I do about that? He b]7S A & ? 0 Do you remember when we went to Norway? That was a good trip.

mXM'U0 That’S exactly what I think. f^E H UP A (ft 0   3 (format) used for

referring to people or things of a particular type ( # HI ) UP, IP#, UP Mi: Those present were in favour of change.  AfP©$e3£¥o 0 There are those who say

(= some people say) she should not have got the job.

M A M A 7I# M & X # 0 o Salaries are higher here than those in my country. &Ml$l£AtfcHelIilH]it]0 4 /dat; rare strong form Qaet/ (pi. that) used as a relative pronoun to introduce a part of a sentence which refers to the person, thing or time you have been talking about (        ) : Where’s the letter

that came yesterday? PtAAlHjif^EiiUL? 0 Who was it that won the US Open?        ? 0

The watch (that) you gave me keeps perfect time. iHJUPH^itHifll/fL 0 The people (that) I spoke to were very helpful. He3£iiM$J AfPilW^tto 0 It’s the best novel (that) I’ve ever read,   Ik He M ft fi /Ju# „ 0

We moved here the year (that) my mother died. He Cl JH He UPlildlJ In spoken and informal written English that is nearly always left out when it is the object of the verb or is used with a preposition. PlEsSff)

nmmw that - tst IP % o B and1 (all) 'that (erf, informal) and everything else connected with an activity, a situation, etc.        W A i# jtP tfk W ^

Pm and so on : Did you bring the contract and (all) that? £IMff A&MftM^7n9? that is (to say) used to say what sth means or to give more information tfetfeU: i£;     tr) i#; He’s a local government adminis­

trator, that is to say a civil servant.

Hf M.-,      0 You’ll find her very helpful—if

she’s not too busy, that is.       UPJii#

#PM$tilAA't£:#li$o .that’s 'it (informal) 1 used to say that sb is right, or is doing sth right ( j### )   JE&toit, Xf©: No, the other

one ... that’s it. A,        0 That’s it, carry

on! tfnfx! MU! 2 used to say that sth is finished, or that no more can be done (

l$7)#?7,    That’s it, the fire’s out now. £jF

7 , M /E A A 7 o 0 That’s it for now, but if I get any news I’ll let you know, if fEWL&M, #P A#f#3\J&, A Ifciiftl'ffco 0 A week to go, and that’s it!      , Mfs

7 ! 3 used to say that you will not accept sth any longer ( ^ A ASIC'S ) Vs 7,    : That’s it, I’ve

had enough! t&T,          ! 4 used to talk about the

reason for sth ( ) ffcJbj&AlRlIS, *fcJI;&A0

M: So that’s it—the fuse had gone. PUISifcih&j&M, P&M#Sl£fr 7 o 0 You don’t love me any more, is that it?

7 # M He® , Ji 7    & # ? .that’s 'that (informal)

used to say that your decision cannot be changed , (

well I’m not

going, and that’s that. $?$, He A A, lfa&A£i7o

■ conj. /6at; rare strong form 6aet/ 1 used after some verbs, adjectives and nouns to introduce a new part of the sentence    & £ M ft £

7} ) : She said (that) the story was true.      J!

M-ffla 0 It’s possible (that) he has not received the letter. Rj    iBt 3\ UP Mis o 0 The fact (that) he’s older

than me is not relevant. ttHeMfflA:& —   A AM

ITT513 In spoken and informal written English that is usually left out after reporting verbs and adjectives. It is less often left out after nouns.      P ilfHPMlEHC

&##■&,    2 so ...that...

used to express a result (  ) #P lit • •• IH M: She

was so tired (that) she couldn’t think straight, fcfe H % H A o HHO In informal English that is often left out. # M JE H , that # ft % B§- „ B (literary) used for expressing a hope or a wish (.       ^

^: Oh that I could see him again! PR.

mm

m adv. /Qaet/ 1 used when saying how much or showing how long, big, etc. sth is with your hands (        A/b

-fc J£. A /h ^    ) UP#, UP A: I can’t walk that far

(= as far as that). He M ^ 7 UP 'a jze „ 0 It’s about that long. A m W UP 'a o 2 not (all) - not very, or not as

much as has been said     7 UP : It isn’t all that

cold. A'(SUP       o There aren’t that many people here.

MM WSP Ai A o 3 (erf, informal) used to empha­size how much ( IMIMiiHtft: ) UP A: I was that scared I didn’t know what to do. He #     ^ W I ^        \*\

tha ta way /'daetawei/ odv. (informal) in that direction IP

UPiS; PuUPii: They went thataway! j&flftUPii^ 7! thatch /BaetJV noun, verb

m noun 1 [U, C] dried straw, reeds, etc. used for making a roof; a roof made of this material ( A M M M M W)i£*,        aroofmade

of thatch fill o The t/iatc/t was bad/y damaged in the storm.      2 [sing.]

~ of hair (informal) thick hair on sb’s head m verb [VN] to cover the roof of a building with thatch > thatched adj.: They live in a thatched cottage. ML — picture c> page R23

thatch er /'0aetj0(r)/ noun a person whose job is thatching roofs

Thatch-er-ite /'Baetjarait/ adj. connected with or supporting the policies of the former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher (= thought of as being right-wing) ( m )   ( A

►Thatch-er-ite noun thaw /Go:/ verb, noun

m verb 1 [V] ~ (out) (of ice and snow (jc g) to turn back into water after being frozen ( fcfS ) Ift'lfc, Mit, pm melt Pm freeze 2 [v] when it thaws or is thawing, the weather becomes warm enough to melt snow and ice TiHW.it ( sfLffi'S- ) : It’s starting to thaw. 'ikMfftfaBitT.o 3 ~ (sth) (out) to become, or to let frozen food become, soft or liquid ready for cooking (   l^pn )        — compare

defrost(I), de-ice, unfreeze(I): [v] leave the meat to thaw completely before cooking, ih A M. o [often VN] 4 ~ (sth) (out) to become, or make sth become, a normal temperature after being very cold ( {£ ) SPJlEf’im.Jt, : [V] 7 could feel my ears and toes start to thaw out.

[also VN] 5 [V] ~ (out) to become more friendly and less formal  ) : Relations between

the two countries thawed a little after the talks.

a noun 1 [C, usuaPy sing.] a period of warmer weather following one of cold weather, causing snow and ice to melt M'/WUM  2 [sing.] ~ (in sth) a situation in

which the relations between two enemy countries become more friendly (   ) A^JtfP

the   /da; 6i; strong form Qi:/ definite article

1 used to refer to sb/sth that has already been mentioned or is easily understood ( Jb m (PJ A bJc   ) : There were three questions. The first

two were relatively easy but the third one was hard. ff. ^fRSo O There was an

accident here yesterday. A car hit a tree and the driver

was killed. f£A&M££7-&l^jto       

± , Af. A ~FL X o O The heat was Setting to be too much for me. A ^      it He 7 7 7 „ 0 The nights

are getting longer. M A ^ ^ o 2 used to refer to sb/sth that is the only, normal or obvious one of their kind ( Hm-A-lHh iE#W^WMnijWA«t/ ) : the Mona Lisa < W. HR ^ > 0 the Nile M3? M o the Queen A 7 O What’s the matter? (§,    [e] A ? o The

phone rang. itBlnl 7o 0 7 patted her on the back. He W7ftiWfo o How’s the (= your) baby?

3 used when explaining which person or thing you mean ( t? W M ) : the house at the end of the street 7 O The people I met there were very friendly. HcitUPMigfiJftJ AilA#o 0 It was the best day of my life. Ji He ^ £ A ft A W — A o o You’re the third person to ask me that. INI % H AW HJ UP ft- A» 0

Friday the thirteenth 7 ~L#, S ^ H 0 Alexander the Great MM Lb AA^ 4 used to refer to a thing in general rather than a particular example ( M Hi if is ) : He taught himself to play the violin. 0 The

dolphin is an intelligent animal. o