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Words andTheir Stories: Numbers Part Two
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDSANDTHEIR STORIES.
Last week, I told about the number one. ... and approval for a job well done.
Some of my friends were confused and did not understand their schoolwork. They were at sixes
and sevens. In fact, they did not care if they finished high school. ... writing and arithmetic. These three words do not all start with the letter “R.” But they
have the sound of “R.” My teachers used to give three cheers when I did well in math. They
gave praise and...
... attacks:
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Passwords must have at least eight characters
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Passwords must contain a combination of letters,
numbers, and special characters
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Passwords should expire at least every 30 days
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Passwords ... resources and
can no longer function
•
Known as a SYN attack because it exploits the
SYN/ACK “handshake”
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Person hired to break into a computer and steal
information
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Do not randomly search ... disinformation
and propaganda
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Deny service to legitimate computer users
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Commit unauthorized intrusions into systems and
networks that result in critical infrastructure outages and
corruption...
... patients andtheir diagnostic values in hepatic inflammation and fibrosis. Methods: A
total of 106 HBeAg-negative CHB patients with clinically and pathologically proven steatosis
and 98 patients ... steatosis (83
men and 23 women, mean age: 41.08±10.23 years) and
the remaining 98 patients were excluded from hepatic
steatosis (79 men and 19 women, mean age 39.4±9.81
years). Their diagnoses ... activity),
and G3 (severe activity). All the sections were blindly
and independently assessed by 3 pathologists and the
results were processed by the Kappa concordance
test. The inter- and intra-observer...
... behind the ear, and she shakes her head, rocks the cradle, and
murmurs her song. The green patch and the shadows from the trousers and the baby-
clothes move up and down, nod to her, and soon take ... wallets on their backs are trudging along and shadows flit backwards
and forwards; on both sides she can see forests through the cold harsh mist. All at once
the people with their wallets andtheir ... hay is dear, and folks
are paltry nowadays and always contriving to go by tram. And yet, thank God, I have
nothing to complain of. I have plenty to eat and good clothes to wear, and . . . we...
... young, and strong, and ready to
give his life for his country. Now he was forgetful, weak, and
unwilling to give away the little time he knew was left to him.
AFTERLIFE AND
OTHER STORIES ... private
schools and done well. He had excelled at swimming through
the guidance and management provided by his father. The boy
had talent, and his father had developed it and made it fl ourish. ... content for a few days, and the boy was glad he
could make this happen.
Father and son formed a unique pair. Their emotions were
inexorably intertwined. Like Siamese twins, their feelings fl
owed...
... words stick in
one’s
throat
→
put in a good word (for
someone
)
→
put words into
someone’s
mouth
→
take the words (right) out of
one’s
mouth
→
true to
one’s
word
→
twist
someone’s
words ... com-
pletely true.
→
spin a yarn
yawn
[
"jOn
]
1.
iv. to stretch one’s
mouth open and breathe in and
out slowly and deeply, especially
when one is tired or bored.
2.
iv.
[for something like a ... order; a com-
mand. (No plural. Treated as sin-
gular.)
2.
n. news; information.
(No plural. Treated as singular.)
wordy
[
"w#d i
] adj. having too
many words; using more words
than necessary...
... brave and happy and wise prince. When half of the people in
his land were dead, he chose a thousand healthy and happy friends and took them away
from the city. He took them over the hills and ... became whiter Their heads began
to go round and round and round They thought stranger and more dream-like thoughts
than ever before And some of them saw a tall masked man walking slowly and silently ... walls, and as I did so I read a small book. I found this
book on the bed next to me. It described all the pictures in the room, one by one, andtheir
stories.
I looked and read for a long time, and...
... way into everyday use in the English language, and the
more important it is to learn these wordsandtheir meanings.
Many of the foreign wordsand phrases in this chapter have been adopted
into ... zeitgeist of the fifties.
TIPS AND STRATEGIES
Foreign wordsand phrases that have been adopted into the English lan-
guage are likely to appear on standardized tests and occur regularly in news-
paper ... answered 1–3 questions correctly, it’s time to expand the number
of foreign wordsand phrases in your vocabulary. Study the lesson that fol-
lows carefully, and do the practice quiz on a separate sheet...