They're planning to..... down their operation in Greece and concentrate on Eastern Europe.
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I'm not sure if I'm doing it right, but I'll try to..... ahead with it anyway.
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Something's..... up, so I'm afraid I won't be able to make it this afternoon.
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Could you lend me some money to..... me over to the end of the month?
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I didn't..... out to be a millionaire- I just wanted to run a successful business.
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Mona's going to leave early this afternoon but she says she'll..... up the hours tomorrow.
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AI Puts Women's Jobs at Higher Risk, Says UN Study
New artificial intelligence (AI) tools are changing the way we live, work and study. And while many people are excited for these changes, there are concerns about what the new technology could mean for some jobs.
And according to research from the United Nations' International Labour Organization (ILO), it's the jobs traditionally done by women that are most at risk.
Working with Poland’s National Research Institute, the ILO has prepared a report entitled Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure.
The report looked at nearly 2,900 work tasks, examining how likely they were to be automated with generative AI — that is, AI that can create things like text, audio and images. The report then grouped these tasks into specific jobs to estimate how "exposed" different types of work will be to AI.
And it was found that a quarter of jobs around the world will potentially be "exposed" to generative AI. This increases to 34% of jobs in high-income countries.
It was also found that 9.6% of traditionally female jobs in high-income countries are likely to be affected by AI, compared with 3.5% of those more traditionally done by men. This is because AI is increasingly being used to do the kind of administrative work done by people in clerical and secretarial jobs, who are more likely to be women.
Other jobs more likely to be affected by AI are those in media, software and finance, as they too have a high proportion of tasks that can be automated and are highly digital.
However, the ILO says there are few jobs that can be entirely automated. Even though many tasks can be made more efficient with generative AI, they generally still need a human involved.
The report asks governments, companies and workers to collaborate to develop strategies to improve productivity and job quality, particularly in sectors that are more exposed to AI.
The ILO's Janine Berg said the report "helps countries across the world assess potential exposure and prepare their labor markets for a fairer digital future."
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💢 Be a standoff
💢 Be standoffish
💠 Be a standoff
Said of a situation in which the two sides in a conflict, etc. are equally matched or equally unyielding
🔰 There was a standoff for a few hours, while police spoke to the man urging him to give himself up.
💠 Be standoffish
Said of a person who is reluctant to show friendship or enter into conversation
🔰 Ex:- They got on well for a few months, but now they hardly talk to each other, because Lily is so standoffish.
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💢 Be at each other’s throats
💢 Cut each other’s throats
💠 Be at each other’s throats
Be arguing violently; be very angry with each other
🔰 Ex:- We cannot deal with tomorrow’s problems if we are at each other’s throats over economic issues.
💠 Cut each other’s throats
Harm each other’s interests, especially because of fierce competition
🔰 Ex:- They are cutting each other’s throats in their eagerness to finish the work first.
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#Common_Phrases
✴️You went above and beyond
قمت بالواجب وزيادة
💢Meaning: You did more than was expected or required.
🔰Example: "The teacher went above and beyond by providing extra tutoring sessions to help her students succeed."
✴️You tattled on me?
وشيت بي؟
💢Meaning: Did you tell someone about my actions or secrets?
🔰Example: "I know you told the teacher; you tattled on me?"
✴️This is not my first rodeo
هذه ليست المرة الأولى لي
💢Meaning: I have experience with this situation and know what to expect.
🔰Example: "Don't worry, I've handled this kind of situation before; this is not my first rodeo."
✴️Pie in the sky
أحلام وردية
💢Meaning: An unrealistic or impossible dream or hope.
🔰Example: "His plan to become a billionaire overnight is nothing more than a pie in the sky."
✴️Stop snooping
توقف عن التطفل
💢Meaning: Stop prying into other people's affairs or private matters.
🔰Example: “Stop snooping around in my belongings!"
✴️Don't get fresh with me
لاتتعامل معي بوقاحة
💢Meaning: Don't be disrespectful or impertinent.
🔰Example: "Young man, don't get fresh with me!"
✴️Are you pondering what I'm pondering?
هل تفكر فيما أفكر فيه؟
💢Meaning: Are you thinking what I am thinking?
🔰Example: "We both saw the same thing, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
✴️It takes one to know one
كل يرى الناس بعين طبعه
💢Meaning: Only someone with similar flaws or faults can recognize them in others.
🔰Example: "You're calling me dishonest? It takes one to know one."
✴️Charity begins at home
الأقربون أولى بالمعروف
💢Meaning: One should take care of their own family and those closest to them before helping others.
🔰Example: "Before you donate to that charity, remember that charity begins at home; your family needs help too."
✴️Good riddance
في ستين داهية🌝👋
💢Meaning: I'm glad that person or thing is gone.
🔰Example: "He finally left? Good riddance!"
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These Fashion Phrases Are 'Tailor-Made' For You
If someone is very similar to you, you might feel like you're both made of the same material — like clothes that are "cut from the same cloth." Here are some more expressions that come from clothes and fashion.
A tailor is someone who makes clothing for individual customers, so they usually fit very well. So, when we call something "tailor-made," we mean it is perfect for something or someone. For example, a café that has everything on the menu that you could ever want might feel "tailor-made" for you.
When you do something like "it's going out of style," it means you are doing it often, quickly or in large amounts — like there won't be another chance to do it soon because it will be unavailable or unpopular. If your friend is drinking one cup of coffee after another, you might say they are drinking it "like it's going out of style."
Seams are where the different pieces of material are joined together to make clothes. So if something is "falling apart at the seams," it is in bad condition or close to failing. The phrase can also be used when things go very wrong. So if the café gets too busy and the staff start making a lot of mistakes, you could say it's "falling apart at the seams."
Kid leather, made from goats, is a very soft material. When we "handle something with kid gloves," we are being very careful with it so we don't harm or further damage something. For example, the café staff might have to handle unhappy customers with kid gloves to stop them getting too angry.
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#Vocabulary
Meaning:- well chosen or suited to the circumstances
🫧 Ex:- While his comments were idiotic and rambling, mine were felicitous and helpful.
❄️ FELICITOUS
Meaning:- well chosen or suited to the circumstances
🫧 Ex:- While his comments were idiotic and rambling, mine were felicitous and helpful.
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Meaning:- peculiar to one person; highly individualized
🫧 Ex:- I know you had trouble with the last test, but because your mistakes were highly idiosyncratic, I'm going to deny your request that the class be given a new test.
❄️ IDIOSYNCRATIC
Meaning:- peculiar to one person; highly individualized
🫧 Ex:- I know you had trouble with the last test, but because your mistakes were highly idiosyncratic, I'm going to deny your request that the class be given a new test.
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Meaning:- not inclined to talk
🫧 Ex:- Though Jane never seems to stop talking, her brother is quite taciturn.
❄️ TACITURN
Meaning:- not inclined to talk
🫧 Ex:- Though Jane never seems to stop talking, her brother is quite taciturn.
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#Vocabulary
⚜ accentuate sth means to emphasize something or make it more noticeable
🌀 Ex:- When talks did occur, they tended to accentuate differences between the two groups.
💢 Accentuate
⚜ accentuate sth means to emphasize something or make it more noticeable
🌀 Ex:- When talks did occur, they tended to accentuate differences between the two groups.
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⚜ to encourage somebody to do something, especially something that they should not do
🌀 Ex:- He hit the other boy again and again as his friends egged him on.
♨️ Egg somebody on
"informal"
⚜ to encourage somebody to do something, especially something that they should not do
🌀 Ex:- He hit the other boy again and again as his friends egged him on.
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#Phrase
⚜ a situation in which problems are popping up continuously & randomly (as soon as you solve a problem, another one appears and so on) and all efforts taken to fix them are only producing incomplete or temporary results
💢 Whack-a-mole
⚜ a situation in which problems are popping up continuously & randomly (as soon as you solve a problem, another one appears and so on) and all efforts taken to fix them are only producing incomplete or temporary results
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Too Much Sitting May Make Your Brain Smaller
Are you sitting comfortably? Well, don't get too comfortable — it could be bad for your brain.
A new study suggests that spending too much time sitting could make your brain smaller and affect your mental abilities. And this is true even if you try to make up for time spent sitting with regular exercise.
Researchers from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, studied 404 adults over a seven-year period. Participants were all aged 71 or older, and none of them suffered from dementia at the beginning of the study.
For 10 days, the study participants wore devices on their wrists to measure how much time they spent sitting and how much time they were active. Participants also had their mental abilities tested and their brains scanned.
These measurements, tests and scans were all done at the beginning of the study and repeated at several points during the following seven years.
The researchers found that more time spent sitting was associated with a decreased ability to remember things, and less brain thickness in areas of the brain that are usually affected by Alzheimer's disease.
Over time, participants who spent more time sitting also got worse at naming things and took longer to process information. They also had less volume in the hippocampus, part of the brain that helps make memories.
These effects were also worse for participants who had a gene that is associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease.
However, most of the participants were getting at least 150 minutes of exercise each week, as recommended by health experts. This suggests that exercising won't stop the negative effects of too much sitting.
The researchers suggest that health care workers who are looking after older people not only consider how much exercise they get, but also try to reduce the amount of time they spend sitting.
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