Wednesday, June 16, 2010

challenges...

From my CPE course, back in 2001....
rephrase, using the word in bold, so that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first....

The incident ruined my chances of promotion.
paid

I find harold's behaviour quite incomprehensible.
loss

They wouldn't let the former chairman attend the conference.
barred

cheers.......

6 comments:

Ana Beatriz said...

Hard challenge.

I'm not sure, but the best I could come up so far:

- The ruin of my chances of promotion was the price I paid for the incident.

- I am at a loss to comprehend Harold's behaviour.

- The former chairman was barred from attending the conference.

How bad is it?

Cheers,

Bia

Levi Ramos said...

What say you, Master Flavio?

Flávio - Madureira said...

ALMOST PERFECT, LADY!!!!!!!
THE FIRST ONE...HAS JUST RUINED YOUR CHANCES OF BEING SO...

Ana Beatriz said...

I was sure that one was wrong....

anyway, could I try again?

Missing out on promotion was the price I paid for the incident.

I'm also in doubt between 'pay the price' and 'pay the penalty'.
But I guess that's the best I can do... Right now I can only think about Brazil's game.

Am I at least getting closer to the correct answer?

Cheers,

Bia

Levi Ramos said...

What say you, Master Flavio!!!

Flávio - Madureira said...

The incident put paid to my chances of promotion...

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