❇️ Grammar
♦️ Can have / Could have
We can use 'could have' to talk about something somebody was capable of doing but didn't do.
✅ I could have gone to Oxford University but I preferred Harvard.
✅ She could have married him but she didn't want to.
✅ They could have bought a house here 20 years ago but chose not to.
👉 Often, there is a sense of criticism.
✅ You could have phoned me to let me know.
✅ They could have helped me instead of just sitting there.
✅ I could have done more to help you. Sorry.
👉 We can use 'couldn't have' to talk about something we were not capable of doing.
✅ I couldn't have managed without you.
✅ I couldn't have got the job. He was always going to appoint his nephew.
✅ I couldn't have enjoyed myself more. Thank you for a lovely day.
👉 We can use 'could have' to speculate about what has happened. (We can also use 'may have' or 'might have' in these situations.)
✅ She could have taken the earlier train.
✅ Simon could have told her.
✅ They could have overheard what we said.
👉 We can also use 'can have' to speculate about what has happened but only in questions and negative sentences and with words such as 'hardly', 'never' and 'only'.
✅ Can she have forgotten about our meeting?
✅ He can't have seen us.
✅ They can hardly have thought that I was not interested in the job.
👉 We can also use 'could have' to speculate about something that didn't happen.
✅ You could have broken your neck, jumping out the window like that.
✅ He could have hurt somebody, throwing a bottle out of the window like that.
✅ I could have done well in my exam if I'd worked harder.
👉 You can also use 'could have' to talk about possible present situations that have not happened.
✅ I could have been earning a lot as an accountant but the work was just too boring.
✅ He could have been Prime Minister now but he got involved in a big financial scandal.
✅ They could have been the market leaders now if they had taken his advice.
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♦️ Can have / Could have
We can use 'could have' to talk about something somebody was capable of doing but didn't do.
✅ I could have gone to Oxford University but I preferred Harvard.
✅ She could have married him but she didn't want to.
✅ They could have bought a house here 20 years ago but chose not to.
👉 Often, there is a sense of criticism.
✅ You could have phoned me to let me know.
✅ They could have helped me instead of just sitting there.
✅ I could have done more to help you. Sorry.
👉 We can use 'couldn't have' to talk about something we were not capable of doing.
✅ I couldn't have managed without you.
✅ I couldn't have got the job. He was always going to appoint his nephew.
✅ I couldn't have enjoyed myself more. Thank you for a lovely day.
👉 We can use 'could have' to speculate about what has happened. (We can also use 'may have' or 'might have' in these situations.)
✅ She could have taken the earlier train.
✅ Simon could have told her.
✅ They could have overheard what we said.
👉 We can also use 'can have' to speculate about what has happened but only in questions and negative sentences and with words such as 'hardly', 'never' and 'only'.
✅ Can she have forgotten about our meeting?
✅ He can't have seen us.
✅ They can hardly have thought that I was not interested in the job.
👉 We can also use 'could have' to speculate about something that didn't happen.
✅ You could have broken your neck, jumping out the window like that.
✅ He could have hurt somebody, throwing a bottle out of the window like that.
✅ I could have done well in my exam if I'd worked harder.
👉 You can also use 'could have' to talk about possible present situations that have not happened.
✅ I could have been earning a lot as an accountant but the work was just too boring.
✅ He could have been Prime Minister now but he got involved in a big financial scandal.
✅ They could have been the market leaders now if they had taken his advice.
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❇️ Idiom
♦️ crack the whip
مجبور کردن کسی یا گروهی به بیشتر کار کردن
👉 To push or urge someone (usually one's subordinate) to work harder
✅ The boss is nervous that we'll lose this account, so he's really started cracking the whip on us.
✅ Every so often I'll crack the whip to make sure we meet the deadline.
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♦️ crack the whip
مجبور کردن کسی یا گروهی به بیشتر کار کردن
👉 To push or urge someone (usually one's subordinate) to work harder
✅ The boss is nervous that we'll lose this account, so he's really started cracking the whip on us.
✅ Every so often I'll crack the whip to make sure we meet the deadline.
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She gets up at six and meditates _______ an hour before going to work.
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⭕️Conversation
⭕️مکالمه
✅What did you do on your last weekend?
آخر هفته چه کار کردی؟
✅I went to a party.
به محفلی رفتم.
✅Who did you see?
کی را دیدی؟
✅I saw my ex-friends.
دوستان قدیمی خود را دیدم.
✅How were they?
حال شان چطور بود؟
✅They were tip top shape.
خیلی عالی بودند.
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⭕️مکالمه
✅What did you do on your last weekend?
آخر هفته چه کار کردی؟
✅I went to a party.
به محفلی رفتم.
✅Who did you see?
کی را دیدی؟
✅I saw my ex-friends.
دوستان قدیمی خود را دیدم.
✅How were they?
حال شان چطور بود؟
✅They were tip top shape.
خیلی عالی بودند.
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❇️ Idiom
♦️ talk (someone or oneself) into (doing) (something)
کسی را به انجام کتری قانع کردن
👉 To coax or persuade someone or oneself to do or take part in something.
✅ I can't believe he talked me into lending him my car for the weekend.
✅ Remember the reasons why you're quitting. Don't talk yourself into staying!
✅ I'm not letting them talk me into the graveyard shift again—the last time was awful.
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♦️ talk (someone or oneself) into (doing) (something)
کسی را به انجام کتری قانع کردن
👉 To coax or persuade someone or oneself to do or take part in something.
✅ I can't believe he talked me into lending him my car for the weekend.
✅ Remember the reasons why you're quitting. Don't talk yourself into staying!
✅ I'm not letting them talk me into the graveyard shift again—the last time was awful.
@Nanonet1
❇️ Idiom
♦️ crunch time
لحظات پر اضطراب قبل از تکمیلی و یا موفقیت یک پروژه
👉 The period of time just before a project has to be completed and everyone has to work hard.
✅ Okay, we've got two minutes to tie the game—it's crunch time, guys!
✅ I am not getting enough sleep these days. It’s crunch time at work.
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♦️ crunch time
لحظات پر اضطراب قبل از تکمیلی و یا موفقیت یک پروژه
👉 The period of time just before a project has to be completed and everyone has to work hard.
✅ Okay, we've got two minutes to tie the game—it's crunch time, guys!
✅ I am not getting enough sleep these days. It’s crunch time at work.
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❇️ Conversation
♦️ Negotiating a price
A: I want to purchase this television.
B: I'm glad to hear that.
A: How much does it cost?
B: I'm selling it for $2500.
A: That can't be right.
B: That's the going price for that particular TV.
A: I can't afford that.
B: This is a very high quality television.
A: I would buy it if the price was lowered.
B: How much lower?
A: How about you sell it to me for $2000?
B: $2500 is a low as I'll go.
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♦️ Negotiating a price
A: I want to purchase this television.
B: I'm glad to hear that.
A: How much does it cost?
B: I'm selling it for $2500.
A: That can't be right.
B: That's the going price for that particular TV.
A: I can't afford that.
B: This is a very high quality television.
A: I would buy it if the price was lowered.
B: How much lower?
A: How about you sell it to me for $2000?
B: $2500 is a low as I'll go.
@Nanonet1
⭕️Conversation
⭕️مکالمه
✅Do you that man over there?
آیا آن شخصی که آنجا است را می شناسی؟
✅Who?
کی را؟
✅The man whose coat is black.
شخصی که کتش سیاه است.
✅Yes, He is my brother in law.
بله، او برادر زن من است.
✅What does he do?
چه کاره است؟
✅He is a bureaucrat.
او یک مامور دولتی است.
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⭕️مکالمه
✅Do you that man over there?
آیا آن شخصی که آنجا است را می شناسی؟
✅Who?
کی را؟
✅The man whose coat is black.
شخصی که کتش سیاه است.
✅Yes, He is my brother in law.
بله، او برادر زن من است.
✅What does he do?
چه کاره است؟
✅He is a bureaucrat.
او یک مامور دولتی است.
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🟡برای رسیدن به موفقیت
لازم نیست که خیلی پر قدرت باشی.
فقط باید از یک چیز قدرتمند تر باشی:
👈“از قوی ترین بهانه ات”
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لازم نیست که خیلی پر قدرت باشی.
فقط باید از یک چیز قدرتمند تر باشی:
👈“از قوی ترین بهانه ات”
@Nanonet1