# HG changeset patch # User Oleksandr Gavenko # Date 1342105059 -10800 # Node ID dc26b57301148d7715f48cd342076037c3e8cb61 # Parent f776d833ff0a89e48e5c6354ee9ce69f7e43da30 Add additional articles from old version of VOA "Special English Word Book". diff -r f776d833ff0a -r dc26b5730114 gadict-voa-special-english-word-book.dict-c5 --- a/gadict-voa-special-english-word-book.dict-c5 Thu Jul 12 17:43:26 2012 +0300 +++ b/gadict-voa-special-english-word-book.dict-c5 Thu Jul 12 17:57:39 2012 +0300 @@ -22,6 +22,26 @@ on 2010-02-12 which you can find with http://web.archive.org/ +Older version of "Special English Word Book" have additional articles +with words from different domain: + + Common Expressions + Common Prefixes + Words Used in VOA Special English Science Programs + Organs of the Body + +I added this articles too (from version of 2004). + +Also this version have section "Parts of Speech", which you can see +below: + + n. (noun) - a name word + v. (verb) - an action word + ad. (adjective/adverb) - a describing word + prep. (preposition) - a word used to show a relation + pro. (pronoun) - a word used in place of a noun + conj. (conjunction) - a joining word + Further info available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_English @@ -8246,3 +8266,269 @@ zoo n. a place where animals are kept for the public to look at and study + +# COMMON PREFIXES +_____ + +dis- + + not (dishonest, disobey) +_____ + +pro- + + for, supporting (pro-labor, pro-government) +_____ + +re- + + to do again (reorganize, reunite) +_____ + +self- + + used to show that the person or group acting is the one affected by + the action, or to show that the action is done only by its own effort + or power (self-declared, self-appointed) +_____ + +un- + + not (unusual, unhappy) + +#COMMON EXPRESSIONS +_____ + +carry out + + to do; to put into effect ("Please carry out the plan.") +_____ + +pass a bill + + approve ("Congress is expected to pass a bill to cut taxes.") +_____ + +take steps + + to start to do something ("The government will take steps to halt + inflation.") + +# WORDS USED IN VOA SPECIAL ENGLISH SCIENCE PROGRAMS + +_____ + +atom + + a very small part of all things; the smallest part of an element that + can join with parts of other elements +_____ + +bacteria + + living things that are one cell and can be seen only through a + microscope; some cause disease +_____ + +cell + + a small mass of living material that is part of all plants and animals +_____ + +chromosome + + a line of genes; most human cells contain 46 chromosomes +_____ + +compound + + a substance containing two or more elements +_____ + +dense + + close together; thick +_____ + +electron + + a small part of an atom that has an electrical force +_____ + +element + + one of more than 100 substances known to science that cannot be + separated into other substances +_____ + +enzyme + + a special kind of protein; it produces changes in other substances + without being changed itself +_____ + +fetus + + unborn young +_____ + +fission + + a splitting; in atomic fission, the nucleus of an atom is split to + produce nuclear energy +_____ + +fusion + + a joining together; in atomic fusion, atomic particles are joined + together to produce nuclear energy +_____ + +genes + + parts of cells that control the growth and development of living + things; genes from the mother and father are passed to the child; + genes contain nucleic acid +_____ + +genetic engineering + + the science of changing the genes of a living organism +_____ + +gravity + + the force that pulls things toward the center of the earth +_____ + +image + + a reproduction of the appearance of a person or thing +_____ + +laser + + an instrument that makes a thin, powerful light +_____ + +magnet + + a piece of iron or other material that has a pulling force; this + pulling force is called magnetism +_____ + +molecule + + the smallest amount of a chemical substance that can exist +_____ + +nerve + + a thin piece of tissue that sends information through the body to and + from the brain +_____ + +nucleus + + the center part of an atom or cell +_____ + +nucleic acid + + a molecule that holds the genetic information necessary for life; + there are two kinds of nucleic acid: DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and + RNA (ribonucleic acid) +_____ + +nutrient + + a food or substance that makes plants, humans or animals grow +_____ + +organ + + a part of the body that has a special purpose, such as the heart or + brain +_____ + +organism + + a living thing, often so small it can be seen only through a + microscope +_____ + +particle + + a very small piece of matter +_____ + +proteins + + substances responsible for the growth of tissue and for fixing damaged + tissue +_____ + +robot + + a machine that moves and performs tasks +_____ + +tissue + + living material; a group of cells that are similar in appearance and + do the same thing +_____ + +virus + + a kind of organism that causes disease +_____ + +x-rays + + a kind of radiation that can pass through most solid materials, often + used in medicine + +# ORGANS OF THE BODY + +_____ + +heart + + pumps blood through the body +_____ + +intestines + + tubes through which food passes after it is broken down in the + stomach; part of the intestines also remove solid wastes from the body +_____ + +kidney + + cleans liquid wastes from the body +_____ + +liver + + makes some proteins and enzymes; removes poisons from the blood +_____ + +lung + + takes in and expels air from the body +_____ + +prostate + + a part of the male reproductive system +_____ + +stomach + + breaks down food for the body to use +_____ + +uterus + + a part of the female reproductive system where a fetus develops