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سمِّ المشاعر الكامنة وراء الصوت أو النص، بصفات مثل wry وsardonic وdeferential وambivalent وscathing وwistful.

سمِّ النبرة

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"Oh, marvellous, another delay," said Ines, with a hard little smile. Her comment was ___.
- a) effusive
- b) deferential
- c) sardonic
- d) ambivalent
He gave a ___ smile, as if the mix-up amused him rather than annoyed him.
- a) wry
- b) scathing
- c) guarded
- d) impassioned
The junior clerk was almost ___ towards the director, standing until she told him to sit.
- a) effusive
- b) dismissive
- c) detached
- d) deferential
I feel ___ about the job offer: the salary is excellent, but I would have to leave my team.
- a) wistful
- b) ambivalent
- c) condescending
- d) dismissive
An "impassioned" speech is one that is ...
- a) spoken with strong feeling
- b) spoken in a flat voice
- c) spoken with gentle humour
- d) spoken to avoid the point
If a manager's response to a worry is "dismissive", she ...
- a) agrees at once
- b) asks for more detail
- c) treats the concern as unimportant
- d) apologises first
An "effusive" welcome is one that is ...
- a) cold and brief
- b) enthusiastic and gushing
- c) formal and respectful
- d) cautious and vague
A "guarded" answer is one that is ...
- a) generous with details
- b) angry and loud
- c) humorous and relaxed
- d) careful not to reveal much

أكمل الجمل

أكمل كل جملة بكلمة واحدة من هذه القائمة. استخدم كل كلمة مرة واحدة: scathing, detached, condescending, wistful, impassioned, dismissive, effusive, guarded.

The judge was ___ about the lawyer's argument, calling it "lazy, careless and misleading".
After the concert, the audience was ___ in its praise, calling it the finest performance in years.
Her ___ plea for more funding moved even the sceptics in the room.
A good referee remains ___, showing no sign of favouring either side.
Do not be so ___ about my idea; at least listen to the whole proposal before you reject it.
The old sailor's ___ voice as he described the harbour of his youth made the young listeners go quiet.
Pat explained the basic function in such a ___ way, as if I could not possibly have used a computer before.
The witness was ___ throughout, answering each question in as few words as possible and volunteering nothing.

مفتاح الإجابات

سمِّ النبرة

c) sardonicالفكاهة المريرة الساخرة التي تعني عكس كلماتها هي sardonic.
a) wryالتسلية الهادئة الخفيفة هي wry. أما scathing فتكون نقدًا مريرًا، وimpassioned تكون ممتلئة بمشاعر قوية.
d) deferentialإظهار الاحترام بالإذعان لسلطة شخص آخر هو deferential.
b) ambivalentالمشاعر المتضاربة هي ambivalent.
a) spoken with strong feelingتصف Impassioned كلمات معبَّرًا عنها بمشاعر قوية وصادقة.
c) treats the concern as unimportantتعني Dismissive معاملة شيء على أنه لا يستحق التفكير الجاد.
b) enthusiastic and gushingتعني Effusive التعبير عن حماسة كبيرة، أحيانًا مفرطة.
d) careful not to reveal muchتعني Guarded الحذر والحرص بشأن ما يُكشف.

أكمل الجمل

scathing / withering / damning / scornful / criticalالنقد القاسي المرير هو scathing.
effusive / lavish / fulsome / unstinting / generous / warmالمديح الحماسي المتدفق هو effusive.
impassioned / passionate / heartfelt / emotional / eloquentالالتماس المقدَّم بمشاعر قوية هو impassioned.
detached / neutral / impartial / objective / unbiasedغير المنخرط عاطفيًا والموضوعي هو detached.
dismissive / negativeرفض شيء دون تفكير جاد هو dismissive.
wistful / nostalgic / melancholyالشوق الرقيق الحزين قليلًا إلى الماضي هو wistful.
condescending / patronising / patronizingالتصرف وكأن المستمع أدنى هو condescending.
guarded / cautious / reticent / evasive / carefulالحرص على عدم كشف أي شيء هو guarded.