Obama first day

Learning English - Words in the News



responsibly
while being in control and having good judgement, enabling/allowing you to take correct actions -------- dengan penuh tanggungjawab- dia bertindak dgn penuh tanggungjawab

responsibly adverb

.......When he saw the crash, the young boy acted very responsibly and called the police.
......Parties are permitted, so long as everyone behaves responsibly.


deliberately
with a clear intent, purposefully - ------sengaja- dia sengaja menghalang saya dari meninggalkan tempat ini------perlahan2- dia berdiri diatas kerusi dan perlaha2 dia pasang paip rumahnya-
deliberately adverb

.........I'm sure he says these things deliberately (= intentionally) to annoy me.
........Calmly and deliberately (= slowly and carefully), she poured petrol over the car and set it alight.

decisively
without hesitation/dithering - -------, tegas, muktamad,tanpa ragu2-------kemenangyan yg muktamak--------fikiran yg tegas--------jawapan yg tegas-----dengan lebih berkesan

decisively adverb
If we had acted earlier and more decisively (= more quickly and effectively) it might not have come to this.


decisively adverb
.........If we had acted earlier and more decisively (= more quickly and effectively) it might not have come to this


collapse (FALL) verb
collapsed - unexpectedly and seriously failed

1- [I] to fall down suddenly because of pressure or lack of strength or support: - roboh-runtuh-jatuh--harga bulu kambing biri jatuh pada zaman kelesetan-------gagal-projek itu gagal sebab kemelesetan-------musnah-hancur-------terjejas-tekanan kerja yg dia hadapi menyebabkan kesihatannay terjejas------terhapus-dgn bukti2 yang dikemukan, hujjah pihak lawan terhapus-------

......Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
.......The chair collapsed under her weight.
.......FIGURATIVE He thought his whole world had collapsed when his wife died.

to be seen to be acting on
that people see him taking measures to improve


act (DO SOMETHING) verb
[I] to do something for a particular purpose, or to behave in the stated way:------bertindak berdasar,mengikut,menurut - bertindak berdasarka ahli jawatankuasa---------bertindak mengikut intuisi seseorang

.........He never acts on other people's advice (= does what other people suggest).
...........Acting on impulse (= without thinking first) can get you into a lot of trouble.


Nonetheless adverb (ALSO nevertheless)
despite what has just been said or done: - walaubagaimanapun-namun-meskepun--saya tahu kamu tidak bersetuju, namun bgitu saya tetapi pergi-

......There are serious problems in our country. Nonetheless, we feel this is a good time to return.

nevertheless \adverb (SLIGHTLY FORMAL nonetheless)
despite what has just been said or referred to:
......I knew a lot about the subject already, but her talk was interesting nevertheless.



figure in
be the topics of

figure (APPEAR) verb [I usually + adverb or preposition] to be, appear, take part or be included in something: -------muncul dalam-namanya mucul dalam senarai kehormatan itu-

......Their names did not figure in the list of finalists.
.......They denied that violence and intimidation had figured prominently in achieving the decision.



administration noun

1- [U] (INFORMAL admin) the arrangements and tasks needed to control the operation of a plan or organization ------- pentadbiran- masalah pentadbira- mereka bertanggungjawab terhadap pentadbiran negara-------- pemberian- pemberian penawar racun serta merta adalah penting-------pentadbiran mahathir-

.....Teachers complain that more of their time is taken up with administration than with teaching.
......She has little experience in administration (= in organizing a business, etc.).


2 [C] a period of government in the United States:
........the Bush administration/the last Republican administration


across the board
in all areas of political, economic and social life - ----- menyeluruh-- kenaikan gaji yh menyeluruh-------- secara menyeluruh


across the board
happening or having an effect on people at every level and in every area:if something is done, happens, or exists across the board, it is done, happens, or exists in every part or area of something

..........The improvement has been across the board, with all divisions either increasing profits or reducing losses.
.............The initiative has across-the-board support.
.......The company is proposing to cut spending right across the board.
........Even as late as September, there are still course vacancies across the board, although the majority are in sciences.


to be put on hold
to stop being introduced or enforced ---- ditangguhkan- sedang menunggu-

put sth on hold
to decide that you will leave an activity until a later time

...... The project has been put on hold until our financial position improves. [usually passive]

be on hold
..........Everything's on hold again because of the bad weather.

dominate
be the main focus of his attention in ---- menguasai- dia membiarkan dirinya dikuasai oleh cita2nya- masalah yg mnguasai pemikirannya-- ------- paling menonjol- bentuk bandan wanita itu paling menonjol dala lukisan itu- soal mengumpulkan dana paling menonjol dalam perbincangan ini----- pemandanga gunung berapi menguasi pemandagan disini-

...He refuses to let others speak and dominates every meeting.
.....They work as a group - no one person is allowed to dominate.


he will be judged
people will form their opinions about him ---- mengadili- tuhan akan mengadili------menghakimi- awak tahu siapa yg menghakimi kes ini- saya akan mngadili pertandingan bayi-------- menilai- menilai seseorang dari sudut pakaian- saya tidak berhak menilai saudara- sekolah biasanya dinilai dari prestasi pelajar-------- anggarkan- dia menganggarkan umur lelaki itu--------berpendapat, anggap - kerajaan berpendapat lebih baik kilang lama ditutup-


judge (DECIDE)
verb [I or T] 1 to form, give or have as an opinion, or to decide about something or someone, especially after thinking carefully:

.......So far, he seems to be handling the job well, but it's really too soon to judge.
........[+ question word] It's difficult to judge whether the new system really is an improvement.
........The meeting was judged (to have been) a success.
.......You shouldn't judge by/on appearances alone.
.........I'm hopeless at judging distance(s) (= guessing how far it is between places).

Last July, then candidate Obama made a promise about Iraq. 'On my first day in office', he said, 'I will bring the Joint Chiefs of Staff in and I will give them a new mission, and that is to end the war responsibly and deliberately, but decisively'. Since then something else has happened of course - the world economy has collapsed, and politically it's now more important for him to be seen to be acting on the economy than on Iraq.



Nonetheless, both subjects will figure in his discussions today. This administration is promising action across the board, so a number of executive orders are likely to come soon. Already last night the White House - in a memo signed by the new Chief of Staff - ordered all the last-minute regulations signed by President Bush to be put on hold.


But it is the economy that will dominate the early days of this administration - and on which Mr Obama knows he will be judged