Упражнение №29 - Раздел 1 по Английскому языку 9 класса - Афанасьева О.В.

Английский язык для 9-го класса
Предмет:	Английский язык
Класс:	9 класс
Автор учебника:	Афанасьева О.В. Михеева И.В.
Год издания:	2007
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Кол-во заданий:
Кол-во упражнений:	274
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Задание

Read and guess what the words in bold type mean.

1. Their years of work culminated in a new invention.
2. My sister is a mathematical genius. At the age of six she could easily do sums and solve some uncomplicated problems.
3. Mankind means all humans considered as a group. Nowadays some people don't use this word because they think that it may hurt women's feelings, so they use the word "humankind" instead.
4. The Smiths are our good friends. They live nearby, in the house round the corner.

Ответ

• Culminated means reached the highest point or climax; it refers to the moment of greatest achievement or completion after a series of efforts or events.
• Genius refers to a person who is exceptionally intelligent or talented in a particular field, showing remarkable abilities or aptitude beyond the norm.
• Mankind means all human beings, collectively referring to the human race or humanity as a whole.
• Nearby means situated or located close to a specific place, not far away; it denotes a short distance from a particular point of reference.