30.2.4. gy. A1C1 (példák)

serve verb /sɜːv/ 3 szolgál vmilyen célra [I]

It's a very entertaining film but it also serves an educational purpose.

The spare bedroom also serves as a study.

He hopes his son's death will serve to warn others about the dangers of owning a gun.

Nothing serves to explain the violent fighting we have seen recently.

cause noun /kɔːz/ 1 ok (egy esemény oka) [C]

The police are still trying to establish the cause of the fire.

She had died of natural causes.

motivation noun /ˌməʊ.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/ 2 motiváció, indíték [C]

What was the motivation for the attack?

motive noun /ˈməʊ.tɪv/ [C] indíték, indítóok, cél

The police don't yet know the motive for the killing.

What was the motive behind the bombing?

point noun /pɔɪnt/ 5 értelem, cél, az értelme/célja vminek [no plural]

I'd try to explain to her how I feel but there's no point because she won't listen.

There's no point in inviting her - she never comes to parties.

What's the point of studying if you can't get a job afterwards?

Phrases and idioms:

either way mindkét módon, így is úgy is

You can get there by train or bus - either way it'll take an hour.

He might have to resign or he might be given a desk job, but either way, his career is effectively over.

from scratch nulláról indulva, semmiből kezdve

We didn't have any furniture of our own so we had to start from scratch.

one way or another valahogyan

One way or another these bills have to be paid.

Everyone at the party was related in one way or another.

one way or the other valahogyan

We have to make a decision one way or the other about what needs to be done.

with the aid of sth vmi segítségével

She can walk with the aid of a stick.