Take stock humaanisha kutathmini hali na kuangalia umefikia wapi. Mtu anasimama na kuchunguza kwa uaminifu kilichofanywa, kilichofanikiwa na kisichofanikiwa ili aamue hatua inayofuata. Kwa maana halisi, ni kuhesabu bidhaa dukani au ghalani; picha hiyo husaidia kukumbuka maana. Msemo hauna kiwango maalumu cha urasmi na unafaa katika insha ya IELTS.
Ungesema take stock katika hali gani?
Tunga sentensi; tutakagua kama msemo unafaa katika hali hiyo na kupendekeza marekebisho.
Ukaguzi unachukua muda mrefu kuliko kawaida. Maoni yataonekana hapa yenyewe.
take stock (of + noun); stop/pause to take stock
- After my first year at university, I took stock of what was working and what wasn't.
- Let's take stock of the budget before we promise the client anything else.
- When the storm finally passed, the villagers came out to take stock of the damage.
Kilichobadilika
Toleo la kwanzaIt's time to take a stock of our progress.
Baada ya marekebishoIt's time to take stock of our progress.
Take mara nyingi hufuatwa na kibainishi: take a break, take a look. Lakini katika msemo huu, stock haina kibainishi, kama ilivyo katika take place au take part. Marekebisho yanaondoa a ya ziada tu.
Take stock ni kusimama ili kutathmini hali na kuamua hatua inayofuata. To sum up ni kurudia kwa kifupi yaliyosemwa bila lazima kuyatathmini: To sum up, we agreed on three changes. Kwa hiyo take stock inaweza kufaa katikati ya kazi, huku to sum up ikitumika mwishoni mwa maandishi au hotuba.
Zamu yako
After six months of learning Spanish, Olga decided to ___: she listed the topics she knew well and the ones she kept forgetting.
Onyesha jibu
take stock — Baada ya nukta mbili, sentensi inaeleza alichofanya Olga: alibaini mada alizozijua vizuri na zile alizoendelea kusahau. Huko ni kutathmini maendeleo, yaani taking stock. Take a break ni kuacha kazi ili kupumzika, lakini Olga alikaa chini kukagua aliyojua.
Tazama masomo au kazi ya mwezi uliopita na utathmini ilivyokwenda. Taja jambo moja lililofanikiwa na jambo moja unalotaka kubadili.
Taking stock of the last month, I can see that my listening has improved, but I want to spend more time on writing.
Jifunze kutumia maneno mapya kwa usahihi
Tunga sentensi kwa maneno unayojifunza. LetsWords inaonyesha makosa ya matumizi na sarufi, inapendekeza marekebisho na kuyaeleza kwa lugha yako ya mama; kurudia kunasaidia kukumbuka maneno.