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(1)By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________. Hello, everybody... I've been doing some brainstorming and working real hard (Sakın TOEFL sınavlarında "real hard" demeyin; "really hard" deyin) all through this past week to come up with something new!... Something really informative, useful and interesting, as well.... As you shall see I've completely changed the format, hoping to make it more pleasing to the eye and much easier to read. Please let me know what you think of it all... Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Testimonials? Frustrations? Language learning tips to contribute?. PEOPLE AND EVENTS Workers and civil servants took to the streets and main thoroughfares of the capital on Saturday in protest of the government's economic policies, in line with an earlier decision made by Turkey's largest labor confederation. As part of the nationwide demonstrations, press statements will be read out by labor leaders in various cities, the Anatolia news agency reported yesterday. The demonstrations have been organized by a Labor Platform consisting of labor confederations, civil servant unions and civil society organizations. ***** workers and civil servants = işçi ve memurlar / main thoroughfares = ana geçiş yolları / in protest of = protesto ederek / in line with = uyarınca, uyarak / labor union = işçi sendikası / as part of = bir bölümü olarak, bir parçası olarak / nationwide demonstrations = ülke çapında gösteriler / press statements = basın bildirileri / to read out = yüksek sesle okumak / civil society organizations = sivil toplum örgütleri ***** Second Division Erzurumspor, which caused an earthquake in the third round by eliminating Galatasaray, is rewarded with another tie against Super League opposition. The Göztepe players must already be shivering in their boots at the thought of a visit to freezing Erzurum. second division = ikinci lig / the third round = üçüncü tur / another tie = bir başka eşleşme / must already be freezing = daha şimdiden donuyor olmalılar / visit = deplasman (the visiting side = deplasmana çıkan taraf) SOCIO/CULTURAL ANGLE. 1.

(2) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Hospitality is one of the cornerstones of the Turkish way of life. Turkish people are the most generous hosts in the world in keeping with their traditional culture. Even in those parts of the country where the climate is most hostile, you will find a most hospitable folk, your host or hostess being anxious to extend to you their traditional hospitality -even if they had been hospitalized for some time and were discharged from a hospital just recently. (Bu komik tümceleri bir yerlerde kullanmağa kalkışmayın -- bunları gramer ve sözcük eğitimi açısından yazdım) ***** host = evsahibi / hostess = evsahibesi, hava hostesi / hospitality = konukseverlik / hospitable = konuksever, mecazi: yaşam koşulları için elverişli; a hospitable climate / hostile = düşmanca, elverişsiz; hostile feelings, a hostile environment / hospital = hastane / to hospitalize = hastaneye yatırmak generous = cömert / in keeping with = ile uyum içinde, uyarınca, gereğince / to be anxious about smth = endişe duymak / to be anxious + infinitive (mastar) = acilen ve çok istemek: "I'm anxious to see him at once; because I'm anxious about his health". ***** It seems to me that this little eulogy (methiye) ought to have been written in the past tense. (Bana öyle görünüyor ki, bu küçük (burada olumsuz değil) methiye, geçmiş zamanda yazılmalıydı. Biz neymişiz be Abi !!!. CHUNKS OF WISDOM OR DROPLETS OF BANALITY ?. You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men. Bir koyunu arka ayakları üzerinde doğrultmakla insana dönüştüremezsiniz; ama bir koyun sürüsünü aynı konuma getirirseniz bir insan kalabalığından farkları kalmaz. Max BEERBOHM We define genius as the capacity for productive reaction against one's training. Dehayı, verilen eğitime karşı kişinin üretken başkaldırısı olarak tanımlıyoruz. Bernard BERENSON Brain: An apparatus with which we think that we think. Beyin: Kendisini kullanarak düşündüğümüzü düşündüğümüz bir organımız. Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge of things 2.

(3) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ without parallel. İnançlar: Örneğine hiç rastlamadığımız bir şeyin varlığına, bu konuda hiç bilgisi olmayan bir kimsenin anlattıklarına dayanarak kanıtsız inanmak. Marriage: The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress and two slaves, making in all two. Evlilik: Bir efendi, bir hanımefendi ve iki köleden oluşan iki kişilik bir toplumsal kurum yada durum. Ambrose BIERCE When he told men to love their neighbour, their bellies were full. Nowadays things are different. Hz. İsa insanlara komşularını sevmelerini buyurduğunda herkesin karnı toktu. Şimdi herşey çok farklı. War is like love; it always finds a way. Savaş da aşk gibi mutlaka bir yolunu buluyor. Bertolt BRECHT. And Now, Bear Up With Some Dreary, Pedantic Language Learning! Answering Your Questions To Start With: Much Higher Than That Of A Teacher Çoğu zaman yanlış yanıtlanan tipik bir sınav sorusu, karşılaştırmalarda elmalarla elmaların, armutlarla armutların bir kefeye konulması gereğine dayanıyor. Aşağıdaki iki tümceden birincisi yanlış ve dolayısıyla da iyi bir çeldirici (çünkü türkçede geçerli bir çeviri veriyor ve yanıltıyor): YANLIŞ : His salary as a bus driver is much higher than a teacher. (Bir otobüs şöförü olarak onun maaşı bir öğretmenden fazladır) DOĞRUSU : His salary as a bus driver is much higher than that of a teacher. (Bir otobüs şöförü olarak onun maaşı bir öğretmeninkinden fazladır) (Burada "that" = "the salary") İşlek bir kalıp oluşturan bu yapıya başka örnekler de verelim: Your bedrooms are much larger than those we saw elsewhere. Most of the highways in Germany are wider than those in the Balkan countries. Here Is An Intermediate Level Test I have Prepared For You Phrasal verbs 1. I'm afraid I can't go _____ your decision; it's not likely to settle the matter. 3.

(4) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ a. through. b. together with. c. up to. d. along with. 2. It's hard to get _____ him; he's always ready to pick up a fight with people. a. alongside b. over to. c. on with. d. by. 3. Look _____ ! There's a car coming this way. a. up. b. on. c. after. d. out. 4. They have run _____ some unexpected difficulty and experienced a real setback. a. out of. b. against. c. on. d. into. 5. I'm sorry but I can't quite make _____ what you're trying to do. a. onto. b. out. c. towards. d. off. Now, consult a dictionary for these phrasal verbs: go along with, get on with, look out, run into, make out And, This Is An Advanced Level Vocabulary Test Choose The Correct Word 1. Only over the past few decades have we come to understand how surprisingly much of what we do may be .............. by the kind of creatures we are and especially by the information stored in our genes. a. enlarged. b. swollen. c. avoided. d. gestured. e. influenced. 2. Scientists have become increasingly .............. with the fact that genes not only govern physical characteristics but they also play a large role in behavior. a. critical. b. impressed. c. indistinct. d. intensified. e. simulated. 3. In the normal brain a large number of substances were .............. that were later found to be abnormal in quantity or metabolism in a substantial variety of neurological disorders. a. identified. b. deviated. c. overtaken. d. appointed. e. experimented. 4. Severe difficulties must be .............. before cloning can be done with mammals and humans. 4.

(5) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ a. concluded. b. overcome. c. aggravated. d. endangered. e. guaranteed. 5. Aggressiveness, the violent expression of selfishness, is relatively simple to explain in evolutionary .............. . a. texts. b. books. c. words. d. lectures. e. terms. ***** Answers: 1. d 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. e This test was build upon a passage excerpted from a book of biology.. GÜNÜN SORUSU Kimse bana sormadığına göre, ben sorayım: Geçen sayımızda verdiğim şu iki soruyu gerçekten çözebildiniz mi ? 23. Why don't you pay some attention. I ............... be talking to a brick wall ! a. would like to. b. should better. c. might as well. d. will go and. e. am going to. 24) Aristotle is known to have said something like this: ".............. man is a political animal is pretty obvious." a. This b. That c. The d. A GEÇEN SAYININ YANITI. e. --. YANITLAR: 1. d 2. b c. b "İki haftalık tatil" demek için iki temel seçeneğiniz var: "two weeks' holiday" yada "a twoweek holiday". İkinci örnekte, "week" sözcüğü kendisini niteleyen "two" sözcüğü ile birlikte bileşik bir sıfat oluşturmuştur. Sıfatlar ise gramerde tekildir. Bu nedenle, "two-week" yapısı da çoğul eki almıyor. Tabii ki, bu tür sıfatları çoğul isimleri nitelemek için de kullanabilirsiniz: I have two two-week holidays in a year. Aslında bu şekilde, isterseniz onlarca sözcüğü birbirine tire işaretleri ile ekleyerek sıfat niteliğinde kullanabilirsiniz. My once-enormously-but-not-very-wisely-loved previous girlfriends! RECOMMENDED ONLINE RESOURCES. 5.

(6) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Dave Sperling's ESL Cafe ESL (English As A Second Language) konusunda çok canlı, renkli ve heyecanlı bir site... Görecek, öğrenecek, yapacak bir sürü birşey var... Ama Discussion Center Bölümündeki soruları sakın kendi ingilizceniz için örnek almayın. Verilen yanıtların da kim tarafından olduğunu dikkat edin. English Jet Burası gerçekten dev bir site. Özellikle "free books online" bölümünü incelemesiniz. İşinize yarayacak binlerce beleş e-kitap var. Ziyaret etmişken, "online games" bölümüne de göz atmayı unutmayın.. AND NOW, OUR EVER-SO-POPULAR NAUGHTY NAUGHTY CORNER !! CLEAN JOKE OF THE DAY In The mental hospital After hearing that one of the patients in a mental hospital had saved another from a suicide attempt by pulling him out of a bathtub, the hospital director reviewed the rescuer's file and called him into his office. "Mr. Haroldson, your records and your heroic behavior indicate that you're ready to go home. I'm only sorry that the man you saved later killed himself with a rope around the neck." "Oh, he didn't kill himself," Mr. Haroldson replied. "I hung him up to dry." ***** a suicide attempt = bir intihar girişimi by pulling him out of a bathtub = banyo küvetinin dışına çekerek to review = gözden geçirmek the rescuer's file = kurtarıcının dosyası heroic behavior = cesur/kahramanca davranış "I hung him up to dry" = Kurusun diye ben astım... DIRTY JOKE OF THE DAY Still A Virgin !. 6.

(7) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ A newly-wed couple arrives at a hotel on their honeymoon and when they go up to their room the wife tells the husband, "Please be gentle with me, because I'm still a virgin." The husband, looking perplexed, replies, "But honey, you've told me that you've been married three times before." The wife responds: "Well, my first husband was a psychiatrist and he just wanted to talk about it all the time. My second husband was a gynecologist and he just wanted to examine it all the time. And, my third husband was a stamp collector and he just wanted -- " She pauses for a moment and then adds with a sigh, "Oh, I do miss him!" ***** looking perplexed = şaşırmış, hayrete düşmüş görünüyordu to examine = 1. incelemek, gözden geçirmek; 2. doktor muayenesi yapmak; 3. sınava tabi tutmak I do miss him = I miss him very much. FOLK WISDOM Business Ads Sign on an electrician's truck: Let us remove your shorts. (shorts = şort; short circuit = kısa devre) Maternity Clothes Shop: We are open on labor day. (labor = 1. emek; 2. ağır ve meşakkatli çalışma; 3. işçi, amele; 4. doğum sancısı; maternity clothes = hamilelik giysileri) On a Front Door: Everyone on the premises is a vegetarian except the dog. (on the premises = burada, bu mülk üzerinde) On a Maternity Room Door: Push, Push, Push. (maternity room = doğum odası) Taxidermist Window: We really know our stuff. (taxidermy = hayvan postu doldurma sanatı; stuff = madde, eşya, şeyler, vb; to stuff = tıkabasa doldurmak) Sign on Fence: Salesmen welcome. Dog food is expensive. (Satıcılar buyursun. Köpek maması çok pahalı!) Butcher's Window: Pleased to meat you. (wordplay on "meat" and "to meet") Sign in an office: We shoot every 3rd salesman, and the 2nd one just left. (Her üçüncü satıcıyı vuruyoruz; ikincisi az önce çıktı!). 7.

(8) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ LEARN ( BUT DO NOT USE ) SOME SLANG EXPRESSIONS !! to be stoned (out) = aşırı derecede alkol veya uyuşturucu etkisi altında olmak / "Hey, man! You were really stoned (out) last night, weren't you?" balls = testisler / "Kick him in the balls, man!" --- "Balls! = T.....!" --- "Balls to you! = T......ımı ye!" ticker = the heart / "He says his uncle has a bad ticker." couch potato = "koltuk patatesi" Bütün gün TV önünde pinekleyen kimse / "Why did I have to marry such a couch potato?" bread = money / "Can you give us some bread?" "Can I borrow some bread from you?" ammunition: toilet paper. / "Hey! We've completely run out of ammunition, you know!". PEOPLE AND EVENTS Civil Code Amendment Enters Final Phase Medeni Yasa Değişikliği Son Aşamada Parliament has approved the amendments to the Civil Code's implementation and practice methods, forming the final stage of the long Civil Code amendment marathon. amendment = değişiklik, yeniden düzenleme (genellikle, yasa ve benzeri şeyler için kullanılır) /// the Civil Code = Medeni Yasa /// implementation = yürütme, yerine getirme, gerçekleştirme /// the final stage = son aşama Couples who got married before the Civil Code amendment will have the right to make an agreement on the sharing of assets and if they don't make a deal within a year then the new system concerning sharing of the assets acquired during the marriage will automatically go into effect. will have the right to = hakkına sahip olacak /// sharing of assets = mal varlığı bölüşümü /// make a deal = anlaşma yapmak, anlaşmaya varmak /// acquired during marriage = evlilik sırasında edinilmiş /// go into effect = yürürlüğe girmek... The new Civil Code pledges gender equality and reduces discrimination, all of which are expected to become effective by the end of this month.. 8.

(9) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ pledges = vaadediyor, söz veriyor (burada, teminat altına alıyor) /// gender equality = cinsler arası eşitlik /// reduces discrimination = ayrımcılığı azaltıyor... The previous code, virtually unchanged since it was introduced in 1926, designated the husband as head of the family and gave the wife no say in decisions concerning the home or children. If the marriage ended in a divorce, women were only entitled to property legally registered under their names. virtually unchanged = hemen hemen, neredeyse hiç değiştirilmemiş /// introduce a law = yasa yapıp yürürlüğe koymak /// designate = belirtmek, işaret etmek, isimlendirmek /// gave the woman no say = kadına hiçbir söz hakkı vermiyordu /// entitled to = hak kazanmış /// property = mülk, mülkiyet, sahip olunan şeyler... ***** ECONOMY -- AN OVERVIEW Turkey's dynamic economy is a complex mix of modern industry and commerce along with traditional agriculture that still accounts for nearly 40% of employment. employment = 1. işe alma, adam tutma; 2. istihdam (metindeki anlam)... It has a strong and rapidly growing private sector, yet the state still plays a major role in basic industry, banking, transport, and communication. The most important industry - and largest exporter - is textiles and clothing, which is almost entirely in private hands. private sector = özel sector (X public sector)... the state = devlet (ayrıca, durum; to state = belirtmek, beyan etmek)... In recent years the economic situation has been marked by erratic economic growth and serious imbalances. Real GNP growth has exceeded 6% in most years, but this strong expansion was interrupted by sharp declines in output in 1994 and 1999. has been marked by = kuvvetli etkisi altına girmiştir (to mark = 1. işaretlemek; 2. damgasını vurmak (metinde pasif kullanılmıştır)... erratic economic growth = düzensiz (bi öyle bi böyle!) iktisadi büyüme... serious imbalances = ciddi dengesizlikler... GNP = gross national product, gayrisafi milli hasıla... strong expansion X a sharp decline... output = üretim (burada)... Meanwhile the public sector fiscal deficit has shown a steady growth - due in large part to the huge burden of interest payments, which now account for more than 40% of central government spending - while inflation has remained in the high double digit range. fiscal deficit = mali açık... steady growth = sürekli büyüme... due in large part to = büyük ölçüde ...den dolayı... huge burden = ağır yük (huge = very big, very large)... interest payments = faiz ödemeleri (interest = 1. ilgi, alaka... 2. faiz... 3. çıkar, menfaat)... central government spending = merkezi hükumet harcamaları... in the high double digit range = yüksek çift haneli 9.

(10) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ düzeylerde... Perhaps because of these problems, foreign direct investment in Turkey remains low - less than $1 billion annually. investment = yatırım... remains low = düşük olmakta devam ediyor... CHUNKS OF WISDOM OR DROPLETS OF BANALITY ?. I remain just one thing, and one thing only - and that is a "clown". It places me on a far higher plane than any politician. -- Charles CHAPLIN (Hiç değişmedim. Hep aynı kişiyim: Bir palyaço. Bu beni siyasetçilerin çok üstünde bir düzeye yerleştiriyor.) Better to write for yourself and have no public, than write for the public and have no self. -- Cyril CONNOLLY (Okuyucunun istediklerini yazarak kişiliğimi yitirmektense, kişiliğime sadık kalarak okuyucuyu yitirmeyi yeğlerim.) Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes. -- James DOUGLAS (Eğitim, devlet denetiminde bir yankı üretim fabrikasıdır.) Sometimes I think I'll not send him to school - but just let his individuality develop. -- Ruth DRAPER (Bazen onu okuldan alıp, kişiliğinin gelişmesine olanak sağlamayı düşünüyorum.) The more perfect artist, the more completely separate in him will be the man who suffers and the mind which creates. -- T. S. ELIOT (Bir sanatçı, içindeki acı çeken yürek ve yaratıcı beyin birbirinden soyutlaştıkları ölçüde kusursuzluk kazanır.) Answering Your Questions To Start With: EDİLGEN (PASİF) TÜMCELER NERELERDE KULLANILIR ? İlk akla gelen durumlar şunlar: 1) Olayın kimler tarafından gerçekleştirildiği bilinmemektedir. "Faili meçhul" dür: Two men were stopped and robbed in that district last night. Two paintings were stolen from our local museum last week. 2) Çevremizdeki belli bir kişiyi suçlamaktan kaçınmak, yada belki kimliğini saklamak isteyebiliriz:. 10.

(11) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Listen to me, boys; I think this letter has been opened and read and then carefully sealed again! You were seen with a man yesterday afternoon. 3) Olayı gerçekleştirenler değil, olayın kendisi dikkat odağıdır. Bilimsel metinlerde edilgen tümcelere sık rastlanmasının nedeni de budur: The distance between the stars is measured in terms of light years. The ingredients are poured into a cup and thoroughly stirred. 4) Nesne özneden daha önemlidir, yada vurgulanmak istenmektedir: His death was mourned by the whole nation... His books are read by millions of people today... 5) Sözdizimsel gerekçelerle, edilgen tümce kullanımı zorunlu hale gelebilir: YANLIŞ : While walking home late last night, a funny-looking man stopped me. (Çünkü, burada "ben" değil "adam" evine gidiyordu, denilmiş oluyor) DOĞRU : While walking home late last night, I was stopped by a funny-looking man. Demek ki, paşa gönlümüz nasıl dilerse, ister etken ister edilgen tümce kurarız, diyemeyiz. Edilgen tümcelerin tercih edilmesini gerektiren, zorunlu kılan durumlar vardır.. Here Is An Intermediate Level Vocabulary Test I have Prepared For You CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD 1. Excuse me. I'm a(n) .............. around here. Can you show me the way to the station, please? a. tourist. b. foreigner. c. stranger. d. alien. e. explorer. 2. People with no previous ............ need not apply. (Deneyimi olmayan kimselerin başvurmasına gerek yoktur, başvurmasınlar) a. experiment. b. experience. c. inexperience. d. experimentation. e. experiments. 3. He is traveling by himself. In other words, he's on his .............. . a. single. b. self. c. alone. d. own. e. loneliness. 11.

(12) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. How much do I ............. you? a. own. b. borrow. c. wage. d. debt. e. owe. 5. He was told by the doctors that he would need quite a long period of rest after such a serious ............. . a. disease. b. illness. c. recovery. d. epidemic. e. outbreak. ***** Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. d 4. e 5. b Any questions? Just mail me... And, This Is An Advanced Level Vocabulary Test Choose The Correct Word 1. As he hated every minute of his life in the army, it is no wonder that he decided one day to ............. his unit. a. dessert. b. descend. c. avoid. d. desert. e. deserve. 2. He had traveled only twenty miles into the desert when he had engine trouble and had to .............. from the race. a. retreat. b. accomplice. c. deviate. d. defeat. e. withdraw. 3. People become quite ............ when it comes to discussing the differences between the sexes. a. illogical. b. illiterate. c. illegible. d. illegal. e. illegitimate. 4. It is no injustice to say that the sense of ............. a person has is closely bound up with his cultural background. a. harbor. b. rumor. c. tumor. d. labor. e. humor. 5. A tramp may hunt, beg or steal occasionally to keep himself alive; he may even, in times of real need, do a little work, but he will never ............. his ever-so-precious freedom. a. suffer from. b. hold on. c. surround. d. give up. e. derive from. *****. 12.

(13) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Answers: 1. d 2. e 3. a 4. e 5. d Now consult your dictionary for the words you weren't so sure about. You can always mail me, should you have any doubts lingering on your mind. GÜNÜN SORUSU What makes the following little dialogue so funny ? Çok güldürücü bir diyalog... Neden acaba? Medical Officer: How're your bowels working? Recruit: Haven't been issued with any, sir. M.O.: I mean, are you constipated? R.: No, sir. I volunteered. M.O.: Heavens, man, don't you know the King's English? R.: No, sir. Is he? GEÇEN SAYININ YANITI 1. c. 2. b. Why don't you pay some attention. I might as well be talking to a brick wall ! Aristotle is known to have said something like this: "That man is a political animal is pretty obvious." ***** çekinmeyin... RECOMMENDED ONLINE RESOURCES The Frizzy University Network The Frizzy University Network (FUN) provides courses, tutorial help, handouts, and more links in a relaxed and comfortable environment in which students learning English as a foreign or second language (EFL/ESL) can improve their writing. FUN students explore, discover and share their ideas, opinions and feelings in written English without the pressure of working for grades or credit.. 13.

(14) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ (Özetle, Hem Öğrenmek Hem Eğlenmek İçin) CLEAN JOKE OF THE DAY The Great Writer There was once a young man who kept visualizing himself as a great writer in his later life. When asked about what he meant by "a great writer", he used to say: "I want to write stuff that the whole world will read, stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional level, stuff that will make them scream, cry, howl in pain and anger!" He now works for the Microsoft Corporation, writing error messages. ***** keep + gerund = süreklilik belirtir kept visualizing himself = kendini hep o gözle görüyordu on a truly emotional level = gerçekten duygusal düzeyde scream, cry, howl = değişik nüanslarla eşanlamlı fiiller: "çığlık atmak" in pain and anger = acı ve öfke ile DIRTY JOKE OF THE DAY Different Sizes of Balls !. When workers get together they often talk about football. When middle management meet, they talk about tennis. When top management meet they talk about golf. Conclusion: The higher you climb in the corporate ladder the smaller your balls become. ***** Geçen sayımızın argo bölümünde "balls" sözcüğünün anlamını öğrenmiştiniz. İşte size bir uygulama örneği... İşçiler futbol, idari kadro tenis, yöneticiler de bir araya gelince golf konuşuyor.... 14.

(15) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Varılan Sonuç: Şirket hiyerarşisinde nekadar yükseğe tırmanırsanız, "toplarınız" da o derecede küçülür. FOLK WISDOM Time may be a great healer, but it's also a lousy beautician. Zaman çok başarılı bir kırık-çıkıkçı ama berbat bir güzellik uzmanı... Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever. Beyin hücreleri gelip geçici, yağ hücreleri ise hep sizinledir... Age doesn't always bring wisdom, Sometimes age comes alone. Yaşlanmak herzaman yanında bilgelik getirmiyor. Bazen de tekbaşına çıkageliyor... One of life's mysteries is how a bottle of whiskey can make a girl gain five pounds. Yarım şişe viskiyi devirip 3.5 kilo alınca çok şaşırmış genç kız... There is a skinny little creature inside me trying to get out, but I can usually sedate her (him) with a few pieces of chocolate. İçimde dışarı çıkmağa çalışan incecik bir yaratık var, ama birkaç parça çikolata ile yatıştırabiliyorum.. LEARN ( BUT DO NOT USE ) SOME SLANG EXPRESSIONS !! booze = alkol, kafa çekme... Hey, we had hell of a great time, you know. There was plenty of booze to go round. antifreeze = alkol... I think I'm going to need a lot of antifreeze tonight! bazillion = sonsuz sayıda, sayılamayacak kadar çok... She had a bazillion of reasons to leave him. nada = hiçbir şey (İspanyolca'dan)... Why don't you keep your big mouth shut? You know nada about politics! armpit = berbat ve pis yer (=koltukaltı)... That place we stayed at was an absolute armpit. to go bonkers = delirmek, kafayı yemek... Hey, you'll go bonkers if you carry on this way, you know!. 15.

(16) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________. May God keep any form of a Monday Morning Feeling away from you, Dear Members!... With new subscribers joining us over the weekend, we now occupy the third place on Yahoo's listing for "Schools and Education" for Turkey! This is equivalent of being Number Eleven on their international listing for "English As A Second Language"!. Well, well, well... A very warm welcome to our new members and may God bless them! And, Boy! Do we have plans for more, and even more! Of course, we do... Ah, now that you have discovered what has been floating around in my mind for some days, I might as well spell it out... Yes, exactly! Any reason why we shouldn't transport this wonderful Group onto an international platform and open it up to non-Turks who want to learn or improve their Turkish? But, more about that upon a more opportune time. AMBIGUOUS NEWS FROM AFGHANISTAN Turkish Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit said on Friday that Turkey was ready to help Afghanistan establish an effective administration, urging the rival groups to resolve their differences over the new interim government. help Afghanistan establish = Afganistan'ın ... kurmasına yardımcı olmak /// effective administration = etkin yönetim /// urging = çağrıda bulunarak, önemli ve acildir çağrısında bulunarak... resolve their differences = aralarındaki anlaşmazlıkları çözmeleri /// interim government = ara hükumet Turkey has already announced its full support for all international efforts for the founding of an effective administration and the establishment of a workable social order in the country. has already announced = zaten, esasen, daha şimdiden, daha önceden ilan etmiş bulunuyor /// international efforts = uıluslararası çabalar /// a workable social order = işlerliği olan bir toplumsal düzen "Some leaders have taken negative stances against the decisions taken in Bonn," Mr. Ecevit noted, pointing out that an agreement, nevertheless, has to be reached without delay. It would be futile to discuss who is right and who is wrong at this stage. negative stances = olumsuz tutumlar, olumsuz tavırlar /// decisions taken in Bonn = Bonn'da alınan, alınmış olan kararlar /// without delay = gecikme olmaksızın; would be futile = boşuna, beyhude olur /// at this stage = bu aşamada. 16.

(17) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Dostum, a powerful ethnic Uzbek warlord, is apparently of the opinion that his faction, which is part of the Northern Alliance, is not fairly represented in the new administration. His repeated requests that the Foreign Ministry be allocated to his faction were not met. ethnic Uzbek = Özbek asıllı /// warlord = güçlü ve savaşçı yerel yönetici /// apparently = anlaşıldığına göre, öyle görünüyor ki /// faction = hizip, grup /// part of = içinde yer alıyor, bir parçası; the Northern Alliance = Kuzey İttifakı / not fairly represented = adil olarak temsil edilmiyor /// to be allocated = tahsis edilmek /// requests ... were not met = talepler, istekler karşılanmadı ambiguous = belirsizlik taşıyan, her iki yöne yada anlama çekilebilecek... WHAT NOW, MR. DENİZLİ ? Trying to recover from a 2-1 home defeat to Beşiktaş last weekend, the Yellow Canaries faced another mission impossible last night at Trabzon's Avni Aker Stadium, with Fener fans totally outnumbered by the fiery Trabzonians. be outnumbered by = sayıca daha az olmak That defeat by Beşiktaş had ended the defending champion's 24-game winning streak at Şükrü Saracoğlu. And now Fenerbahçe no longer has the luxury of dropping points since it trails the leader Galatasaray by seven points. 24-game winning streak = 24 maçlık galibiyet dizisi /// dropping points = puan kaybetmek /// trails the leader = liderin gerisinden gidiyor The truth of the matter is that the Yellow Canaries are far away from proving themselves in the Turkish League this year. They have lost to all the other serious title contenders they have played so far, firstly to İstanbulspor, then to their century-old rival Galatasaray and then to another rival Beşiktaş last weekend. title contenders = zirve adayları On paper, Fenerbahçe is a formidable side in Turkey, but not so in Europe, where they finished "pointless" in the first phase of the European Champions League and bowed out ignominiously. bowed out ignominiously = gururlarını yitirmiş olarak başları eğik çıktılar Fener coach Mustafa Denizli has injury problems in virtually all positions. The Yellow Canaries' brilliant strike force are missing the services of Rapajic, who has not fully recovered from injury yet, and the Israeli star Haim Revivo. in virtually all positions = hemen hemen bütün mevkilerde /// brilliant strike force = parlak hücum gücü /// missing the services of = hizmetlerinden yoksun 17.

(18) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Turkish international Oktay Derelioğlu, who underwent a knee surgery in midweek, was added to the list last week. Turkish international = milli takım oyuncusu The defense also has serious problems. Goran Mirkovic was suspended for two matches for trading punches with Beşiktaş midfielder Tümer during their İstanbul derby last Sunday. Mustafa Doğan is ill and Ali Akdeniz is off form. suspended = cezalı /// trading punches = yumruklaşma CHUNKS OF WISDOM OR DROPLETS OF BANALITY ?. Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. -- HENRY FORD who stops learning = öğrenmeyi bırakan, öğrenmekten vazgeçen... whether at twenty or eighty = ister yirmisinde olsun, ister sekseninde... to keep your mind young = zihninizi genç tutmak... He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery." -- HAROLD WILSON (1960'larda İşçi Partisinden İngiltere Başbakanı) who rejects change = ki o kişi değişmeyı reddeder... the architect of decay = çürümenin mimarı... progress = ilerleme, gelişme... progressive = 1. ilerlemeci, terakkiperver; 2. yavaş yavaş artan, tedrici surette artan veya ilerleyen, çoğalan vb... a progressive policy... progressive taxation (i.e. with an increase of the rate of tax as the incomes increase: gelirler arttıkça, vergi oranları da artıyor)... cemetery = mezarlık... "In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip." -- DANIEL L. REARDON in the long run = sonunda, uzun vadede, pekçok iniş çıkıştan sonra... be proved right = haklılığı ve doğruyu düşünüp dile getirdiği kanıtlanmak... has a better time on the trip = yolculuk boyunca daha iyi, daha hoşça vakit geçirir... The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night's sleep. --E. JOSEPH COSSMAN despair = çaresizlik... a feeling of despair came over him; he was filled with despair; gave up the attempt in despair; drive smb. to despair... to despair of smth: Even her doctors despaired of saving her life... In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. -- THOMAS 18.

(19) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ JEFFERSON principle = ilke; (principal = 1. belli başlı, 2. baş öğretmen)... matters of taste = zevk, beğeni konularında... swim with the current = akıntı yönünde yüzmek... Burada: moda akımlara uymak... (opposite of, swim against the current) In politics stupidity is not a handicap. -- NAPOLEON BONAPARTE stupidity = aptallık, ahmaklık, budalalık... handicap = engel, elverişsizlik, dezavantaj... handicapped = belli bir engelleme uygulanmış, dezavantajlı duruma düşürülmüş, sakat, malül... mentally handicapped = zihinsel özürlü... "It is better to be hated for what one is than to be loved for what one is not." --ANDRÉ GIDE what one is = kişinin ne/kim/nasıl olduğu... I love you for what you are / I love you as you are... Seni olduğun gibi seviyorum... Dikkat: Bu tümce, "bütün kusurlarına rağmen" nüansı da taşıyabilir. "Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a man's last romance." -OSCAR WILDE a woman's first love = bir kadının ilk aşkı... a man's last romance = bir erkeğin son sevdası, son sevgilisi... You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.-- KAHLIL GIBRAN give but little = çok az şey verirsin... possessions = sahip olunan şeyler, zenginlikler, eşyalar, mülk, vb... give of yourself = kendinden birşeyler vermek.... GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY Answering Your Questions, To Start With: (Intermediate level sorularınızı Türkçe, Advanced level sorularınızı İngilizce yanıtlıyorum). KİM GELDİ ? NELER OLDU ? gibi Sorular Nasıl Sorulur ? Tümcenin aynı zamanda öznesi konumunda olan bir soru sözcüğü yada öbeği ile soru oluşturmakta güçlük çekiyor musunuz? Örneklere bakınız: Who came?... What happened?.... 19.

(20) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Bunlarla oluşturulacak ad-tümcelikler (noun clauses) de sözcük dizilişinde herhangi bir değişiklik gerektirmeyecektir. Neden? Çünkü, tümcenin düz ve soru diziliş biçimi aynı da, ondan: Do you know who came? He didn't tell me what happened. Oysa bu tür sözcükler tümcenin nesnesi olduğu zaman (yani, Kimi? Neyi? anlamı taşıdıkları zaman) herhangi bir güçlük çekmiyoruz: Who (whom) did you see? / What did you do? Can you tell me who (whom) you saw? / You didn't tell me what you saw. Özne konumunda soru sözcüğü / öbeği ile başka örnekler de oluşturalım: Who told you? Who is going to pay the bill? What happened to them? What became of them? Whose horse won? Whose car broke down? Which of your sisters is getting married? Bu tür tümcelerin dolaylı anlatımda tense dışında herhangi bir değişikliğe uğramayacaklarına dikkat ediniz. Çünkü oldukları biçimiyle zaten aynı zamanda ad-tümlecik niteliği taşıyorlar: He asked me who had come. I don't know who came. Can you tell me whose horse has won? She wants to know which of your sisters is getting married. ***** WHAT IS DISTANCE LEARNING ? Well, simply put, it is the learning of educational material at a place other than the traditional campus. Distance learning may come in several forms: as online, televised or correspondence courses, with videotapes, audiotapes, and so on.. 20.

(21) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Although correspondence courses are still quite popular, the fastest growing formats are its online varieties. As resources using these formats increase , so do the number of programs offered on the Internet. Now, who are likely to benefit most from earning a diploma or a degree through distance learning? Some people live so far from the nearest relevant campus or classroom facility that there is no way they can attend classes with reasonable regularity. Others have family and/or job situations that simply do not permit them to commit themselves to a regular classes, week after week, month after month. And, what about the cost? Well, there are many distance learning programs that cost much less than a traditional education... All in all, distance learning can be the answer pretty soon to quite a number of educational and personal problems.. Here Is An Intermediate Level Vocabulary Test I have Prepared For You CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD 1. Please ............. your papers in half before you hand them in to me. a. bend. b. lay. c. fold. d. overturn. e. wrap up. 2. I'm .............. an answer within a few days. a. hoping. b. waiting. c. expecting. d. excepting. e. accepting. 3. He .............. there under the tree, just thinking about his earlier life here on the farm. a. lay. b. laid. c. lied. d. layered. e. lain. 4. I'm just hoping that she'll grow out of that nasty .............. of hers as she grows older. a. custom. b. tradition. c. usage. d. habit. e. error. 5. He said he used to .............. much more than that in his old job as a junior clerk. a. win. b. wage. c. gain. d. acquire. e. earn. ***** Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. e 21.

(22) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Any questions? Just mail me... And, This Is An Advanced Level Vocabulary Test Choose The Correct Word 1. Both countries have declined to .............. the treaty on nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, partly out of concern for the other's supposed intentions. a. praise. b. assess. c. avoid. d. endorse. e. advocate. 2. Soldiers in full battle gear took up .............. outside the Presidential Palace as tens of thousands of demonstrators slowly marched towards the building. a. trenches. b. position. c. situation. d. deployment. e. statement. 3. In a speech he made today, the President of Patagonia advocated the .............. of nuclear arms and said that his country was ready for "urgent and effective measures to .............. the arms race. a. expansion/hinder elimination/curb. b. propulsion/end. c. escalation/curtail. d. acceleration/stop. e.. 4. The traditional bonds that exist between the two countries, as well as the mutual respect they hold for one another, will ............. a firm basis for further development of their economic ties. a. confirm. b. establish. c. contribute. d. constitute. e. capitulate. 5. Naim Süleymanoğlu, born of Turkish descent and one of the world's top weight-lifters then, .............. to Turkey some twenty years ago while he was competing in Australia. a. immigrated b. interrogated. c. defected. d. conspired. e. emigrated. ***** Answers: 1. d 2. b 3. e 4. d 5. c Now consult your dictionary for the words you weren't so sure about. You can always mail me, should you have any doubts lingering on your mind. SILLY QUESTIONS 1. Your aunt has a brother, but this is not your uncle. Who is he? 2. What is the longest word in the English language? 22.

(23) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Who said: "Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes" ? 4. Is it possible for a flea to jump higher than the Galata Tower? 5. What word becomes shorter when you add a syllable to it? 6. Temel has five sons and each son has a sister. How many children does Temel have? 7. Do you stir your tea with your right or left hand? 8. Two fathers and two sons ask for a cup of tea each. The waiter brings only three cups. Why? 9. What word is always spelled wrong? 10. What is THE capital of Turkey. ***** You'll get all the silly answers to these silly questions in our next issue GEÇEN SAYININ YANITI Askeri Doktor: How're your bowels working? / Nasıl, barsakların çalışıyor mu? Abdestin muntazam mı? Acemi Er : Haven't been issued with any, sir. / Henüz vermediler, komutanım. ("Bowels" sözcüğünü bir tür teçhizat filan zannediyor) Doktor: I mean, are you constipated? / Demek istiyorum ki, konstipe misin, sıksık konstipe olur musun? ER: No, sir. I volunteered. / Hayır, komutanım. Gönüllü oldum. (Sözcüğü "conscripted" = zorunlu askerlik gereği askere alınma, şeklinde anlamış) Doktor: Heavens, man, don't you know the King's English? / Aman Allahım, adamım sen doğru dürüst İngilizce bilmiyor musun? ER: No, sir. Is he? / Hayır, komutanım, kendisi İngiliz midir? (the King's English = standart İngilizce, yada standart oluşturacak şekilde iyi bir İngilizce anlamına gelirken, bizim saf er bunu "The King is English" şeklinde anlamış.) ***** Just mail me, if you have any doubts lingering on your mind. Bana olan mesajlarınızı İngilizce yazmağa çalışın... Fayda faydadır. Ama, Türkçe de olur, çekinmeyin... 23.

(24) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________. RECOMMENDED ONLINE RESOURCES Karin's ESL Partyland Karin's ESL Partyland offers help for both teachers and students of ESL. Hem Öğrenmek Hem Eğlenmek İçin Gerçekten sizler için çok yararlı olabilecek ve çok hoş bir hanım tarafından hazırlanan bir site. Site sahibesinin kedi kılığında resmi bile var. ***** CLEAN JOKE OF THE DAY THE PRIEST & THE RABBI A priest and a rabbi found themselves sharing a compartment on a train. priest = papaz; rabbi = haham After a while, the priest put down his book and opened a conversation by saying, "I know that in your religion, you're not supposed to eat pork... but have you really never even tasted it?" The rabbi closed his newspaper and responded, "I must tell you the truth. Yes, I have, on the odd occasion." on the odd occasion = arada bir olmuştur The rabbi had his turn of interrogation: "I know that in your religion, you're supposed to be celibate, but..." interrogation = sorgulama; celibacy = hayat boyu evlenme yasağı The priest interjected, "Yes, I know what you are going to ask, and yes, I have succumbed to temptation once or twice." interjected = (burada) araya girdi, sözünü kesti; succumbed to temptation once or twice = birkaç kez şeytana uydum... To succumb = boyun eğmek, teslim olmak; temptation = baştan çıkaran şey. The two resumed their reading. Both were silent for a while. resumed their reading = yeniden okumağa başladılar 24.

(25) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Then the rabbi peeked around his newspaper with a smile and said, "Better than pork, isn't it?" peek = bakmak, gözetlemek, dikizlemek... Burada, gazetesinin arkasından kafasını uzatarak... DIRTY JOKE OF THE DAY FOR ENLARGEMENT ! On their first night together, the bride comes out of the bathroom, having taken a shower and wearing a beautiful robe. The proud husband says, "My dear, we are married now, you can take off your robe." The beautiful young woman takes off her robe, and he is astonished."Oh, oh, aaaahhh," he exclaims, "My God you are so beautiful, I must take a picture of you at once. Puzzled she asks, "My picture?" He answers, "Yes my dear, so I can carry your beauty next to my heart forever". He takes her picture, and then he heads into the bathroom to shower and change. He comes out wearing his robe and the new wife asks, "Why do you wear a robe? We are married now." At that, the man opens his robe and she exclaims, "Oh my God, Oh my God! Let me take a picture at once". He beams and asks why and she answers, "So I can get it enlarged!" having taken a shower = duş almış olarak heads into the bathroom = banyoya gider, girer At that = bunun üzerine (pek sık kullanmayın) beams = yüzü bir gülümsemeyle aydınlanır, beşlik simit gibi sırıtır FOLK WISDOM Laugh alone and the world thinks you're an idiot. Atasözünün aslı: Laugh, and the whole world laughs with you... Gül, ki bütün dünya seninle gülsün! Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine. (Kelime oyunu: change = 1. değişim, değişme; 2. Bozuk para, para üstü... vending machine = para atıp birşey satın aldığınız makine. I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian. Beslenme zincirinin tepesine vejeteryen olayım diye tırmanmadım!. 25.

(26) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ She took an IQ test and the results were negative. When there's a will, I want to be in it! Will = 1. İstek, irade; 2. (Burada) vasiyetname... Atasözünün aslı: Where there is a will, there is a way. İstenirse bir yol bulunur... Time is the best teacher; Unfortunately it kills all its students! Zaman en iyi öğretmendir, ama... He who laughs last thinks slowest. Atasözünün aslı: He who laughs last laughs best: Son gülen iyi güler... Can it be a mistake that "STRESSED" is "DESSERTS" spelled backwards? Desserts = Yemek üstüne yenen tatlılar... Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it. Herşeyi gördüm, herşeyi yaptım, ama çoğunu hatırlamıyorum. Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't. Those who live by the sword = kılıcına güvenerek, kılıç yasasıyla yaşayan kimseler; get shot = ateşli silahla vurulurlar. LEARN ( BUT DO NOT USE ) SOME SLANG EXPRESSIONS !! uptight = gergin, asabi, sinirli (nervous; anxious)... You were a bit uptight last night, weren't you? butt = kalça, kıç (the buttocks)... Why don't you just stop sitting on your butt there and give me a hand in the kitchen? catch some rays = güneşlenmek (get some sunshine)... Hey, let's go down to the beach and catch some rays. chicken = korkak (coward)... Oh, come on, man! Don't be such a chicken! to get some winks = uyumak, biraz kestirmek... I think I'll turn in early tonight. I need to get some winks, you know. whiz = üstad, dahi, işin ustası, çok zeki ve yaratıcı kişi... He was a real whiz, you know, when it came to selling things. to take a whiz = to urinate... "Where's John?" "Oh, he's just gone inside to take a whiz.". Hello Dear Members!... I trust the week has been unfolding itself to your heart's content, and will continue in the same vein... Now, have a look at the upper right-hand side of our newsletter. What do you see there? What a clever trick, isn't it?... (Continued a little further down)... 26.

(27) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________. Now, you must bear with me playing truant for this coming Monday, the first day of the approaching three-day holiday... I can imagine how eagerly those of you who have stopped boozing over the holy month of Ramadan have been looking forward to it. Wishing all a very happy Bayram holiday, I remain yours truthfully.... PEOPLE AND EVENTS Three People Die In Torrential Rains In Mersin three people die = üç kişi öldü (gazetecilik dilinde, başlıkta present tense geçmiş zaman anlamı verir. Gelecek zaman için mastarlar kullanılır: Ecevit (is) to visit Bulgaria...) torrential rains = bardaktan boşanırcasına yağmur, afet yağmuru... Torrential rains, which started on Saturday and ended early on Monday, claimed the lives of three people, including a child, in the city. Two people who were injured were hospitalized. claimed the lives of = can aldı (claim= talep etmek, benimsin demek)... were hospitalized = hastaneye kaldırıldı Hundreds of houses and workplaces were flooded. Telephone communication was paralyzed and there was widespread power failure all over the area. flooded = sel baskınına uğradı... power failure = elektrik şebeke arızası Mezitli Junction was closed to traffic as the busy highway succumbed to heavy rains, while the Muftu Brook overflowed its banks. Agricultural fields and greenhouses sustained heavy damage. succumbed = boyun eğdi, teslim oldu... brook = çay... overflowed its banks = taştı... agricultural fields and greenhouses = tarlalar ve seralar... Meanwhile, schools were recessed in the city and its townships on Monday. One bridge collapsed in Kemer township of southern Antalya province as the Kuzderesi brook overflowed its banks as a result of torrential rains. Fortunately there were no reports of casualties, as this particular bridge is not very frequently used. recessed = ara verildi, paydos edildi... township = kasaba... casualties = zayiat; ölü, yaralı ve kayıplar toplamı In the meantime, heavy winds uprooted trees and electrical wires in western Izmir province. The winds which blew at 90-100 kilometers per hour are expected to continue till Tuesday. in the meantime = meanwhile = bu arada, be esnada, bütün bunlar olup biterken... uprooted = köklerinden söktü... are expected to continue = devam etmesi bekleniyor... 27.

(28) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________. FOREIGN AFFAIRS What -- After Afghanistan ? Reportedly, influential circles in the U.S. are busy brainstorming the pro's and con's of a new front to follow the war in Afghanistan. reportedly = bildirildiğine göre... influential circles = etkili çevreler... pro's and con's = leyhte ve aleyhteki... front = cephe It will not be a battlefront against a particular organization or a particular country this time, but it will be a "cold war" front which will aim itself to help Muslim societies transform themselves into the 21st century... a particular organization = belli bir örgüt... this time = bu kez The West won the Cold War; because those living under socialist regimes came to realize that it was the system they had created for themselves which was responsible for their predicament. predicament = zor durum, içinde bulunulan istenmedik durum... Will the oil-rich monarchies and emirates of the Middle East ever bring themselves to question the supposed Islamic tenets and follow the same example of self-criticism? That remains to be seen. oil-rich monarchies = petrol zengini monarşiler... supposed = sözde, guya, varsayılan... tenets = temel ilkeler... self-criticism = özeleştiri... It/that remains to be seen = ilerde göreceğiz ("olmakta devam ediyor + görülmek için" kavramlarından oluşan çok işlek bir anlatım) Let us be frank about it all and ask: Will they take their clue from and follow the example set by Turkey, a secular republic with a predominantly Muslim population? That, only time will show... frank = içtenlikli, samimi... (Yani, Frank Sinatra = Samimi Sinatra !!)... clue = ipucu... take one's clue from = ne yapması gerektiğini çıkarsamak, işareti ondan almak... to set an example = örnek oluşturmak... the example set by Turkey = Türkiye'nin teşkil ettiği örnek... secular republic =laik cumhuriyet... predominantly = baskın şekilde... only time will show = ancak zaman gösterecektir... (Tümcede, nesne "that" başa çekilerek vurgulandı) Continued from Your Moderator's Comments: "Bi-Weekly" (or "biweekly")... A very curious compound, meaning 1. Occurring twice a week; 2. Occurring every two weeks... Two different meanings diametrically opposing one another and warring to gain the upper hand: Admittedly, one could always opt out for "fortnightly" to replace 28.

(29) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ the second, but still what a mess. (Note that there is no such ambiguity with "biannual", twice a year, and "biennial", every two years...) Mind you, this gives your moderator, the humble owner of this newsletter, the right to prepare and publish it -- well, twice a week or once every two weeks, depending on the mood he is in... No, I will not take that liberty and be faithful to my rendezvous with you, Dear Members, both on Mondays and Thursdays.. CHUNKS OF WISDOM OR DROPLETS OF BANALITY ?. ANONYMOUS SAYINGS ON MARRIAGE He early on let her know who is the boss. He looked her right in the eye and clearly said, "You're the boss." early on = daha işin başlarında... right in the eye = gözlerini kaçırmaksızın... you're the boss = patron sensin If it weren't for marriage, men and women would have to fight with total strangers. if it weren't for marriage = evlilik(ler) olmasa... total strangers = yabancı ve hiç tanımadıkları insanlar Marital Freedom: The liberty that allows a husband to do exactly that which his wife pleases. marital = evliliğe ilişkin, evlilik konusunda... exactly = tam olarak (burada = yalnızca)... to do that which = şeyleri, ki bunlar... Çeviri: Evlilikte özgürlük, kocanın yalnızca karısının istediklerini yapma serbestisidir. It's not as great a day for the bride as she thinks. She's not marrying the best man. the best man = sağdıç... (Burada = oradaki en iyi adam, şeklinde sözcük oyunu yapılıyor) Marriage is like a violin. After the music is over, you still have the strings. Çeviri keman gibidir: Müzik biter, elinizde teller kalır... Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy. sleep with = Burada, birlikte yatıp uyumak. Ayrıca = aşk yapmak veya sürekli ilişkisi olmak... Marriage is like a hot bath. Once you get used to it, it's not so hot. once you get used to it = bir kez alıştınızmı... it's not so hot = o kadar sıcak gelmez... Mistress: Something between a mister and a mattress. mistress = metres... bir bey (mister) ile bir döşek (mattress) arasında birşey... Marriage is a romance in which the hero dies in the first chapter. Aaa, vallaa ben bunu çok tuttum: Evlilik, kahramanın ilk bölümde öldüğü bir aşk romanıdır.... 29.

(30) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY Answering Your Questions, To Start With: (Intermediate level sorularınızı Türkçe, Advanced level sorularınızı İngilizce yanıtlıyorum). THE FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE NERELERDE KULLANALIM ? 1) Gelecekteki belli bir nokta yada dönem itibarıyla, daha önceden başlamış ve süregelmiş (ki, içinde yaşadığımız dönem itibarıyla da başlamış ve sürüyor olabilir) ... ve büyük bir olasılıkla gelecekteki o tarihte de sürmekte olacak durum ve eylemler. Biraz çapraşık mı göründü? Örneklere bakalım: By the end of this month, I will have been working here for ten years. (=Bu ayın sonuna varmadan tam on yıldır burada çalışıyor olmuş olacağım) In 2008, we will have been living in İzmir for twenty-five years. (2008'de tam yirmibeş yıldır İzmir'de oturuyor olmuş olacağız) 2) Yine aynı bakış açısı içinde, sözü edilen durum yada eylemin geneldeki sürekliliğini anlatmak için: By the end of this year, we will have been climbing mountains for twenty years. (Bu yılın sonuna varmadan, tam yirmi yıldır dağcılık yapıyor olmuş olacağız) Doğaldır ki, burada sayı belirtecek olursak, continuous değil, simple tense kullanımı zorunlu olacaktır: Neden? Hiçbir babayiğit dağcı aynı anda birden fazla zirveye tırmanıyor olamaz da ondan... By the end of this year, we will have climbed eight peaks in this region. (Bu yılın sonuna varmadan, bölgede tam sekiz zirveye tırmanmış olacağız) ***** SHOULD WE SAY DATA IS OR DATA ARE ? The word data, as I am sure you know, is the plural form of the Latin word datum, meaning a single piece of information or a fact. However, the latter word seems to have been completely replaced in English usage by the first.. 30.

(31) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ We have no difficulties with "veri" and "veriler" in Turkish, but in English there exists a widespread uncertainty as to whether data is a singular or plural word: This new data is expected to be taken into consideration by court. These new data are likely to influence the way the case is going. It may be said that scientists, economists, and statisticians tend to regard data as a plural word, and this is reflected in their usage. Whereas for the man on the street it is a singular word. My suggestion would be that you treat it as a plural word in any sort of technical or scientific context: More specific data are needed to fully understand the causes of the present economic depression. There are enough data to convince most of those who have been objecting a change in policy. These data point to a direct correlation between exposure to sunlight and the risk of developing skin cancer. But, in daily talk it may be a better idea to use it as a singular word; otherwise, one might be interpreted as being overly formal or pedantic: Let's hope this new data proves useful in researchers' efforts to combat skin cancer.. Here Is An Intermediate Level Grammar Test I have Prepared For You CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER 1. By the time we got home, it ............. raining. a. had stopped. b. has stopped. c. stops. d. will have stopped. e. didn't stop. 2. The world ............ a lot since the days we were children. a. has changed. b. will change. c. changed. d. should change. e. will have changed. 3. He's ............. ill to need a doctor now. You'd better call for the Hodja. a. also. b. very. c. not. d. too. e. enough. 4. The letter ................ addressed to the wrong person. It never got to where it was supposed to 31.

(32) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ go. a. had to be. b. needn't be. c. must have been. d. ought to have been. e. should be. 5. .............. your friend ............... live here ? a. Does/use to. b. Did/used to. c. Was/used to. d. Was/use to. e. Did/use to. ***** Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. d 4. c 5. e Any questions? Just mail me... And, This Is An Advanced Level Grammar Test Choose The Correct Answer 1. Not only ............. buildings, but they also make decisions on the proper construction materials for these. a. design architects do b. architects do design architects e. design do architects. c. do architects design. d. do design. 2. On top of the hill .............. . a. a building stood huge b. a huge building stood stood e. huge stood a building. c. stood a huge building. d. huge building. 3. Never .............. such an unusual performance! a. I have seen. b. you see. c. have I seen. d. you will see. e. did you see. 4. "What are they doing to that old building?" "It ............. ." a. pulled down b. has been pulled down is being pulled down. c. was pulled down. d. has been pulling down. e.. 5. The work had ............. a. been doing b. to be done. c. completed. d. to complete. e. done. ***** Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. c 4. e 5. b 32.

(33) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ You can always mail me, should you have any doubts lingering on your mind. SILLY PUNS See if You Can Work These Out "What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?" "Frostbite" to cross = eşleştirmek, çiftleştirmek... frost = don (soğuk)... bite = ısırık... frostbite = soğuk çarpması "What do prisoners use to call each other" "Cell phones" cell = hapishane hücresi... cell phone = cep telefonu "What do you get from a pampered cow?" "Spoiled milk" pampared = pohpohlanmış... spoiled = 1) şımarık, 2) bozulmuş "What dog keeps the best time?" "A watch dog" keep time = zaman tutmak (hakem, vb), burada zamanı göstermek... watch dog = bekçi köpeği "Why did the tomato turn red?" "It saw the salad dressing!" see somebody dressing = soyunup giyinirken görmek... salad dressing = salata sosu "Where do bees go to the bathroom?" "At the BP station!" BP = (okunuşu) bee pee, yani "arı çişi"... "What did the judge say when the skunk walked in the court room?" "Odor in the court" skunk = kokarca... Order in the court! = (Hakim uyarısı) Susun, oturun, mahkemede düzen istiyorum... order = düzen... odor (ABD) = odour (İng.) = koku... ALL THE SILLY ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S SILLY QUESTIONS 1. Your aunt has a brother, but this is not your uncle. Who is he? Well, He is your father, of course, you silly! 2. What is the longest word in the English language? = Smiles ! There is a whole mile between the beginning and the ending letter... 3. Who said: "Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes" ? Why, Captain Kirk, of course, 33.

(34) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ you silly! (beam down = aşağı ışınla) 4. Is it possible for a flea to jump higher than the Galata Tower? Naturally... The Galata Tower is altogether incapable of doing any jumping... 5. What word becomes shorter when you add a syllable to it? I gave you the answer in the question: shorter ! 6. Temel has five sons and each son has a sister. How many children does Temel have? 6 (six, SIX) VI 7. Do you stir your tea with your right or left hand? None; I just stir my tea with a spoon. 8. Two fathers and two sons ask for a cup of tea each. The waiter brings only three cups. Why? Grandpa + Papa + Son 9. What word is always spelled wrong? I gave you the answer in the question: "wrong" is always spelled "wrong" -- unless it is misspelled, of course ! 10. What is THE capital of Turkey. The Letter "T" Just mail me, if you have any doubts lingering on your mind. Bana olan mesajlarınızı İngilizce yazmağa çalışın... Fayda faydadır. Ama, Türkçe de olur, çekinmeyin... RECOMMENDED ONLINE RESOURCES Karin's ESL Partyland Karin's ESL Partyland offers help for both teachers and students of ESL. Hem Öğrenmek Hem Eğlenmek İçin Gerçekten sizler için çok yararlı olabilecek ve çok hoş bir hanım tarafından hazırlanan bir site. Site sahibesinin kedi kılığında resmi bile var. ***** CLEAN JOKE OF THE DAY GET IN THE QUEUE A drill sergeant had just chewed out one of his men, and as he was walking away, he turned to him and said, "I guess when I die you'll come and dance on my grave." 34.

(35) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ drill sergeant = talim çavuşu... to chew out = şiddetle azarlamak... dance on my grave = mezarımın üstünde oynayıp dans edeceksin... The cadet replied, "Not me, Sarge. I promised myself that once I've got out of the Army I'll never stand in another line." not me = ben yokum, ben öyle değilim, ben öyle şey yapmam... once I've got out of the Army = hele bir yakayı sıyırayım... never stand in another line = asla bir daha bir kuyruğa girmem... ***** SO DID I ! A guy walks into a bar and orders a drink. After a few more he needs to go to the can. can = tuvalet He doesn't want anyone to steal his drink so he puts a sign on it saying, "I spat in this beer, do not drink!". I spat in this beer = bu biraya tükürdüm (spit - spat - spat) After a few minutes he returns and there is another sign next to his beer saying, "So did I!" so did I = ben de... DIRTY JOKE OF THE DAY COBBLES WORK WANDERS ! Two nuns are cycling down a cobbled street. The first one says "I've never come this way before"; the second one replies "Must be the cobbles!" work wanders = harikalar yaratmak... nun = rahibe... cobbled road = parke döşeli yol... cobbles = parke taşları... I've never come this way = 1) Bu yoldan hiç geçmemiştim; 2) Hiç böylesi bir orgazm yaşamamıştım... ***** FOUR KINDS OF SEX HOUSE SEX - When you are newly married and have sex all over the house in every room. newly married = yeni evli BEDROOM SEX - After you have been married for a while, you only have sex in the bedroom.. 35.

(36) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ HALL SEX - After you've been married for many, many years you just pass each other in the hall and say "F*** YOU" pass each other = birbirinizin yanından geçerken COURTROOM SEX - When your wife and her lawyer f*** you in the divorce court in front of many people for every penny you've got. courtroom sex = mahkemede seks... the divorce court = boşanma mahkemesi... Çevirisi: Karınız ve avukatı sizi boşanma davasında soyup soğana çevirip herkesin gözü önünde becerince... FOLK WISDOM DARE YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH ? "I've always wanted to have someone to hold, someone to love. After having met you, I've changed my mind." Hayatımda hep saracağım, seveceğim birisi olsun istemişimdir. Seninle tanıştıktan sonra fikrimi değiştirdim. "I must admit, you brought Religion into my life. I never believed in Hell 'til I met you." İtiraf etmeliyim ki, sayende dindar oldum. Eskiden cehenneme inanmazdım. "As the days go by, I think of how lucky I am that you're not here to ruin it for me." as the days go bye = günler gelip geçtikçe... as time goes by = aynı anlama gelen daha yaygın bir deyiş... "If I get only one thing for Christmas, I hope it's your sister." Eğer bir Noel hediyesi alacaksam, umarım bu kızkardeşindir... "Congratulations on your promotion. Before you go, I would like you to take this knife out of my back. You'll probably need it again." Terfini kutlarım... Gitmeden önce lütfen şu bıçağı sırtımdan çekip çıkarır mısın? Muhtemelen yine ihtiyacın olacaktır! "I'm so miserable without you, it's almost like you're here." Sensiz okadar mutsuzum ki, tıpkı buradaymışsın gibi! ***** LEARN ( BUT DO NOT USE ) SOME SLANG EXPRESSIONS !! 36.

(37) By Dream_Cacther joshua.ranad@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ bitch = n. Şirret, cazgır, dişli, acımasız, oyuncu (kadın) (sözlük anlamı = dişi köpek, kancık)... It's difficult to believe that she can be such a perfect bitch at times. bitch = v. Mızıldanmak, isteksiz ve olumsuz davranmak... Now, stop all that bitching and get on with your homework, will you! barf = n & v 1) Kusmuk 2) Kusmak... He got terribly drunk and barfed all over the place.... Be careful! Don't step on the barf there! booboo = A mistake... Oh! What a booboo to make on the very first question. maal = Çekici ve seksi, fakat giyimi fiyasko kadın... Jennifer Lopez looked maal at the Oscars. Oh, the dress she was wearing! macadoodledandys = Fast food restaurant (mc donalds)... Man I'm starving. I could really do with a bit of macadoodledandys right now mackin' = Making sexual overtures and advances on a woman... Hey, look at him now mackin' on your ex-girlfriend. Şimdi çok eğlenmek istiyorsanız Türkçe argo ve küfür kelimelerin ingilizce açıklaması için şu adresi tıklayın http://www.notam02.no/~hcholm/altlang/ht/Turkish.html Ama dikkat edin -- çok ayıp şeyler yazıyor... Hello Everybody! Here we are all -- happily back and reporting for work, following the threeday holiday, and already looking forward to the weekend to carry on with our winter frolics! My, my, my! That was how the mighty Roman Empire, too, had stumbled and fallen... I am sure this was -- for most of you, too -- a painful period of inactivity, "so rudely forced" by the ongoing wintry (wintery) conditions all over the country... I suppose the idea of hanging about doing nothing just goes against the grain with everyone... I, for one, am quite ready to admit to being the proud incurable workaholic that I am... So, a very warm welcome back to all and I am glad that it is business again as usual.... PEOPLE AND EVENTS GOOD MORNING, GERMANY !! Everyone knew that Germany was harboring Islamic fundamentalist organizations. It was no 37.