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47-DOWNTOWN FIRE SURVIVOR
inferno
lucky
survived
blazing
ravaged
raged
desperate
22-year-old Angela Medeiros was one of the (1)_____ ones. She (2)______ the (3)______ (4)_______ that
(5)______ the forty-storey Torres building in downtown Sao Paolo yesterday. At least thirty people are known to
have lost their lives in the fire that (6)_____ for over twelve hours. The final count is expected to be far higher as
(7)_______ relatives try to locate missing members of their families.
Angela was indeed lucky to survive. She worked on the twentieth floor, just three floors above where the fire is
believed to have started as a result of an electrical fault in an air-conditioner.
terrible
cover
screaming
Her first impression that something was wrong was when she saw a column of thick black smoke rising past the
window of her office. "There was no sound of an alarm or anything," she said. "Just the cries of people
(8)_________ and running all over the place. it was (9)______. My first thought was to (10)_____ myself with
water, and I rushed to the bathroom. it was a very strange reaction. When I came out there was no one in the
office; I was the only one there."
ledge
nightmare
struggle
instinct
What followed was a (11)______. She tried to get to the emergency staircase, but by this time the smoke was too
thick and she knew that she could either stay where she was or make an attempt to reach the roof, twenty floors
above, where there was a helicopter landing-pad. She decided to stay where she was and managed to open a
window and (12)______ out onto a (13)______. it was then that she realised that she was probably safe. The fire
had passed through her floor and although flames were everywhere, she could at least breathe. Her (14)______
told her to stay where she was and wait for rescue. "Somewhere I had read that the new ladders on the fire
engines could be extended to reach the twentieth floor," she explained. "I hoped it was true!"
desperately
defies
witnessed
admits
tempted
prayed
What happened over the next seven hours (15)_______ description. She (16)________ people (17)_______
throwing themselves out of the windows of the floors above her. She (18)_______ that she was (19)________ to
do the same. She was afraid that no one would see her and that she would not be able to hold on. "I just
(20)______, and thought of my mother and father and the family, and about the holiday we were going to have in
two weeks' time."
recall
consciousness huddled
She was rescued after someone in the crowd below alerted firemen to the small figüre (21)______ against a
ledge in a corner of the twentieth storey. "I saw the ladder moving up towards me," said Angela, "but I must have
lost (22)_______, because that's the last thing I remember. The next thing I (23)_______ was waking up in the
ambulance."
AKIN YAYINCILIK & İNTERNET HİZMETLERİ
Selanik 1 Caddesi No: 3/9 Kızılay / ANKARA
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KELİME
admits
ANLAM
kabul etmek, itiraf etmek, almak, içeri almak,
meydan vermek
blazing
alevlenmiş, yanan; belirgin, bariz; çarpıcı,
keskin
consciousness bilinç, şuur, idrak; zihin, akıl, his
cover
defies
desperate
desperately
huddled
inferno
instinct
ledge
lucky
nightmare
prayed
raged
ravaged
recall
screaming
struggle
survived
tempted
terrible
witnessed
EŞ ANLAM
confess to something; allow entrance; accept
as valid
burning, flaming; prominent; rude, vulgar
awareness,
cognizance,
cognisance,
knowingness
örtü; kapak, kap, kaplık, paket; zarf, kılıf; casing; lid; wrapper; binding; shelter;
kuver; av yeri; sığınak, bahane
insurance
meydan okumak, karşılaşmaya davet etmek; oppose, resist; challenge
karşı gelmek; küçümsemek; gücünü aşmak;
kışkırtmak; alnını karışlamak
çaresiz, umutsuz, her şeyi göze almış, hopeless, despairing; dangerous, violent;
gözükara; korkunç, vahim, azgın; aşırı
terrible, bad
umutsuzca, can havli ile; vahim; tam; aşırı; hopelessly; very much, extremely
son derece
sürü gibi toplanmak, bir araya toplamak, crowd together, gather together; snuggle;
toplamak, tıkıştırmak, aceleyle giyinmek
consult together secretly
cehennem
Hell, perdition, infernal region, nether region,
the pit
içgüdü, sezgi, yetenek, kabiliyet
natural sense or impulse, natural tendency;
innate behavioral patterns; talent, natural
ability; intuition
çıkıntı, pencere pervazı
shelf
şanslı, uğurlu, tâlihli
fortunate,
prosperous,
successful;
accompanied by good luck; bringing good
fortune
kâbus, karabasan
frightening dream
dua etmek, yalvarmak, rica etmek, namaz beg, implore
kılmak, ibadet etmek, af dilemek
kudurmak, köpürmek, sinirinden kudurmak, be furiously angry, behave furiously, be irate
şiddetli olmak, şiddetli esmek
yıkmak, harap etmek, kırıp geçirmek
rob, plunder, pillage; destroy, ruin, demolish
geri çağırmak, geri istemek, hatırlamak, remember, recollect; call back, bring back;
anımsamak,
hatırlatmak,
uyandırmak revoke, annul, cancel
(duygu), dönmek, geri almak, geri çekmek
çığlık atan, bağıran, göz alıcı, cırtlak, çok shrieking, screeching; shouting, yelling;
komik, gülmekten öldüren
striking, noticeable; hilarious, extremely funny
(Slang)
boğuşmak, savaşmak, mücâdele etmek, endeavor, strive, try hard; fight, contend;
çabalamak,
çalışmak,
çırpınmak, advance with great effort
debelenmek, uğraşmak
hayatta kalmak, sağ kalmak, kalmak, geriye last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
kalmak, daha uzun yaşamak, yadigâr kalmak,
dayanmak, göğüs germek
baştan çıkarmak, ayartmak, özendirmek, allure, entice, tantalize, seduce
kışkırtmak, meydan okumak
korkunç, berbat, çok kötü, müthiş
awful, horrible
şahit olmak, tanık olmak, şahitlik etmek, look on, see, observe; testify, vouch for,
sahne olmak, onaylamak, kabul etmek
corroborate; be an eye-witness; note, notice
AKIN YAYINCILIK & İNTERNET HİZMETLERİ
Selanik 1 Caddesi No: 3/9 Kızılay / ANKARA
Tel: 312 435 64 60 – Fax: 312 435 64 61
www.kpds.org. – [email protected]