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celebration plans and new year s resolutions

new year's resolutions

new year's resolutions

TOEFL - IELTS - TOEIC

... one person 's goal might be to reduce or to eliminate intake of alcohol or tobacco The most common new year' s resolution is weight loss A student may make a resolution to stay focused in class or ... although many resolutions go unachieved and are often broken fairly shortly after they are set Many New Year resolutions in the Western world involve maintaining peak vitality, physical fitness, or appearance ... to complete all of his assignments Resolutions to eat sensibly or increase exercise are also quite common Learn More: Janus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus_(mythology) Solar Calendar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_calendar...
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New Year''''s Resolutions doc

New Year''''s Resolutions doc

Kỹ năng đọc tiếng Anh

... Please supply home contact no asap as cannot, for obvious reasons, rely on given spelling of 'Jones' to search in file Cleave Yesssss! Yessssss' Daniel Cleaver wants my phone no Am marvellous Am ... that is inadvisable since am fat, have spot on chin, and desire only to sit on cushion eating chocolate and watching Xmas specials It seems wrong and unfair that Christmas, with its stressful and ... expression must have shamed even him because he smiled shiftily, nodded at the computer screen and shot out Sure enough, Message Pending was flashing I pressed RMS It said: Message Jones Have...
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wishes on the occasion of birthday, wedding and new year's holiday (or christmas) in british and vietnamese culture a comparative study = lời cầu chúc nhân dịp sinh nhật, cưới hỏi và lễ năm mới

wishes on the occasion of birthday, wedding and new year's holiday (or christmas) in british and vietnamese culture a comparative study = lời cầu chúc nhân dịp sinh nhật, cưới hỏi và lễ năm mới

Khoa học xã hội

... Vietnamese New Year wishes Many Vietnamese see New Year as a special time to express their wishes to others In fact, many wishes are specifically designed for this occasion and they include happiness, ... happiness e Boss 32 As in the case of other addressees, happiness is the most frequent wedding wish to the boss (68%) Wishes to the boss are rather similar to those occurring in wishes among ... money and others presents with words among possible ways of wishing whereas this type of wishing is popular in Vietnam, especially on occasions such as wedding and New Year This type of wishing seems...
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Wishes on the occasion of birthday, wedding and new year’s holiday (or christmas) in british and vietnamese culture a comparative study

Wishes on the occasion of birthday, wedding and new year’s holiday (or christmas) in british and vietnamese culture a comparative study

Tổng hợp

... understand English ways of expressing wishes The focus of the study will be on similarities and differences between Vietnamese and English forms of wishing Aims of the study The thesis focuses on ... on studying the similarities and differences between English and Vietnamese ways of wishing in respect to the following aspects: - To investigate the content of expressions used in wishing and ... Speech acts and wishing 1.1.1 Speech acts and their classification 1.1.2 Wishing as a speech act 1.2 Politeness, face and wishing, a face-threatening act 1.2.1 Politeness 1.2.2 Face 1.2.3 Wishing...
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John Wiley And Sons Webster's New World - Essential vocabulary

John Wiley And Sons Webster's New World - Essential vocabulary

Kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh

... more), and usually at least two sentences using the word Most entries also include synonyms and other forms of the word, such as past tense and gerund forms (for verbs) and adverbial and noun forms ... professional services If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for damages arising ... tasteful artistic f evaluate artwork g element ascetic h debate ascribe i proud 10 aspect j dry 11 assert k sculptor 12 assess l noble assiduous (uh SID yoo uhss) adj gone about with constant and...
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John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_A -2

John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_A -2

Kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh

... relieve asperity d assert aspiration e passion assail f primitive tool assimilation g harshness assuage h enunciate aver i assault B baste (BAYST) vt to sew with long, loose stitches to keep ... both tips to the opposite sides of a glass, the glass s outside diameter can be measured • Disk brakes bring a car to a stop by the calipers pressing their pads against the captive rotors camouflage ... expectations [-ly adv.] conspirator (kuhn SPEE rit er) n one who conspires; one who acts with others to plan a crime • Cassius and Brutus were the two most famous conspirators in the assassination...
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John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_A

John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_A

Kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh

... tasteful artistic f evaluate artwork g element ascetic h debate ascribe i proud 10 aspect j dry 11 assert k sculptor 12 assess l noble assiduous (uh SID yoo uhss) adj gone about with constant and ... vertebrates without scales (including frogs, newts, salamanders, and toads) that starts life with gills, living in the water, and later develops lungs; any plant or animal that is at home both on land ... potter and an exceptional craftsman is that the latter is assiduous [-ly adv., -ness n.] [Syn busy] assist (uh SIST) vt to aid; give help to; to work as a helper —n helping someone to something...
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John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_B

John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_B

Kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh

... was customary at Vanessa s workplace to discuss plans for the weekend during the water-cooler conversations • Representatives of Russia and Japan have conversations now and again over Russia s ... nearly the same thing congruous a composed connection b effect consciousness c scornful consensus d simultaneous consequence e build consider f stare at consist g taint construct h suitable contaminate ... classic) lines • Shakespeare s tragedies followed those of Sophocles and Euripides as being both classical and timeless • Until the 195 0s, the college graduates of modern Europe and those from Ivy...
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John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_D -2

John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_D -2

Kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh

... correct disinter i lament 10 disinterestedness j dissatisfaction 11 disputatious k small 12 dissonance l expend D: GRE Words 273 distillation (DIS til AY shin) n a process by which a liquid is vaporized, ... overpreparing [Syn shyness] digress (di GRESS) vi to momentarily or temporarily stray from the main subject • Max Schulman s Dobie Gillis is famous for straying from his subject and then going ... waste material; worthless stuff; rubbish • In a steel mill or foundry, dross ends up on the rubbish heap • Good garage-sale shoppers learn to separate treasure from dross dubious (DOO bee is)...
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John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_D

John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_D

Kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh

... Hardness distinguishes real diamonds from fake ones • The Dewey Decimal System helps us to distinguish a book by its cover • “The distinguished senator from (your state)” is a title of rank and respect ... DaVinci s Last Supper depicts a Passover seder • A portrait artist will depict a likeness of you, for a fee • The sports section of today s newspaper depicts a detailed account of yesterday s games, ... diagnose your business s problems, we must analyze your clientele, your expenditures, and your suntan • Steve s diagnosis of the cause of the computer s strange graphics was the Rhino virus, which...
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John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_E

John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_E

Kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh

... International law is something that exists in essence, although it is not codified • Humor is the essence of satire and of satirical pieces • Oddly, a certain nastiness is the essence of satirists • Vanilla ... One s spouse shoud be one s exclusive soul mate The golf course is for the exclusive use of its members Sandy Hook s beach is for the exclusive use of people named Sandy The country club s exclusive ... Beethoven expresses great joy in his ninth symphony Steven gave Leonard express permission to use his tools Express regulations govern the registration of handguns The express train skips many of...
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John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_F

John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_F

Kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh

... makes a big show of his piety at church on Sundays, he is really a hypocrite because he drinks, cusses, and chases loose women the rest of the week • Used-car salespersons have a well-deserved ... epicure] gracious (GRAY shis) adj showing kindness, courtesy, charm, etc.; compassionate; merciful; showing kindness toward those in inferior positions; showing taste and luxuriousness appropriate ... Vanderbilts in Newport, Rhode Island) can only be described as grandiose • Napoleon had grandiose plans for a French empire • The court of Louis XVI was so grandiose as to show the commoners how unimportant...
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John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_I

John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_I

Kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh

... townspeople as philistines • Delilah was the Philistine woman who was responsible for Samson s haircut 316 Essential Vocabulary photosynthesis (foh toh SIN thi sis) n the chemical process by ... • Sometimes those in mental institutions experience periods of lucidity lustrous (LUS tris) adj shining brightly; glorious • Polished silver has a lustrous finish • Gold is lustrous even without ... foreknowledge] pressure (PRESH er) n a pressing, squeezing, compressing, or being pressed; compelling influence; demanding force; (physics) force per unit of surface area • Pressure is usually used to squeeze...
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John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_J-K

John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_J-K

Kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh

... showcasing artifacts, works of art, or items associated with a person, activity, etc • Museums can be as different as the District of Columbia s Air and Space Museum and its National Museum of ... The missing-man formation is used by combat pilots to honor a lost comrade • Frank was missing at his class s morning roll call mitigate (MIT i GAYT) vt to lessen; to make or become less severe; ... lamppost was just a mishap • When you’re dressed up, it s a good idea to drink nothing but colorless liquids, in case a mishap causes your drink to land on your clothes [Syn accident] misleading...
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John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_O

John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_O

Kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh

... pervasive nature of some diseases is the reason for isolating any suspected cases [-ly adv., -ness n.] pessimism (PES i mi zm) n expecting the worst at all times; the philosophy that evil always ... but speak no words; an actor or actress who performs in this way; actions and gestures without words used as a means of expression • It is customary in Japanese Kabuki theater for characters to ... seats • The United States is fortunate to have at least five world-class symphony orchestras • The instruments of the orchestra are divided into strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion ordain (awr...
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John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_Prefixes and Suffixes

John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_Prefixes and Suffixes

Kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh

... -lith, -lithic stone (batholith, neolithic) -logy study of (biology) Prefixes and Suffixes 377 Prefix/Suffix Meaning/Usage -lysis destruction; dissolving; loosening; dissolution (analysis) macro- ... mother Missa solemnis [L.] High Mass (Roman Catholic) mitzvah [Heb.] blessing; commandment n’est-ce pas? [Fr.] Isn’t it so? nicht wahr? [Ger.] Isn’t it so? nil desperandum [L.] “never desperate”—Horace ... health se habla español [Sp.] Spanish is spoken here shalom [Heb.] peace, well-being (used as general greeting) s il vous plâit [Fr.] please status quo [L.] existing condition Foreign Phrases 387...
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John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_Q-R

John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_Q-R

Kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh

... class, order, family, genus, species.) • Taxonomy was first developed by Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist of the eighteenth century • Linnaeus s taxonomy shows humans as genus Homo, and species, ... scrutiny sedulous (SEJ oo lis) adj working steadily and hard; diligent; persistent • Mack was sedulous in his studies of Elizabethan poetry • Jeannie was sedulous in making sure that she got the best ... forts seen in the movies are stockades • A stockade is also a structure that used to detain prisoners • The stockade fences of today are not actually stockades because only occasional posts are...
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John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_R

John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_R

Kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh

... true scientists by the scientific establishment S: SAT Words 209 • Scientists divide their numbers into life scientists (botanists and zoologists), physical scientists (chemists and physicists), ... recklessness (REK lis NIS) n foolhardiness; carelessness; rashness; disregard for consequences • Paul s mom was nervous about his going skiing—especially because he had a history of recklessness ... (that is, biology, geology, astronomy, chemistry, and physics) • A physician who specializes in research is a scientist • Social scientists, such as sociologists and psychologists, are not considered...
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John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_T

John Wiley And Sons Webster''s New World - Essential vocabulary_T

Kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh

... main source of protein was insects • A man would never succeed in conning his mark, unless the story he told had some vestige of truth • Apes and humans have vestiges of tails, suggesting that some ... A good singer often has a tremulous voice on a sustained note, known as “tremolo”; bad singers let this tremulousness get out of hand T: SAT Words 229 • It is appropriate to be tremulous when ... times tyranny (TIR uh nee) n the government of an absolute ruler; oppressive government; unjust government; cruel and unjust use of authority; harshness; severity; despotism • The first so-called...
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