çeviri, güzel bir kadın gibi, sadıksa çekici, cekici ise sadık olmaz! At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet. -- Plato Feylezof Eflatun, daha o zamanlardan Anadolu'nun ruhunu okumuş: Bizde herkes şair... There is no remedy for love but to love more. -- Henry David Thoreau Thoreau dilimize çevrildi mi acaba? Amerika'yı Amerika yapan temel akımlardan birisinin "civil disobedience" kavramı olduğunu biliyor muyuz? Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. -- Lao-Tzu Bu Çinlilerin çok güzel düşünceleri var da, bir de köpek eti yemekten vazgeçseler!! En sadık dostunu besleyip yiyen adamlardan "sevgi" sözünü işitmek tuhaf geliyor. En yakın akrabalarının beynini çıkarıp yemeleri gibi (Canlı Maymun Lokantaları)... Romantik olalım dedik, bakın yine nerelere geldik... We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly embracing each other. -- Luciano De Crescenzo Herbirimiz birer tek kanatlı meleğiz; kucaklaşırsak birlikte uçabiliriz... Our hours in love have wings; in absence, crutches. -- Colley Cibber, 1671-1757, British Actor-Manager, Playwright Sevince kanatlarımız var, sevginin yokluğunda koltuk değneklerimiz... May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live. -- Robert A. Heinlein Dilediğinizce uzun yaşayın, yaşadığınızca uzun sevin, dostlar!... |
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Here Is An Intermediate Level Vocabulary Test I have Prepared For You
1. She was very inquisitive. Moreover, she never ............. to conceal her curiosity. a. attempted b. struggled c. disagreed d. imagined e. confused 2. If you let the kids do anything they want, they're bound to be so ............. . a. damaged b. spoilt c. idiotic d. impulsive e. nervous 3. I tried to get through to him on the phone last night, but every time I dialled his number the line was ................ . a. employed b. occupied c. received d. used e. engaged 4. The people of Adıyaman were convinced that what they had seen was a flying ............. from outer space. a. plate b. dish c. cup d. tray e. saucer 5. The doctor told him to keep the tablets in his mouth and .............. them slowly. a. bite b. swallow c. suck d. sip e. puff * * * * * Answers A Little Down The Page
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And This Is An Advanced Level Vocabulary TestTest Yourself And See If You Can Find The Synonyms For : -- (1)...abhor (2)...anticipate (3)...conceal (4)...docile (5)...fragrant (6)...heathen (7)...paternity (8)...predecessor (9)...reprimand (10)...tantalize
Study Suggestions: Consult a good dictionary for any word or expression you have doubts about -- for advanced learners I suggest an all-English dictionary and preferably one that offers extensive coverage of idioms and expressions for each entry and sample sentences as well... Write down your words in company with their dictionary definition, synonyms and antonyms, adding a good number of the idioms and expressions it appears in, not forgetting the sample sentences... Try to memorize these sentences... Come back and have a look at the whole group from time to time - to refresh your memory and maybe to make a few additions... CLUES AND EXPRESSIONS: She abhors cruelty to animals. I loathe him. What an abominable situation we're in! the abominable snowman.. We're eagerly anticipating your arrival... Columbus was probably anticipated by Viking sailors. = Anlamı: Vikingler daha önce gelmişlerdi... He wasn't anticipating the blow... [blow = darbe. Ama "hükumet darbesi = coup d'état... Kısaltılması: coup. Okunuşu ku:-dei-ta: ] A docile child, a docile horse... submissive = kuzu gibi boyun eğen, hiç isyan etmeyen... pagan = ilkel dinlere inanan, putperest... infidel = gavur [ama bu kez, Ehli Salip açısından!!!] A paternity suit = babalık takım elbisesi değil, babalık davası... predecessor X successor = selef X halef... Bu kavramları anımsamakta güçlük çekiyorsanız "halife" den yola çıkınız... striptease = soyunarak uzaktan kışkırtma, tahrik, taciz... "veil" takılırsa, arapça tahrik oluyormuş. Ben bilmiyorum, öyle diyorlar... * * * * * Answers A Little Down The Page You can always mail me, should you have any doubts lingering on your mind.
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NOTES TOWARD A COMPILATION OF ENGLISH IDIOMS FOR TURKSAdam (not to know a person from Adam) = hiç tanımamak... "No one among us knew the man from Adam."adapt oneself = kendini uyarlamak... "You'll have to adapt yourself to their strange ways and customs if you wish to become one of the tribe."add up = akla yatmak, zihinde soru işaretleri bırakmamak... "What you've just told me doesn't quite add up, you know." be addicted to = alışmış olmak, müptelası olmak... "I must admit I am truly addicted to Turkish coffee." address oneself to = bir işi ciddiyetle yapmağa kararlı olmak ve girişmek... "We expect our employees to address themselves wholeheartedly to any problem that may arise." adjutant general = komutana bilgi veren ve emirlerini orduya tebliğ eden yardımcı general... "Her husband got a promotion and became an adjutant general." rear admiral = tuğamiral... "Her uncle is a rear admiral in the navy." Admission is free = Giriş ücretsizdir... "Duhuliye bedavadır"... "There will be a pop concert at our school this weekend and admission will be free." No admittance = Girilmez! "Restricted zone... No admittance!" [restricted zone = kısıtlanmış, yasak bölge] ado (without any more ado / much ado) = işi uzatmadan, gürültü patırtıya boğmadan, giriş faslını kısa keserek... "Without any more ado, the soldiers proceeded to search the village house by house." to make advances = 1) karşı cinsten birisine kur yapmak; 2) bir anlaşmazlığı sona erdirmek amacıyla girişimlerde bulunmak... "They've made certain advances to settle the dispute, but to no avail." in advance = 1) önceden... "It's impossible to know in advance what their reaction will be." 2) avans olarak. "I am going to pay for this job in advance." take advantage of = zayıf durumundan veya zaaflarından yararlanarak... "You wouldn't take advantage of these poor people, would you?" * * * * * |
MEDICAL AND PSEUDO-MEDICAL IDIOMS: BE CAREFUL -- KNOWING THESE OR NOT MAY BECOME A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH !!over the worst = en kötüsünü atlatmış, iyileşme yoluna girmiş... "My uncle is over the worst since he had a stroke a fortnight ago." to pull through = ciddi bir hastalık veya yaralanmadan hayatını kaybetmeden kurtulup iyileşmek... "He has had a very serious car accident, and I sincerely hope he pulls through." run down = gücünü yitirmiş, tükenmiş, zafiyet içinde... "She has been putting in a tremendous effort all through this month, and frankly she has become very run down." to run a temperature = ateşi olmak... "She is running a temperature, and she really ought to stay in bed for a couple of days." to take someone's temperature = vücut ısısını ölçmek, derecesini almak... "The nurse repeatedly took and recorded my body temperature through the night." to run some tests = to perform a series of medical tests = bir dizi test uygulamak... "The doctors decided to run a series of tests on the patient to determine the precipitating factor." a splitting headache = başı çatlarcasına başağrısı... "She says she can't come over today. She says she has a splitting headache." to take a turn for the worse = kötüye gitmek, alevlenmek... "His grandfather was hospitalized when his condition took a turn for the worse last week." throw up = kusmak... "She threw up several times after she had a meal in that restaurant." under the weather = kendini pek iyi hissetmemek... "Her husband has been feeling under the weather for some time -- so much so that he has stopped going to work altogether." [altogether = (1) hep birlikte; (2) -- burada olduğu gibi -- "tümüyle"] * * * * *
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RECOMMENDED ONLINE RESOURCES Great site for interactive listening comprehension practice with a very useful section on Free English Study Resources ... Kulak eğitimi için son derece yararlı bir site. Kuvvetle öneririm.
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