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Sunday, June 1, 2014

English Vocabulary Exercises

this is my fourth English Vocabulary lesson

water under the bridge      idiom
 Water under the bridge is used to say that something happened in the past and is no longer important or worth arguing about.  We had our differences in the past, but that’s all water under the bridge now.
peripheral      /pəˈrɪfÉ™rÉ™l/   adjective
[more peripheral; most peripheralformal : not relating to the main or most important part • If we focus too much on peripheral issues, we will lose sight of the goal. — often followed by to • His role in the negotiations was peripheral to the outcome. [=his role in the negotiations was not important in deciding the outcome]





computers : connected to a computer but not an essential part of it • peripheral devices/equipment such as modems and scanners
3 : of or relating to the area that is to the side of the area you are looking at • He saw in his peripheral vision that a car was trying to pass him.
medical : of or relating to the part of the nervous system that is separate from the brain and spinal cord • peripheral nerves • the peripheral nervous system
— peripherally adverb  He was only peripherally involved in the sale of the house. [=he played a small part in the sale of the house]


TREASURE

Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: There are many wonderful art treasures in the National Gallery.
Ex 2.: The pirates could finally stop robbing ships when they found treasure.

PARTICULAR

Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: There was nothing of particular importance at the meeting. I might have stayed at home. 
Ex 2.: In this particular case I decided to go to bed earlier.

TO REACH
Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: They reached the North Pole after three-month journey.
Ex 2.: The customer reached for a bottle of milk, but he was not tall enough

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