REMARK

REMARK(n.) :

sth that you say when you express an opinion or say what you have notived (SYN comment)

• At first he didn't say anything about her play. Later on, he remarked that it wasn't as good as he expected.
• John apologized me for addressing a fair number of unpleasant remarks to my wife in the past.

Describe a traditional meal

:: Describe a traditional meal in your country. You should say:

- what the meal is

- how it is prepared

- when it is usually eaten

- what, if any, is the significance or importance of the meal

and explain whether you enjoy tradtional food or not.

- The meal I want to describe for you is fish and rice with special dried vegetables. This is a traditional dish and Iranians have cooked it for centuries. First, you should prepare the main ingredients which are rice, oil, seasonings, fish, and special vegetables. For cooking the rice, which you have washed before, you should put it in a pan and pour enough water and salt in it, as well as adding a bit of oil on the top of it. Let it cook for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, it is about time to add the vegetables, parsley, dill, mint, and basil, that you have fried before. Mix everything together and let it cook for about 20 minutes more.

Meanwhile, add the seasonings such as turmeric and garlic to the sliced fish and fry them in a frying pan. When the fried fish and the rice are ready, you can eat them with some pickled vegetables or relish! Yummy!

PERPLEXED

PERPLEXED (adj)

confused and worried by sth that you do not understand (also: puzzled)

• They looked perplexed and kindly asked him to repeat everything he said.
• He asked with a perplexed voice what it all meant, when he saw his girlfriend and his friend sitting together in a cafe.

INQUISITIVE

INQUISITIVE (adj)

asking too many questions and trying to find out too many details about sth or sb

• When he started to ask me whether we are already engaged, I told him not to be so inquisitive. It's not his business after all!
• Every time there was a new couple walking down the street, everyone could see her inquisitive face at the window.

TO RECONCILE

TO RECONCILE (with someboday)

to have a good relationship again with someone after you have quarrelled with them

• After the divorce they didn't talk to each other, which was particularly painful to their children. Now, as they reconciled, they spend each Sunday together.
• After the U.S. - Mexican War in 1846 nobody believed that the two nations may ever reconcile. Surprisingly, the mass influx of Mexicans to the U.S. has been noticed recently.

to wait on

to wait on: to serve in a store or restaurant

• A very pleasant young clerk waited on me in that shop.
• The restaurant waitress asked us, "Has anyone waited on you yet?"

to look up

to look up: to locate information in a directory, dictionary, book, etc. (S)

• Ellen suggested that we look up Lee's telephone number in the directory.
• Students should try to understand the meaning of a new word from context before looking the work up in the dictionary.

at all / in the least

at all : to any degree (also: in the least)

• Larry isn't at all shy about expressing his opinions.
• When I asked Donna whether she was tired, she said, "Not in the least. I'm full of energy."

TO DETEST

TO DETEST : to hate something or someone very much

• They used to detest each other when they were younger, but two months ago everything changed. Now they behave like good old friends.
• He is not a good boss. I don't know why, but he detests his own staff.

willy-nilly

willy-nilly (adv): if something happens willy-nilly, it happens whether you want it to or not

• He found himself drawn, willy-nilly, into the argument.