Extra Words & Phrases
Ź
slogan [ `slogJn ] n.Ź
reception [ rI`sEpSJn ] n.Ź
prime minister[
"prZIm
`mInIstK] n.
Ź unzip [
Vn`zIp] vt.
Ź anti-nuclear [
:AntI`nuklIK] a.
anti [
`AntI] prefix
Ź Democrat [
`dEmJ:krAt] n.
Republican [
rI`pVblIkJn] n.
Ź bug [ bVg ] vt.
Ź
feminist [ `fEmJnIst ] n.ຍ੯ڍġĸıġȁȁКћᚙ៌ڍġĸıġ 59
Words & Phrases
- make a statement
statement [ `stetmJnt ]
n.
That movie makes a statement about the
dangers of technology.
- political [ pJ`lItIkL ] a.
The first showing of the movie was delayed
because of political reasons.
- be not the case
be the case
I thought my boyfriend was mad at me, but that
wasn
t the case.If what the expert says is really the case, then
we need to keep an eye on our kids.
- candidate [
kAndJ"det /kAndJdIt ]
n.
Environmental protection has always been a
key issue for that candidate.
- reference [ `rEfJrJns ] n.
Fearing his mother would get upset, Nick didn t
make any references to his sister s illness.
- scandal [
`skAndL
] n.
After he got involved in a political scandal, the
police chief was forced to step down.
- fast-forward
[
:fAst`fOrwKd]
vi. & vt.
Let
s fast-forward this part because it
s tooscary for the kids.
- from coast to coast
That important sport event was broadcast live
from coast to coast.
There were several (references / scandals /
candidates) to the author
s friends in her newnovel.
That popular series is aired from (face to face /
head to toe / coast to coast).
The mayor has made a (difference / statement /
fortune) that all illegal factories will be shut down.
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Tips in Use
go (all the way) back to +
= date back to
= date from +
= be traced back to
The origin of this Chinese character goes (all the
way) back to the third century.
This vase dates back to the Ching Dynasty.
The start of this custom can be traced back to the
mid-1500s.
to
go back / date back / be traced back +
That practice goes back 200 years.
This museum houses several pieces of art that
date back more than a thousand years.