Text-related information Issac bashevis singer (1904-1991) an American short-story writer and novelist Born in poland. he came to the usA in 1935 His novels deal most with the heritage faith, and daily lives of polish Jews, particularly in the warsaw ghetto. He was awarded the nobel prize for Literature in 1978
Text-related information • Issac Bashevis Singer (1904-1991) • an American short-story writer and novelist. • Born in Poland, he came to the USA in 1935. • His novels deal most with the heritage, faith,and daily lives of Polish Jews, particularly in the Warsaw Ghetto. • He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978
New words w ·1. sickly/sick A sickly person is weak, unhealthy, and often ill over a long period of time, while a sick person is one who <o has become ill for the moment She's a sickly child and is very weak with the flu at the moment -- Strong as he is now he was small and sickly in his childhood
New Words • 1.sickly/sick • A sickly person is weak, unhealthy, and often ill over a long period of time, while a sick person is one who has become ill for the moment. ------She’s a sickly child and is very weak with the flu at the moment. ---- Strong as he is now, he was small and sickly in his childhood
2. possess: own, have Possess means""or have, but possess is referred to own"or havein law as implying one's having full right to something; thus, a husband and wife might say that they own"a house when legally only the husband possesses it. Besides, a person possesses, not" owns",a characteristic, a quality, a power, etc. -- He never possessed much money, but he always possessed good health. ---She possesses the qualities of a wise leader
2.possess: own, have • Possess means "own" or "have", but possess is preferred to "own" or "have" in law as implying one's having full right to something; thus, a husband and wife might say that they "own" a house when legally only the husband possesses it. Besides, a person possesses, not "owns", a characteristic, a quality, a power, etc. • ----- He never possessed much money, but he always possessed good health. • -----She possesses the qualities of a wise leader
3 generation Apart from being used of_ people, generation applies also to a stage of development in the design and manufacture of machines or equipment. This photo shows three generations my parents, my grandparents and myself When a new generation of computers comes out, the price of older ones drops dramatically
• Apart from being used of people, generation applies also to a stage of development in the design and manufacture of machines or equipment. • ----This photo shows three generations: my parents, my grandparents and myself. • ----When a new generation of computers comes out, the price of older ones drops dramatically