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Traduzione e definizione
devastating: devastante
to devastate: devastare
Esempi
- "Hurricane Vanessa continues to wreak havoc all over the American Southeast, another suicide bombing on Mount Placid has caused panic in the Middle East, a new outbreak of avian flu is devastating the chicken industry in Ethiopia."
- "No human casualties were reported, although it is believed that the goose was unable to survive its devastating injuries."
- "Moira : Here's a quick look at some of the stories we'll be covering today: another devastating flood hits Bangladesh, the economic crisis in Argentina takes a turn for the worse, and an assassination attempt on the Danish Prime Minister has some hilarious consequences."
- "But here's the real problem. Eliminating half of the fishing industry would have a devastating effect on unemployment levels in Northern Scotland."
- "By now, you've no doubt read the newspapers: devastating earthquakes, deadly floods, fatal epidemics, terrorist attacks, destructive hurricanes and death tolls in the thousands, and that's just on the front page!"
Esercizio 1
Fill in the blanks with the following terms from the broadcast you just heard. Conjugate the verbs appropriately.
devastating | dress | to hear | a flood | an attempt | to fly | to hit | a pilot
Not all the terms are used in the exercise!
Last Tuesday, Horatio and Bruno to Germany to see the first match of the World Cup. On the plane, Bruno wore a tuxedo while Horatio opted for a traditional Amazonian . When the two arrived at the stadium, Bruno and Horatio were surprised to see in the parking lot. Someone told them that a nearby brewery had exploded, and now the entire place was covered in beer, sausages, Bavarian pretzels and lederhosen. Horatio made to swim to the stadium, where the match was about to begin, but he didn't have the strength to make it through the sauerkraut. The pain of not being able to attend the World Cup was for Bruno and Horatio, who will have to wait another 4 years to try again.
* A brewery is the place where beer is distilled and fermented. * Sauerkraut is chopped cabbage, salted and fermented in its own juice.
devastating | dress | to hear | a flood | an attempt | to fly | to hit | a pilot
Not all the terms are used in the exercise!
Last Tuesday, Horatio and Bruno to Germany to see the first match of the World Cup. On the plane, Bruno wore a tuxedo while Horatio opted for a traditional Amazonian . When the two arrived at the stadium, Bruno and Horatio were surprised to see in the parking lot. Someone told them that a nearby brewery had exploded, and now the entire place was covered in beer, sausages, Bavarian pretzels and lederhosen. Horatio made to swim to the stadium, where the match was about to begin, but he didn't have the strength to make it through the sauerkraut. The pain of not being able to attend the World Cup was for Bruno and Horatio, who will have to wait another 4 years to try again.
* A brewery is the place where beer is distilled and fermented. * Sauerkraut is chopped cabbage, salted and fermented in its own juice.
Fill in the blanks with the following terms from the broadcast you just heard. Conjugate the verbs appropriately.
devastating | dress | to hear | a flood | an attempt | to fly | to hit | a pilot
Not all the terms are used in the exercise!
Last Tuesday, Horatio and Bruno flew 1 to Germany to see the first match of the World Cup. On the plane, Bruno wore a tuxedo while Horatio opted for a traditional Amazonian dress 2. When the two arrived at the stadium, Bruno and Horatio were surprised to see a flood 3 in the parking lot. Someone told them that a nearby brewery had exploded, and now the entire place was covered in beer, sausages, Bavarian pretzels and lederhosen. Horatio made an attempt 4 to swim to the stadium, where the match was about to begin, but he didn't have the strength to make it through the sauerkraut. The pain of not being able to attend the World Cup was devastating 5 for Bruno and Horatio, who will have to wait another 4 years to try again.
* A brewery is the place where beer is distilled and fermented. * Sauerkraut is chopped cabbage, salted and fermented in its own juice.
devastating | dress | to hear | a flood | an attempt | to fly | to hit | a pilot
Not all the terms are used in the exercise!
Last Tuesday, Horatio and Bruno flew 1 to Germany to see the first match of the World Cup. On the plane, Bruno wore a tuxedo while Horatio opted for a traditional Amazonian dress 2. When the two arrived at the stadium, Bruno and Horatio were surprised to see a flood 3 in the parking lot. Someone told them that a nearby brewery had exploded, and now the entire place was covered in beer, sausages, Bavarian pretzels and lederhosen. Horatio made an attempt 4 to swim to the stadium, where the match was about to begin, but he didn't have the strength to make it through the sauerkraut. The pain of not being able to attend the World Cup was devastating 5 for Bruno and Horatio, who will have to wait another 4 years to try again.
* A brewery is the place where beer is distilled and fermented. * Sauerkraut is chopped cabbage, salted and fermented in its own juice.
1 flew: "Flying" describes the act of traveling through the air, as birds, planes and helicopters do. The verb "to fly" is irregular, and becomes "flew" in the third person form of the simple past tense. To fly: fly/flew/flown.
2 dress: "A dress" is an article of clothing, usually worn by women. The noun "dress" (without an article) can also refer to clothing in general (the style of an outfit for example). We might say: Traditional Japanese dress includes Kimonos. The verb "to dress" describes the act of putting on clothes.
3 a flood: "A flood" is an inundation of land which is normally dry. As a verb, "to flood" describes the act of inundation. To flood can also be used figuratively to describe a heavy concentration or outpouring of something. Example: We've been flooded with phone calls since our commercial was televised yesterday.
4 an attempt: An "attempt" is a "try" or an "effort". "To make an attempt to swim" is to try to swim. In the broadcast above, Moira reports that there was assassination attempt on the Prime Minister, meaning that somebody tried to kill the Prime Minister (but failed to kill him or her).
5 devastating: The verb "to devastate" means to destroy or ruin. If an old building is "devastated" it has been completely destroyed. The adjective "devastating" can be used to describe an event or action which hurts emotionally, or causes tremendous damage or pain. Bruno and Horatio were very sad after missing their chance to see the first match of the world cup.
Esercizio 2
Moira reviews today's top news stories during the broadcast.
Choose all the correct statements from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
Choose all the correct statements from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
Moira reviews today's top news stories during the broadcast.
Choose all the correct statements from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
Choose all the correct statements from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
Moira says "Hurricane Vanessa continues to wreak havoc all over the American Southeast". The expression "to wreak havoc" means to "disrupt", "damage" or "destroy" something. The expression "to wreak havoc" is often used to describe the negative effects of a disaster (such as a hurricane), although the expression can be used in other contexts: The virus wreaked havoc on our computer systems. The "American Southeast" is a region comprising of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida.
Moira says that "a new outbreak of avian flu is devastating the chicken industry in Ethiopia". If something is "devastated", it is "ruined" or "destroyed". Moira says that the chicken industry has been destroyed as a result of the avian flu, and not despite (or regardless) of it.
Moira reports that there has been another "suicide bombing" in the Middle East. A suicide bomber is someone who attaches a bomb or explosive device to themselves in order to cause an explosion in a public place. Suicide bombings are frequent in the middle east and are considered terrorist attacks.
Esercizio 3
Rupert talks about the "devastating effect on unemployment levels in Northern Scotland."
What does "devastating" mean in this context?
What does "devastating" mean in this context?
Rupert talks about the "devastating effect on unemployment levels in Northern Scotland."
What does "devastating" mean in this context?
What does "devastating" mean in this context?
This is incorrect. The principal meaning of "effective" is "efficient". For example: She is an effective president who gets the job done. The adjective "effective" is not synonymous with the term "devastating" in this or any other context.
This is incorrect. "Superior" means "of high quality or standing" or "better". For example: the steak I bought at the market was vastly superior to the hamburgers I had eaten yesterday. To say that fishing restrictions would have a "superior" effect on employment levels doesn't make any sense. Note the use of the adverb "vastly" in this example, which means "greatly" or "widely".
This is correct. "Devastating" is an adjective which means damaging or destructive, and is commonly used with the noun "effect". In the broadcast, Rupert says that the decision to reduce the amount of fishing will have a considerably negative effect on employment in Northern Scotland because so many fishermen will lose their jobs.
This is incorrect. The adjective "important" is not synonymous with the term "devastating" in this or any other context. While "important" does indicate the significance of something, the term does not express that something will have negative or damaging consequences, like the adjective "devastating" in this context.
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