Benvenuti a Vocabulary 171 - C1: Verso la Padronanza del Vocabolario!

Ciao amici di grammaticainglese.org! Siete pronti per un'altra entusiasmante lezione di vocabolario? In Vocabulary 171, parte dell'Unit 39 e della macroarea 'Verso la Padronanza' del nostro corso C1, affronteremo parole e sfumature che vi aiuteranno a esprimervi con ancora più precisione e sicurezza in inglese. Preparatevi a potenziare il vostro lessico e a comunicare in modo efficace in ogni situazione!
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Herbert was in a panic. "Margot, the model train convention is tomorrow!" he exclaimed.
Margot, calmly folding laundry, replied, "Yes, dear. And?"
"And! My prized 'Oakhaven Express' is missing a crucial part!" Herbert wailed. "The entire exhibit is dependent on its perfect preservation!"

Margot sighed. "Herbert, last week you were using parts from it to fix Brian's remote control car. Remember?"

Herbert's face fell. "Oh. Right."

Later, at the Corner Shop, Herbert was trying to explain the situation to Brian.
"So, basically," Brian summarized, munching on a candy bar, "the train won't work, whereby you can't show it off?"
"Exactly! And it has to be viable! It needs to move by tomorrow."

Brian considered this. "What if we�?�borrowed�?�Laura's science project motor?"
Herbert's eyes lit up. "That's�?�surprisingly clever! But we need to exercise discretion. Laura would kill us if she knew."

The next day, the 'Oakhaven Express', powered predominantly by a modified science project motor, chugged valiantly around its tiny track. Margot watched, shaking her head, as Herbert beamed with pride.
Laura was too busy explaining the benefits of solar energy to notice the missing motor. For now, at least, disaster was averted.

Word List

preservation

Translate: conservazione
Example:The entire exhibit is dependent on its perfect preservation! (L'intera mostra dipende dalla sua perfetta conservazione!)

whereby

Translate: per cui
Example:So, basically," Brian summarized, munching on a candy bar, "the train won't work, whereby you can't show it off? (Quindi, in pratica," riassunse Brian, sgranocchiando una barretta di cioccolato, "il treno non funzionerà, per cui non potrai mostrarlo?)

viable

Translate: fattibile
Example:And it has to be viable! (E deve essere fattibile!)

discretion

Translate: discrezione
Example:But we need to exercise discretion. (Ma dobbiamo usare discrezione.)

predominantly

Translate: prevalentemente
Example:The 'Oakhaven Express', powered predominantly by a modified science project motor, chugged valiantly around its tiny track. (L'Oakhaven Express, alimentato prevalentemente da un motore modificato di un progetto scientifico, sferragliava valorosamente attorno al suo piccolo binario.)
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