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Traduzione e definizione
mostly: soprattutto, principalmente, per lo più
Horatio mostly works with monkeys. I mean, for the most part he works with monkeys, not any other animal. Horatio lavora principalmente con le scimmie. Cioè, per la maggior parte lavora con le scimmie, non con altri animali.
Esempi
- "It's mostly accessories actually: scarves, belts, cufflinks, handbags: that kind of thing."
- "Shopkeeper : Well we mostly supply to government organizations, although more and more leading corporations are purchasing these days."
- "Icarus : No, I deal with the accounts, mostly."
- "But we mostly ride horses"
- "Mostly. Would you like chicken, pork, or beef?"
- "I was under the impression that the country is comprised of mostly plateaus and deserts."
- "Waiter : Uhh, onions, mostly."
- "Denver, mostly."
- "Vomited into a tiny paper sachet (mostly)."
- "Icarus : Mostly yes, though it's gone a bit too far with the giant tortoises."
- "Mostly Scandinavian, but there was one from Vietnam."
- "Gin mostly."
- "Icarus : Mostly yes."
- "(English-speaking and Scandinavian mostly)"
Esercizio 1
Complete Eva's song with the terms she uses!
Hello, hello we are the British, yeah
We on the
But we ride horses
At the Queen's
Hello we are the British, yeah
We all day
Because our food is so
And our are
Hello, hello we are the British, yeah
We on the
But we ride horses
At the Queen's
Hello we are the British, yeah
We all day
Because our food is so
And our are
Complete Eva's song with the terms she uses!
Hello, hello we are the British, yeah
We drive 1 on the left 2
But we mostly 3 ride horses
At the Queen's request 4
Hello we are the British, yeah
We drink 5 all day
Because our food is so awful 6
And our skies 7 are grey 8
Hello, hello we are the British, yeah
We drive 1 on the left 2
But we mostly 3 ride horses
At the Queen's request 4
Hello we are the British, yeah
We drink 5 all day
Because our food is so awful 6
And our skies 7 are grey 8
1 drive: "Drive" is the right answer here. To "drive" is to direct or control something, usually a vehicle (car, bus, lorry, etc.). Example: "You can't drive a car unless you have a licence".
2 left: "Left" is the term Eva uses here. Most people write with their "right" hand, but around 10% of people write with their LEFT hand. In the majority of countries, traffic drives on the right-hand side of the road, but in some countries, people drive on the left. Countries where people drive on the left include Britain, India, Australia, Japan, and South Africa.
3 mostly: "Mostly" is the correct answer. The term "mostly" means "generally", "mainly", or "the majority of (the time)". Eva is saying that the majority of British people travel by horse most often! You should note that this isn't entirely true. Here's another example of "mostly" in action: "I mostly listen to rock music, but sometimes I listen to jazz".
4 request: "Request" is the right term here. When we "make a request", we "ask for something" politely, or formally. To do something "at the Queen's request" is to do something "because the Queen has asked you to". Example: "At Bruno's request, all the staff came to the office on Sunday".
5 drink: "Drink" is the word which Eva sings here. To "drink" is to consume a liquid. In the context of Eva's song, "to drink" means specifically "to drink alcohol". Note that this verb is irregular: drink/drank/drunk. When someone drinks too much alcohol, they are described as "drunk".
6 awful: "Awful" is the correct word here. "Awful" means "horrible", "terrible", or "very bad". Eva is saying that the food eaten in Britain is disgusting! Another example: "Horatio is an awful singer: glasses smash when he sings!".
7 skies: The correct answer here is "skies". "Skies" is the plural of "sky", and both terms refer to the atmosphere above the earth, where we can see the sun and clouds. Eva sings that the skies above Britain are grey, meaning that it often rains in Britain.
8 grey: "Grey" is the term which Eva sings here. By saying that the skies in Britain are grey, she is saying that it is rarely sunny in Britain. Note that this word is written as either "grey" or "gray" in British English, but always "gray" in American English.
Esercizio 2
Hannah’s cat Jiffy was being stubborn again. She tried to tempt him off the roof with a bowl of food, but he pay any attention. “I wish he look at me!”, she thought. “I miss those days when he was a kitten, and he spent his time sleeping on my knee.”
Hannah’s cat Jiffy was being stubborn again. She tried to tempt him off the roof with a bowl of food, but he wouldn't 1 pay any attention. “I wish he would 2 look at me!”, she thought. “I miss those days when he was a kitten, and he mostly 3 spent his time sleeping on my knee.”
1 wouldn't: Using "would" (or "wouldn't") in this kind of past-tense context means that the cat refused to pay attention to Hannah, or chose not to pay attention to her. A similar example: "I explained Philip's mistake to him, but he wouldn't admit that he was wrong".
1 shouldn't: "Shouldn't" is generally used in present-tense sentences, not past-tense sentences. More importantly, "shouldn't" introduces an action which is immoral or a bad idea, which is not the case here. For example: "You shouldn't tell your son to stop crying. It's important that he knows how to express emotion".
1 hadn't: The past perfect tense is formed using "had" (or "hadn't") followed by the past participle of the verb. The past participle of "to pay" is "paid", not "pay". An example: "Jean gasped. He hadn't seen such a large burrito ever before".
2 would: We use "would" as an auxiliary verb after "to wish" to refer to what we want someone else to do. For example: "I wish you would speak up more in meetings. You have such good ideas!".
2 did: We don't generally use the verb "did" after "to wish". "Did" is used to ask questions about the past ("Did she say yes?") or to emphasize that something was the case after a previous negative statement ("-You didn't warn me that you would be naked. -Yes I did!").
2 should: We don't use "should" after the verb "to wish". "Should" expresses obligation, for example: "You should speak more politely to our clients!".
3 mostly: "He mostly spent his time sleeping" means "He spent the majority of his time sleeping". Another example: "-What did you do while on vacation? -I mostly sunbathed on the beach" (I spent the majority of the time sunbathing on the beach).
3 would: We can use "would" to refer to a repeated past action, but it must be followed by an infinitive without "to" (like "spend"), not a past participle (like "spent"). For example: "When Rover was a puppy, he would lick my face every morning to wake me up".
3 used to: We can use "used to" to refer to a repeated past action, but it must be followed by an infinitive without "to" (like "spend"), not a past participle (like "spent"). For example: "When Rover was a puppy, he used to lick my face every morning to wake me up".
Esercizio 3
"Kevin Connors purchases materials ranging from glass bottles to seaweed."
This means that Kevin glass bottles and seaweed.
This means that Kevin glass bottles and seaweed.
"Kevin Connors purchases materials ranging from glass bottles to seaweed."
This means that Kevin buys 1 materials including 2 glass bottles and seaweed.
This means that Kevin buys 1 materials including 2 glass bottles and seaweed.
1 buys: Kevin "purchases", or "buys" seaweed, glass bottles and more. "To purchase (an item)" is to buy it!
1 sells: "To sell" is an antonym of "to purchase", the terms have opposite meanings. "To sell (an item)" is to exchange it for money.
1 puts in order: Don't confuse the term "ranging (from)" with the verb "to arrange", which can mean to put something in order!
2 materials including: "Ranging from (A to Z)" is an expression which describes a variety or spectrum of items, ideas or subjects. This sentence expresses that Kevin buys (or purchases) all kinds of materials including glass bottles, seaweed, and more.
2 mostly: The term "ranging" doesn't express the idea of usually or "mostly" buying an item, but rather it describes many items from a group or series.
2 only: The term "ranging" doesn't express the idea of exclusion or uniqueness, but rather it describes many items from a group or series.
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