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Traduzione e definizione
a delight: un piacere, una delizia
It is a great delight to work with Polly Watson - she is a wonderful colleague. È un grande piacere lavorare con Polly Watson - è una collega meravigliosa.
to delight: deliziare, rallegrare
I'm delighted to meet you after hearing so many good things about you. Sono felice di conoscerti dopo aver sentito tante cose positive su di te.
delightful: delizioso/a, incantevole
What a delightful girl! She is so interesting and funny, it's a pleasure talking to her! Che ragazza deliziosa! È così interessante e divertente, è un piacere parlare con lei!
Esempi
- "Or, should the Delavigne Corporation be remanded to this delightful, charming young thing in front of me."
- "Mrs. Brady's International School of English is situated in the delightful countryside of Cornwall, a county rich in history and legends located at the south-western tip of England."
- "That was delightful."
Esercizio 1
According to Susie, TigerLily will .
According to Susie, TigerLily will delight women with high standards.
delight women with high standards: This is the best choice here. Susie says that TigerLily is "sure to please women of the most discerning tastes". This means that TigerLily has a superior quality which will appeal to women who are very refined and demanding of the products which they purchase.
please women with sophisticated palates: The palate is the part of the mouth which controls the human sense of taste. To have a "sophisticated palate" indicates that someone has a refined sense of taste. However this applies only to food. As Susie is referring to perfumes, this choice is incorrect.
appease women of high social standing : Women of "high social standing" are elite or wealthy women. They are not necessarily women of "discerning taste".
appeal to women of many ethnic backgrounds: Susie never mentions that women of diverse origins will enjoy TigerLily.
Esercizio 2
"I was enthralled to get your message this morning"
This sentence could be rewritten: I was to get your message this morning.
This sentence could be rewritten: I was to get your message this morning.
"I was enthralled to get your message this morning"
This sentence could be rewritten: I was delighted to get your message this morning.
This sentence could be rewritten: I was delighted to get your message this morning.
delighted: To be "enthralled" is to be "charmed", "delighted" or "thrilled". Here Icarus is expressing his joy and happiness in receiving Ruby's message.
puzzled: A "puzzled" person is "confused" or "perplexed". Icarus is not expressing his confusion, but rather his joy at receiving Ruby's message.
saddened: Icarus isn't expressing his sadness at receiving this message, but rather his happiness or joy.
stunned: A "stunned" person is greatly "shocked", "surprised" or even "physically surprised". Although Icarus' statement does indicate a slight sense of surprise, the term "enthralled" expresses more of a sense of delight and joy than "surprise".
Esercizio 3
You want to accept Bob's invitation. Complete the following letter, choosing the most appropriate expressions.
Dear Bob,
I am to the of your baby daughter, and I would like to send my to you and your wife. I wish your child all the in the world.
your invitation, I would love to attend the baptism and I to seeing you on Thursday.
,
Bill (the tall guy with the beard, in Sales)
Dear Bob,
I am to the of your baby daughter, and I would like to send my to you and your wife. I wish your child all the in the world.
your invitation, I would love to attend the baptism and I to seeing you on Thursday.
,
Bill (the tall guy with the beard, in Sales)
You want to accept Bob's invitation. Complete the following letter, choosing the most appropriate expressions.
Dear Bob,
I am delighted 1 to hear about 2 the birth 3 of your baby daughter, and I would like to send my congratulations 4 to you and your lovely 5 wife. I wish your child all the health and happiness 6 in the world.
In reply to 7 your invitation, I would love to attend the baptism and I look forward 8 to seeing you on Thursday.
Best wishes 9,
Bill (the tall guy with the beard, in Sales)
Dear Bob,
I am delighted 1 to hear about 2 the birth 3 of your baby daughter, and I would like to send my congratulations 4 to you and your lovely 5 wife. I wish your child all the health and happiness 6 in the world.
In reply to 7 your invitation, I would love to attend the baptism and I look forward 8 to seeing you on Thursday.
Best wishes 9,
Bill (the tall guy with the beard, in Sales)
1 delighted: This is the best choice for an informal letter. "Delighted" means "enthralled", "very happy" or "greatly pleased": one can be "delighted" by any good news. Example: She was delighted when she saw her neighbour was a young, handsome man.
1 disgusted: This is not correct. To be "disgusted" is to be shocked or sickened. Example: "I am disgusted by your refusal to allow me two hours off work to attend my mother's funeral."
1 ravished: This is not correct. To be "ravished" is literally to be abducted with violence, or raped. Someone who is "ravishing" is very beautiful.
1 encountered: This is not correct. "To encounter" is a literary form of "to meet". "I was on my way to visit grandma when I encountered a large wolf."
2 hear about: This is correct. "To hear about (the news)" is to learn about it. Example: I heard about the assassination of JFK while staying in a Thai prison. This is a useful term to use when discovering new events.
2 listen to: This is not correct. "To listen to (the news)" is to make an active effort to hear it. When information is passed to us from another source without us necessarily seeking it, we have to use the verb "to hear". "Listening" is a voluntary activity; "hearing" is involuntary.
2 inherit: This verb cannot be used here. "To inherit (money)" is to obtain it from someone after their death.
2 perceive: This is not correct. "To perceive" is a formal way of saying "to become aware of", "to notice", "to understand".
3 birth: This is correct. Bob is writing his letter to announce the "birth" of his daughter, so it would make sense to refer to this event. A "birth" refers literally to the beginning of someone's life, and figuratively to the beginning of any event (the birth of an organisation, of a company). Example: My entire family was present at the birth of my son.
3 pregnancy: This is not correct. "Pregnancy" is the state of a woman awaiting the birth of her child. Bob's wife, Sophie, has had her pregnancy, and she is no longer pregnant.
3 anniversary: This is not correct. In English, "anniversaries" mark the dates of significant events, marriages, or deaths. The celebration of your birth is your birthday. "Tomorrow will be the sixth anniversary of my father's death."
3 couch: This is not correct. A "couch" or "sofa" is a long, soft chair, often with cushions, designed to be used by more than one person at once.
4 congratulations: This is correct. "Congratulations" is the standard expression when reacting to good news. To "send someone your congratulations" is to express your pleasure at their success.
4 welcome: This is not correct. "To welcome" is "to accept" or "to admit with enthusiasm". It is common to welcome a baby into the world, but not to send a baby a "welcome".
4 good luck: This is not correct. You wish someone "good luck" before an event; "congratulations" if the outcome is successful.
4 thoughts: This is not correct. "Congratulations" are for good news; "thoughts" are for bad news. The expression "my thoughts are with you" is commonly used to express sympathy at a tragic time. A "thought" is the process of thinking.
5 lovely: This is correct. "Lovely" is a lovely word used to describe things that are lovely. Lovely can mean beautiful, graceful, adorable, wonderful, agreeable... Calling Bob's wife "lovely" would be an appropriate thing to do.
5 sympathetic: This is not correct. In English, the term sympathetic can't be used to compliment the way someone looks or dresses or if they are "nice". The primary sense of the term in English is "understanding" or "compassionate", for example: My wife wasn't very sympathetic when my father died, and she wouldn't let me attend the funeral.
5 idiotic: This is not correct. "Idiotic" means "very stupid". Even if you felt Bob's wife merited such a description, you would hardly put it in a letter like this one.
5 pregnant: This is not correct. A "pregnant" woman is awaiting the birth of her child. Bob's wife has just given birth and is this no longer pregnant.
6 health and happiness: This is the best answer. To wish someone "(all the) health and happiness (in the world)" is a very nice thing to say, after all what more do parents want for their children? Apart from good looks, good grades, a good job, a rich spouse, etc.
6 war and peace : This is not correct. You may want to wish peace for the world, but wishing war on anyone is not very nice.
6 love and marriage: This is not correct. The baby is barely one week old. It shouldn't be thinking about romance yet!
6 diet and exercise: This is not correct. The baby is barely one week old. It probably doesn't need to lose weight.
7 In reply to: This is correct. "In reply to (your letter)" is commonly used at the start of a sentence to refer to a previous letter, and to state your response. Example: In reply to your job advertisement, please find enclosed my CV and cover letter.
7 In reference to: This is not correct. The expression "in reference to" is very formal, and appropriate only in a business letter. "In reference to your letter of June 21, our legal team denies all responsibility in the affair."
7 Please find enclosed: This is not correct. The expression "please find enclosed" is used to draw attention to an item, usually a cheque or a document, attached to a letter. "Please find enclosed a copy of my CV."
7 In addition to: This is not correct. The expression "in addition to" means "as well as". "I've had a tough week. In addition to my job, I've had to look after three five-year-old boys!"
8 look forward: This is correct. To "look forward to (doing something)" is to be excited and impatient about it or to anticipate it with pleasure. "I look forward to seeing you (on Saturday)" is a polite expression of anticipation.
8 wish: This is not correct. "I wish to SEE you" is correct, however this blank is followed by a verb in the gerund (seeing).
8 hope: This is not correct. "I hope to SEE you" is perfectly correct, however this blank is followed by a verb in the gerund (seeing).
8 hate: This is incorrect. To "hate (to do something)" is to detest doing it. The verb is never used to express "looking forward to" an event and can be followed by a verb in the full infinitive or directly by the gerund with little difference in meaning: to hate doing or to do something.
9 Best wishes: This is the best choice. We can close most non-business correspondence in this way. Other examples of closing a letter to friends and acquaintances: warm wishes/best regards/sincerely/with thanks.
9 May the force be with you: This is not correct. "Best wishes" is a standard way of closing non-business correspondence. "May the force be with you" might pass in an informal note between close friends who were Star Wars fanatics.
9 Get well soon: This is not correct. "Get well soon" is used to wish people who are ill a quick recovery, Bob does not say that he (or anyone else) is ill.
9 Tanks you: Ah, the tank. Massive weapon of destruction introduced in the first world war by the British during the battle of Cambrai. An effective killing machine for sure, but not the ideal word to end a letter.
Esercizio 4
Choose the best definition for each expression below.
Philip says he is "pulling his hair out". This means that he is .
When Bethany declares "Well I never!", she is expressing her upon hearing where Bruno Delavigne is taking his holiday.
Philip says "the accounts department is on my back". He means that the accounts department .
Philip talks about an "escalating problem". This means that the problem is .
Philip says he is "pulling his hair out". This means that he is .
When Bethany declares "Well I never!", she is expressing her upon hearing where Bruno Delavigne is taking his holiday.
Philip says "the accounts department is on my back". He means that the accounts department .
Philip talks about an "escalating problem". This means that the problem is .
Choose the best definition for each expression below.
Philip says he is "pulling his hair out". This means that he is worried 1.
When Bethany declares "Well I never!", she is expressing her surprise 2 upon hearing where Bruno Delavigne is taking his holiday.
Philip says "the accounts department is on my back". He means that the accounts department is pressuring him 3.
Philip talks about an "escalating problem". This means that the problem is getting worse 4.
Philip says he is "pulling his hair out". This means that he is worried 1.
When Bethany declares "Well I never!", she is expressing her surprise 2 upon hearing where Bruno Delavigne is taking his holiday.
Philip says "the accounts department is on my back". He means that the accounts department is pressuring him 3.
Philip talks about an "escalating problem". This means that the problem is getting worse 4.
1 worried: This is the best choice. The expression "to pull one's hair out" means to be very concerned, nervous, or anxious about a problem. These are the sentiments which Philip is experiencing in the dialogue. He is concerned because one of his clients will not pay him.
1 losing his hair: This is incorrect. When Philip says that "he is pulling his hair out", he is speaking figuratively, and expressing that he is concerned or worried. In this context, the expression does not indicate that Philip is literally losing his hair!
1 impatient: This is incorrect. Although it is true that Philip wants to resolve this problem quickly, "impatient" does not share the meaning of "to pull one's hair out".
1 angry: This is incorrect. Philip may be feeling "angry" (or "mad") due to the unpaid bills, but this is not what the expression "to pull one's hair out" means.
2 surprise: This is the correct answer. "Well I never!" is used as a reaction to express surprise or disbelief. It is understandable that Bethany should have this reaction, since she has just been told about Bruno's unusual holiday in Lapland. Example:
- I've decided to buy a motorbike!
- Well I never!
- I've decided to buy a motorbike!
- Well I never!
2 jealousy: This is incorrect. The expression "Well I never!" is unrelated to "jealousy". While it is possible that Bethany is "jealous" or "envious" of Bruno's activities, this is not the emotion conveyed by the expression "well I never".
2 outrage: This is incorrect. The expression "Well I never!" is unrelated to the meaning of the term "outrage". To be "outraged" is to be "horrified" or "strongly offended". This is not the emotion conveyed by the expression "well I never".
2 delight: This is incorrect. "Well I never!" is unrelated to the meaning of the term "delight". While it is possible that Bethany is "delighted" or "happy" at the thought of Bruno's activities, this is not the emotion conveyed by the expression "Well I never!".
3 is pressuring him: This is the correct answer. "I have the accounts department on my back for three unpaid invoices" is an idiomatic way of saying "the accounts department is pressuring me". The expression can be used to talk about any situation in which pressure is being applied. Example: "I've had the boss on my back for weeks because of the delayed delivery". In the dialogue, the accounts department is pressuring Philip to get his client to pay some bills.
3 is contacting him: This is incorrect. To "contact" somebody means to "get in touch" with them. This in unrelated to the meaning of the expression "(the accounts department is) on my back".
3 is mounting him: This is incorrect. To "mount" means to "climb (onto) something". This term is often used in relation to riding (a bike or a horse, for example). Examples: "Icarus mounted the horse and rode off into the sunset", "You should always mount a bicycle before you begin pedalling". Philip is speaking figuratively when he says "I have the accounts department on my back".
3 is reprimanding him: This is incorrect. To "reprimand" someone is to "criticise" them, particularly in a formal context. There is no suggestion in the conversation that the accounts department is reprimanding Philip.
4 getting worse: This is the correct answer. In this context, to "escalate" means to increase in intensity or seriousness. In this instance, Philip is expressing that his legal problem is becoming worse, or intensifying.
4 interesting: This is an incorrect choice. The term "interesting" is not a synonym of "escalating". An "interesting (situation)" is one which is exciting, engaging, or stimulating.
4 serious: This is an incorrect choice. Although Philip is talking about a serious problem, the term "serious" is not synonymous with "escalating". The term "serious" does not convey the fact that the problem is intensifying, or becoming more serious.
4 unique: This is an incorrect choice. The term "unique" is not a synonym of "escalating". A "unique (situation)" is "one of a kind" or has "no equal".
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