close about ‫ كتوم بشأن‬...

You’re very close about your work, aren’t you?

‫ أليس كذلك ؟‬، ‫أنت كتوم فيما يخص عملك‬
secretive about ‫ كتوم بشأن‬...
He is secretive about his work.‫هو كتوم بخصوص عمله‬.

against ‫ضد‬
argue against ‫يجادل ضد‬
He wrote many articles arguing against abusing young children.
‫هو كتب مقاالت كثيرة تجادل ضد سوء معاملة األطفال‬.

at ‫ إلى‬- ‫عند – في‬

at + ‫مكان محدد‬
Sara and her friend sat down at a corner table.
‫سارة وصديقتها جلستا عند منضدة في الركن‬.
Turn left at the church. ‫اتجه يسارًا عند الكنيسة‬.
We’ll meet at Mr. Magdy’s (= at Mr. Magdy’s house ) .
)‫سنتقابل عند مستر مجدي (في بيت مستر مجدي‬.
I spent an unpleasant hour at the dentist’s.
‫أنا قضيت ساعة كريهة في عيادة طبيب األسنان‬.
at + ‫ اسم الشارع‬+ ‫رقم المنزل‬
They live at 18 Victoria Street. ‫ شارع فيكتوريا‬18 ‫هم يعيشون في‬.
at +‫محطة‬
Does this train stop at Giza? ‫هل هذا القطار يقف في الجيزة ؟‬
I was waiting at the bus stop.‫كنت أنتظر عند محطة األتوبيس‬.
at home ‫في البيت‬
at work ‫في العمل‬
at school ‫في المدرسة‬

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at + ‫جامعة‬
at Oxford ‫في أوكسفورد‬
at Cairo University ‫في جامعة القاهرة‬
Mr. Magdy was a student at Cairo University in the 1990s.
‫مستر مجدي كان طالبًا في جامعة القاهرة في التسعينات‬.
at the bottom of ‫ في أسفل‬.....
at the top of …...‫في قمة‬
At the top of the stairs, she paused.‫في أعلى السلم هي توقفت‬.
at the end of ….‫في نهاية‬.
at + ‫حدث أو نشاط يشارك فيه الشخص‬
at Christmas ‫في عيد الميالد‬
at lunch ‫في الغداء‬
at a meeting ‫في اجتماع‬
The matter was discussed at a meeting of the finance
committee. ‫المسألة نوقشت في اجتماع للجنة المالية‬.
at night ‫ليًال – في الليل‬
at noon ‫ظهرًا – في الظهر‬
at + ‫ساعة‬
at 8 o'clock ‫في الساعة الثامنة‬
at risk ‫في خطر‬
Many children are still at risk from neglect or abuse.
‫كثير من األطفال ما زالوا في خطر من اإلهمال وسوء المعاملة‬.
at war ‫في حالة حرب‬
The two nations were at war. ‫الدولتان كانتا في حالة حرب‬.
aim at ‫يهدف إلى – يوجه إلى‬
The course is aimed at those aged 16 or over.
‫ فأكثر‬16 ‫الدورة موجهة إلى َم ن عمرهم‬.
bad at ‫سيء في‬
He’s bad at handling people. ‫هو سيء في التعامل مع الناس‬.
brilliant at ‫نابغة في‬
You are brilliant at drawing. ‫أنت نابغة في الرسم‬.
distress at ‫الضيق من – الحزن من‬
her distress at having to leave ‫ضيقها من اضطرارها إلى الرحيل‬

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an expert at /on / in ‫خبير في‬
My mother is an expert at dress-making.
‫أمي خيرة في صنع الفساتين‬.
get on well at ‫ يتقدم في‬/ ‫يستمر بنجاح في‬
He's getting on well at his job.‫هو يتقدم في وظيفته‬.
good at ‫جيد في‬
He is good at English. ‫هو جيد في اللغة اإلنجليزية‬
laugh at ‫يضحك من – يسخر من‬
The children all laughed at his jokes.‫ضحك األطفال كلهم من نكته‬
mad at ‫غاضب من‬
Dad got really mad at me for scratching the car.
‫غضب أبي مني جدًا لخدش السيارة‬.
shout at )‫يصيح في – يصرخ في (يشخط في‬
Don't shout at me.)‫ (ماتزّعقليش‬. ‫ال تصرخ فّي‬
stare at )‫يحدق في – يحملق في (ينظر إلى‬
What are you staring at ? ‫فيَم تحدق ؟‬
She stared at me in disbelief. ‫هي حدقت فّي غير مصدقة‬.
surprised at ‫مندهش من‬
I’m surprised at you! ‫أنا مندهش منك‬.
throw …. at‫ على‬.... ‫ يرمي‬.....
They threw stones at him. ‫رموا حجارة عليها‬.
9 used to say that someone or something is in a particular state :
two nations at war
Many children are still at risk from neglect or abuse.
10 used to show a price, rate, level, age, speed etc :
old books selling at 10 cents each
You should have more sense at your age.
The Renault was travelling at about 50 mph.
Amanda rode off at a gallop.
11 at your best/worst/most effective etc used to say that, at a
particular time, someone or something is as good, bad etc as they can be :
The garden is at its best in June.
This was Federer at his most powerful.
12 used to say what someone tries to touch, or keeps touching :
I clutched at the rope.
George was just picking at his food.
Sarah took another sip at her wine.
13 used to say what someone tries to do :
the student’s first attempt at a piece of research

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They were so beautiful that I decided to have a go at growing them.
14 because of what someone has said :
Chapman visited Austria at the invitation of his friend, Hugo Meisl.
At my suggestion, Bernard went to see his former teacher.
15 while I’m/you’re etc at it spoken used to suggest that someone
should do something while they are doing something else :
I’m just going for a cup of coffee. Shall I bring you one while I’m at it?
16 be at it again informal if you say that someone is at it again, you
mean that they are doing something you disapprove of, which they have done
before :
She’s at it again, interfering in other people’s business.
17 at that
a) also or besides :
It’s a new idea, and a good one, at that.
b) after something is said :
Tess called him a liar and at that he stormed out of the room.
18 be where it’s at old-fashioned informal used to say that a place or
activity is very popular, exciting, and fashionable
→ at all at ALL 1 ( 6 )
GRAMMAR
at, in, on
Talking about time
Use at
– with clock times :
at one o'clock
at 6.30
– with points of time in the day :
at midnight
at noon
at dawn
at sunset
– with holiday periods, meaning the few days around the holiday :
at Easter
at Diwali
– with weekend , in British English :
See you at the weekend!
At weekends we go out.
Use in
– with parts of the day :
in the morning
in the evening
I never watch TV in the daytime.
– with months, seasons, years, and centuries :
in May
in the summer
in 2004
in the 21st century
Use on
– with dates and specific days :

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on 29th July
on Tuesday afternoons
on the last day of term
– with weekend , in American English :
We sometimes go there on weekends.
Talking about position and place
Use at
– with particular positions or places :
at the end of the corridor
at the back of the room
at the corner of the street
– to mean 'next to' or 'beside' :
She sat at her desk.
He stopped me at the door.
– with words for buildings, for example airport , university , restaurant ,
art gallery :
at the airport
at the Lyceum theatre
– with city or place names, when you are talking about stopping during a
journey :
Does this train stop at Watford?
► BUT otherwise use in – see below
Use in
– with a position or place, when something or someone is inside a larger thing
such as a room :
in the bath
in the kitchen
in the garden
in the doorway
– with cities, counties, states, and countries :
When will you arrive in Tokyo?
He lives in Germany.
She’s working in California.
– with the names of squares, plazas etc :
in Times Square
Use on
– with a position or place, when one thing is attached to or touching another :
a spot on the end of her nose
He hung his jacket on the back of a chair.
You can use either in or on with street names in British English. In American
English, use on :
in Oxford Street
on the High Street
on 42nd Street
on Broadway

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quick at ‫سريع في‬
She was quick at understanding what we wanted her to do.
‫كانت سريعة في فهم ما نريده منها‬.
wonderful at‫رائع في‬
She is wonderful at sewing. ‫هي رائعة في الخياطة‬.

.from+ v.ing / n
borrow from ‫يستعير من‬
differ from ‫يختلف عن‬
different from ‫مختلف عن‬
discourage from ‫يثبط العزيمة عن‬
hear from ‫يتلقى أخبارًا من‬
prevent from ‫يمنع من‬
protect from ‫يحمي من‬
receive from ‫يتسلم من‬
recover from ‫يشفى من‬
result from ‫ينتج عن‬
stop from ‫يوقف من‬
suffer from ‫يعاني من‬

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 .in + v.ing / n
result in ‫يؤدي إلى‬
in a friendly way ‫بطريقة‬

.of + v.ing / n
accuse of ‫يتهم بـ‬
the advantage of ‫ ميزة الـ‬...
afraid of ‫خائف من‬
the aim of ‫الهدف من‬
ashamed of ‫خجول من‬
the cause of ‫ سبب‬...
complain of‫يشكو من‬
consist of ‫يتكون من‬
die of ‫يموت بسبب‬
a disease of ‫ مرض في‬...
dream of ‫يحلم بـ‬
an example of ‫مثال لـ‬
frightened of ‫خائف من‬
hear of / about ‫يسمع عن‬
independent of ‫مستقل عن‬
a lack of ‫نقص في‬
the price of ‫سعر الـ‬
proud of ‫فخور بـ‬
remind … of … ‫ُيّذ كر بـ‬
a result of‫نتيجة لـ‬
scared of ‫خائف من‬
a supply of … ‫كمية من‬
suspicious of ‫مرتاب في‬
terrified of ‫خائف من‬

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 think of‫يفكر في‬
the treatment of ‫عالج ال‬/‫معاملة‬
a way of‫طريقة لـ‬

to + ‫المصدر‬
remind … to … ‫ أن‬... ‫ ُيّذ كر‬...
a way to … ‫ طريقة لـ‬...

to + v.ing / n
the way to … ‫ الطريق إلى‬...

close about / kləʊs / adj. .... ‫كتوم بشأن‬

= secretive about
You’re very close about your work, aren’t you?
‫ أليس كذلك ؟‬، ‫أنت كتوم فيما يخص عملك‬
close to / kləʊs tʊ / adj. ... ‫قريب من – على وشك أن‬
The hotel is close to a beach.‫الفندق قريب من شاطئ‬.

close to doing something ‫على وشك أن يفعل شيئًا‬

The two countries are close to signing a peace agreement.
‫الدولتان على وشك أن توقعا اتفاقية سالم‬.
He seemed close to death. ‫هو بدا أنه على وشك الموت‬.
She was close to tears .‫هي أوشكت أن تبكي‬.

close with / kləʊs / adj. ‫ شحيح في‬- ‫بخيل بـ‬

You won’t get a penny out of Jack – he’s very close with his money.
.‫ إنه بخيل جدًا بماله‬- ‫لن تستخرج قرشًا من جاك‬