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Lesson 387: dozen = twelve, The judge works at the court and punishes the thief. The thief is the accused. The prosecutor speaks against the thief. The lawyer speaks for the thief / defends the thief. When the judge, the lawyer and the prosecutor talk about the thief’s doings, they hear his case. mustn't do = may not do / not permitted to do, The judge has a big book, where is written what we can’t / mustn’t do. In the book, there are laws. break the law = do something against the law, seriously ill = very ill, for sure = surely, 1) A dozen bottles of good wine / text 1

Lesson 388: secret = I know something but don’t tell it anybody. decision = decide, This is my business / thing and not yours and I want to decide alone. = I don’t want you to interfere with my business. get annoyed = get angry, the complaint = to complain about, the argument = to argue, I’m reasonable. = I make the best decision. I like him / her, he / she is sympathetic to me. sympathetic / sympathetically, I want to work for a company; therefore, I first write the manager of the company a letter, then he / she invites me to see / meet him / her. = I apply for a job. I don’t know what kind of car to buy. = I don’t know what car to buy. furniture = table, chair, bed, He talked about cars and stuff like that. = He talked about cars and things like that. increase = make bigger, increase = get bigger, financial aid = money help, bullet, grenade = bomb, With an atomic bomb, we can destroy a whole city. 2) The secret of a happy married life / text 2

Lesson 389: I get on a train because I want to travel by train. = I take a train. I can travel by taxi, it’s not my car, there is a driver in the car and I must pay for the journey. chauffeur = I pay a man to drive me somewhere in my own car. A businessman makes business. I have a car. I’ve got a car. This is my car. This car is my own. I own this car. I’m the owner of this car. Mama = mother, I want to tell Peter something, but only to him. = I want to tell Peter something personally. Now finally, I’m alone with Peter and can talk to him. = This is a good opportunity to talk to Peter. This is very instructive. = I can learn a lot from this. I’m lucky / fortunate. = I win in the lottery. 3) Take a taxi to school / text 3

Lesson 390: Likewise / Ditto / the same way / like that, I write my name on a paper. = I sign. The secretary is the right hand of the manager, she writes the letters and helps him. draw a line = paint a line, clouds in the sky, clouds on the ground = fog / foggy, When there is much fog / thick fog cars can’t drive fast in the street. Then, they must drive slowly and very often even stand and wait because the other cars can’t drive fast either. = traffic jam, The traffic jam was caused by thick fog. = There was traffic jam because of thick fog. underneath = under, 4) Ditto / text 4

Lesson 391: C-O-M-P-A-N-Y = spell the word “company”, officer in charge = police, commanding officer = army, schoolmaster / head of school = school, head of the office = company, In Europe, every car must have a sign with its number in front and in the back. = license plate / number plate, bridge = street / road over / above a river, When there is an accident, the police come and write how the accident happened. = write a report, In the police station, there is a book with all reports. = report book, cross out, = draw a line through a letter / word / sentence, The engine of my car doesn’t work. If I want to move my car, I must push it. 5) How to spell names? / text 5

Lesson 392: He is hardworking. = He works hard. loyal = He only loves his wife and no other woman. music group / orchestra / music band, conductor = orchestra, schoolmaster / head of school = school, head of the office = company, officer in charge = police, commanding officer = army, extremely difficult = very difficult, In an exhibition, we can see pictures. In a performance / concert, we can listen to the music of an orchestra. The music group performs / plays music. Peter plays music in a music group. = He is a member of the music group. Before a performance, the music group must play a lot and then they can well at the performance. = They rehearse. = They hold rehearsals. list of food: egg, carrot, apple, banana, hamburger, cheese, bread, mushroom, chicken, pizza, cake, meat, soup, sweets, chocolate, pie, tart, meat, potato, fish, coat = warm and thick, jacket = thin, A singer sings a song. A violinist plays on a violin. A drummer plays on the drums and makes the rhythm (tamtam – tam – tam – tamtam) music instrument = violin / drums, to blush = to get red in the face, 6) Hardworking and loyal / text 6

Lesson 393: to dream / the dream = sleep and think, unsuccessful = without success = not successful, describe the house (description) = say or write what the house looks like, real estate agent = buys and sells houses, buildings, If I want to sell my house, I put an ad / advertisement in the newspaper. advertisement = description of the house, my address, name and telephone number, The real estate agent promotes a house. = He takes photos of the house and puts many ads into newspapers. He is promoted to officer. attractive woman = she looks very pretty, extensive magazine = a very large magazine with, advertisements, stories, reports, Mister = Mr, 7) House of my dreams / text 7

Lesson 394: On a world map, up is north, down is south, left is west and right is east. (northern / southern / western / eastern) In North America, there are three countries: Canada in the north, Mexico in the south and the United States Of America / U.S.A. in between / in the middle. The U.S.A. has fifty pieces. = fifty states, The U.S.A. consists of fifty pieces. = fifty states, civil war = a war not between two countries but within one country, with bitterness = bitterly, Peter fights against Tom. = Tom is Peter’s opponent. Peter defeats Tom, his opponent. = He wins the fight against Tom = Peter is victorious. = Peter wins a victory against Tom. You have done something against me but then you say “Sorry!” – Then, I’m not angry with you anymore. = I forgive you. (forgive, forgave, forgiven) group = some people together, Germany = German, England = English, France = French, Italy = Italian, Spain = Spanish, China = Chinese, America = American, A person goes on holiday to another country. = He / She is a tourist. battlefield = place of the battle, The guide explains the tourist the pictures in an exhibition. location = place, thrilling = stirring = very interesting / exciting, powerful = strong, powerful forces = big number of soldiers, There are fifty people. – No, not so many. – Alright, maybe not fifty but at least forty. There are fifty people. – No, many more. – Alright, maybe not fifty but not more than / at the most / at best sixty. 8) Not as long as I'm here / text 8

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