PROVERBS

1. A fruitless life is useless life

Arti:
Hidup tidak berarti tanpa berbuat sesuatu yang bermanfaat.

2. A good book as a great friend

Arti:
Buku yang bermanfaat adalah teman yang hebat.

3. A little better than none

Arti:
Sedikit lebih baik daripada tidak sama sekali

4. A man without ambition is like a bird

without wing
Arti:
Seseorang yang tidak punya cita-cita, seperti burung tak bersayap

5. A tree is known by its fruit

Arti:
Seseorang dinilai dari karyanya

6. Be what you want to be

Arti:
Jadilah apa yang kamu inginkan

7. Bending without breaking

Arti:
Mengalah bukan berarti kalah

8. Better forgiven than resentment

Arti:
Lebih baik memaafkan daripada berlaku dendam

9. Better lose the saddle than the horse

Arti:
Lebih baik baik berhenti dan kehilangan hal kecil, daripada dilanjutkan dan
beresiko kehilangan semua.

10. By learning to obey we know to

command
Arti:
Dengan belajar untuk patuh, kita mengetahui bagaimana untuk memerintah.

COLLOCATION
1. Empty vessels make the most noise
Dalam Bahasa Indonesia, peribahasa yang mirip adalah tong kosong nyaring
bunyinya atau air beriak tanda tak dalam yang artinya bahwa orang yang
banyak bicara itu tidak memiliki ilmu. Dalam bahasa Inggris artinya juga sama
bahwa orang yang banyak bicara biasanya bodoh dan tidak tahu yang mereka
bicarakan.

2. Still waters run deep

Peribahasa dalam Bahasa Indonesia: Air yang tenang
menghanyutkan. Artinya seseorang yang mempunyai sifat pendiam biasanya

cerdas dan mampu mengerjakan sesuatu yang besar. Atau orang pendiam
biasanya kepribadian yang hebat.

You make a mistake. Kita tidak mengatakan you do a

mistake. (sekalipun dalam bahasa Indonesia kita cenderung
mengatakan Anda melakukan kesalahan).
She will do the dishes. Artinya dia akan mencuci piring dan tidak
dikatakanshe will wash the dishes.
This car has a powerful engine. Kita tidak mengatakan this car has a
strong engine (dalam bahasa Indonesia cenderung kita katakan mesin
yang kuat)
live a life ( bermakna menjalani kehidupan), ask a question (kalau
diterjemahkan secara harfiah menanyakan pertanyaan), learn a
lesson (ini juga kalau diterjemahkan kata per kata mempelajari
pelajaran).
a sharp pain (rasa nyeri yang menusuk), a sharp
difference (perbedaan yang sangat menyolok), a sharp bend (tikungan
tajam).
broad smile ( bermakna senyum lebar tidak dikatakan wide
smile), broad shoulder ( bermakna bahu yang lebar juga tidak
dikatakan wide shoulder),broad accent ( bermakna aksen yang
medok).
This is not an idle threat (bermakna ini bukan ancaman kosong).
Jangan mengatakan lazy threat sekalipun idle dan lazy bermakna
sama.
There is a mounting concern about climate change. ( Ada keprihatinan
yang meningkat mengenai perubahan iklim). Jangan dikatakan raising
concern.
Take this medicine three times a day. (Sekalipun dalam bahasa kita
dikatakan makan atau minum obat jangan diucapkan eat this
medicine ataudrink this medicine).

 break a promise dan keep a promise (masing-masing bermakna

mengingkari janji dan memegang janji). Demikian juga istilah keep a
secret(bermakna menyimpan rahasia) janganlah diucapkan
dengan store a secret.
ring finger (bermakna jari manis dan sekali-kali jangan
mengatakan sweet finger).
commit a suicide (bermakna melakukan bunuh diri dan tidak
dikatakan dengan do a suicide atau perform a suicide).
heavy rain (bermakna hujan lebat)
make a contribution (bermakna memberikan sumbangan, jangan
dikatakangive a contribution).
She placed the beautiful vase gently on the table. (Dia meletakkan vas
bunga yang cantik itu perlahan-lahan di atas meja) Jangan
mengatakan she placed the beautiful vase slowly on the table.
He whispered softly to Anita. (Dia berbisik perlahan-lahan kepada
Anita). Juga jangan dikatakan he whispered slowly to Anita.

IDIOM

Alphabet C
No
.

Exampl
es
Idiom
call at

call in

Idiom
Meanin
g

Example Of Sentences

stop by

He promised to call at to my house last night.

(He promised to stop by my house last night.)

asked to
come
home

She needs to call in a cleaning service to clean

her mansion.
(She needs to call the cleaning service to clean
his mansion.)

call on

visit

Often Sprott calls on the children at the

orphanage.
(Sinta often visited the children at the
orphanage.)

call up

call

Feel free to call me up anytime.

(Feel free to call me anytime.)

continue
,
continue

After the sound system repaired, she Carried

on her speech.
(After the sound system repaired, he continued
his speech.)

perform

He will carry out his plan by the end of this

year.
(He will carry out his plan later this year.)
Although he was sick for two weeks, he
could catch up fast his lesson.
(Although the hospital for two weeks, he can
catch up the lesson.)

carry on

carry
out

catch up

catch
up,
catch up

close by
(adj)

(Are)
close

His campus is close by.

(Near the campus.)

close up

close

The student closed up the comic Immediately

when his teacher stared at him.
(Students were immediately shut comic when
the teacher looked at him.)

10

come
about

happen

The very heavy rain Came about tonight.

(Very heavy rains occurred last night.)

locate,
find

Came across an ancient Devi currency made in

1901 under the cupboard.
(Devi discovered an ancient currency made in
1901 under the dresser.)

11

come
across

12

come by

gain,
gain

I Came by this trophy last month in the poetry

contest.
(I get this trophy last month in the race to make
poetry.)

13

come in

entry

Come in and sit on this chair please.

(lah)

(Go and sit in a chair in.i)

14

come of

of, date

Deciduous teeth have usually come of entirely

at the age of ten.
(Baby teeth usually have dated entirely at the
age of ten years.)

15

come on

come
on!

Come on! Go to the zoo with me!

(Come on! Go to the zoo with me!)

appear

The bandit was caught after he Came out from

his hideout.
(Criminals were arrested after coming out of
hiding places.)

consciou
s, sober

She has come round after fainting for two

hours.
(He had been unconscious after fainting during
two hours.)

total

His salary comes to US $ 1,000 before it is cut

by the taxes.
(His salary amounts to one thousand dollars
before taxes.)

become

He has a desire to come to be a manager in the

next five years.
(He has a desire to become a manager in five
years.)

16

17

18

come
out

come
round

come to

19

come to
be

20

come to
blows

fight

They Came to blows Just because a trivial

problem.
(They fight over a trivial matter.)

21

come to
hand

be
accepte
d

Your packet has come to hand by him.

(Paketmu has been received by it.)

22

come to
light

found

Homo Erectus Palaeojavanicus Came to light in

1891 by Eugene Dubois.
(Homo Erectus Palaeojavanicus discovered in
1891 by Eugene Dubois.)

23

come to

happen

Why do not you Prevent the incident come to

pass?
(Why do not you avoid it happening?)

pass
24

25

26

come
true

become
reality

I hope my dream come true.

(I wish my dream come true.)

come up
to

equal

At the age of seventeen, Yuli's cooking skill

has come up to her mother.
(At the age of seventeen, the ability to cook Yuli
has equaled his mother.)

come
upon

met by
chance,
find

They Came upon under the bridge after lost

contact for two years.
(They met by accident under a bridge after lost
contact for two years.)

Alphabet D
No
.
1

Examples
Idioms
do up

do not
mention it

drop a line

drop by / in

dweel upon

Alphabet E

Idiom
Meaning

Example Of Sentences

repair

Sit down and do up your task!

(Sit and improve your job!)

Thank you
again

Tika said, "Do not mention it!", To

her customer.
(Tika said "thank you back" to its
customers.)

writing /
sending a short
letter

He promised to drop a line to the

manpower services about her health
condition.
(He promised to send a short letter to
the labor department of health.)

stop by

Do not be Bashful to drop by / in at

my house.
(Do not hesitate to stop by my house.)

long talk

My Boss always dweels upon at the

meeting.
(My boss always talked at length in
the meeting.)

No
.

English
Idioms

except for

Idiom
Meaning

if there were
no

Example Of Sentences
Fifi will marry next year except for the
obstacle.
(Fifi will be married next year if there is
no obstacle.)

Alphabet F
No
.

English
Idioms

Idiom
Meaning

Example Of Sentences

fall out love

with

stop loving

Parents will never stop to fall out love

with Reviews their son.
(Parents will never stop loving her.)

feel up to

there is a
desire

I feel up to join the nature lovers club.

(I have no desire to join a group of
nature lovers.)

fell like

there is a
desire to

I do not fell like hanging out with him.

(I had no desire to go out with him.)

fill out

fill

He filled out the form with pencil.

(He fills out a form with a pencil.)

fit as a
fiddle

safe and
sound

Ferdi looks fit as a fiddle.

(Ferdi looked fit as a fiddle.)

forever

Amanda promised to avoid the

promiscuity for good.
(Amanda promised to avoid promiscuity
forever.)

after

I live in Cilegon for a while for the

sake of my father.
(I live in Cilegon for a while for the sake
of my father.)

for good

for the sake

of

SPEECH FORMULAE (GAMBIT)

1. Id like to know (artinya saya ingin tahu)
Pengertian : Dalam percakapan awal antara satu dengan yang lain, dibutuhkan kata kata untuk
mengawali percakapan tsb. Sesuai konteks yang ada.
2. First of all... ( Mula Mula atau Pada awalnya)
Pengertian : Dalam percakapan awal antara satu dengan yang lain, dibutuhkan kata kata untuk
mengawali percakapan tsb. Sesuai konteks yang ada.
3. The main reason is (Alasan Awal )
Pengertian : Sama saja seperti Id like to know. Dan the main reason is. Dalam
percakapan awal antara satu dengan yang lain, dibutuhkan kata kata untuk mengawali
percakapan tsb. Sesuai konteks yang ada.