25 May, 2009
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Pada Ahad 8 Pebruari 2009, Pondok Pesantren Madinatunnajah dipilih sebagai tempat Pelatihan Leadership bagi Generasi Muda Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) khususnya di wilayah Cirebon Timur.
Menurut Kyai Ahmad Banaji selaku Ketua Dewan Syura Nahdlatul Ulama Pabedilan, dan juga salah satu guru di Pondok Pesantren Madinatunnajah, pelatihan ini bertujuan untuk mencetak generasi NU yang kompeten dalam tafqquh fiddunya dan tafaqquh fiddin, Pemimpin Nahdlatul Ulama tidak hanya cakap dalam berorganisasi tapi juga cakap dalam agamanya.
Dalam kesempatan ini, hadir pula Caleg (Calon Legislatif), yaitu Hj. Yuningsih, S.Ag (PKB) dan H. Tarmadi (PDI-P), mereka berdua akan berkompetisi di Daerah Pemilihan (Dapil) 7 yang meliputi Kec. Gebang, Kec. Babakan, Kec. Pangenan, Kec. Losari, dan Kec. Pabedilan.
Acara ini dimulai pukul 08.00 wib s/d 17.00 wib.
25 May, 2009
Posted by: Admin In: article
Alhamdulillah, Pada hari Kamis atau tepatnya tanggal 21 Mei 2009 Bagian Pengajaran Pondok Pesantren Madinatunnajah Kalimukti Pabedilan Cirebon akhirnya bisa melaksanakan Kegiatan Fathul Kutub bagi Santri Kelas Enam TMI.
Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk menggali kemampuan santri dalam bedah Kitab-kitab warisan Ulama terdahulu yang mana semuanya menggunakan Bahasa Araba yang bagus, para santri dituntut untuk memecahkan suatu permasalah dalam Pandangan Islam, adapun permasalahn meliputi masalah Hadits, Tafsir, Fiqh, Ushul Fiqh, Tauhid, dll.
Pada akhir sesi, permasalahan yang sudah dicari solusinya oleh masing2 kelompok didiskusikan dengan kelompok lain…. di sinilah saat-saat yang seru bagi kita semua !!!! wallahu a’lam
02 Dec, 2008
Posted by: admin In: language
Here are some of the main differences in vocabulary between British and North American English.
| British |
Canadian |
American |
| anywhere |
anywhere |
anyplace |
| autumn |
autumn/fall |
fall |
| barrister |
lawyer |
attorney |
| beeper, pager |
pager |
beeper |
| bill (restaurant) |
bill |
check |
| biscuit |
cookie |
cookie |
| block of flats |
apartment block |
apartment building |
| bonnet |
hood |
hood |
| boot (of car) |
trunk (of car) |
trunk (of automobile) |
| car |
car |
automobile |
| caravan |
trailer |
trailer |
| chemist |
drugstore |
drugstore |
| chest of drawers |
dresser |
bureau |
| chips |
French fries/chips |
French fries |
| chocolate bar |
chocolate bar |
candy bar |
| the cinema |
movies |
the movies |
| clothes peg |
clothes peg |
clothespin |
| coffin |
coffin |
casket |
| condom |
condom |
rubber |
| crisps |
potato chips |
potato chips |
| crossroads |
intersection |
intersection |
| cupboard |
cupboard |
closet |
| cutlery |
cutlery |
silverware |
| diversion |
diversion, detour |
detour |
| drawing-pin |
thumbtack |
thumbtack |
| driving licence |
driver’s licence |
driver’s license |
| dummy (for babies) |
soother |
pacifier |
| dustbin |
garbage can, trash can |
ashcan, garbage can, trashcan |
| dustman |
garbageman |
garbage collector |
| engine |
engine |
motor |
| estate agent |
real estate agent |
realtor |
| film |
movie |
movie |
| flat |
apartment |
apartment |
| flat tyre |
flat tire |
flat |
| flyover |
overpass |
overpass |
| galoshes |
galoshes |
toe rubbers |
| gear-lever |
gearshift |
gearshift |
| Girl Guide |
Girl Guide |
Girl Scout |
| ground floor |
ground floor, main floor |
first floor |
| handbag |
handbag |
purse |
| holiday |
holiday |
vacation |
| jam |
jam |
jelly |
| jeans |
jeans |
blue jeans |
| jug |
jug |
pitcher |
| lift |
elevator |
elevator |
| lorry |
truck |
truck |
| luggage |
luggage |
baggage |
| mad |
crazy |
crazy |
| main road |
main road, main thoroughfare |
highway |
| maize |
corn |
corn |
| maths |
math |
math |
| mobile (phone) |
cellular phone |
cellular |
| motorbike |
motorbike, motorcycle |
motorcycle |
| motorway |
highway, thoroughfare |
freeway, expressway |
| motorway |
freeway |
freeway |
| napkin |
serviette, table napkin |
napkin |
| nappy |
diaper |
diaper |
| naughts and crosses |
tick-tack-toe |
tic-tack-toe |
| pants |
shorts |
shorts |
| pavement |
sidewalk, pavement |
sidewalk |
| petrol |
gas, gasoline |
gas, gasoline |
| The Plough |
Big Dipper |
Big Dipper |
| pocket money |
pocket money |
allowance |
| post |
mail, post |
mail |
| postbox |
mailbox, post-box |
mailbox |
| postcode |
postal code |
zip code |
| postman |
mailman, letter carrier |
mailman |
| pub |
bar, pub |
bar |
| public toilet |
bathroom |
rest room |
| puncture |
flat |
flat |
| railway |
railway |
railroad |
| return (ticket) |
return |
round-trip |
| reverse charge |
collect call, reverse the charges |
call collect |
| ring road |
ring road |
beltway |
| road surface |
road surface, asphalt |
pavement |
| roundabout |
roundabout |
traffic circle |
| rubber |
eraser |
eraser |
| rubbish |
garbage, trash, refuse |
garbage, trash |
| rubbish-bin |
garbage can, trashcan |
garbage can, trashcan |
| saloon (car) |
sedan (car) |
sedan (automobile) |
| shop |
shop, store |
store |
| single (ticket) |
one-way (ticket) |
one-way |
| solicitor |
lawyer |
attorney |
| somewhere |
somewhere |
someplace |
| spanner |
wrench |
wrench |
| spirits |
spirits |
hard liquor |
| sweets |
candy, sweets |
candy |
| tap (indoors) |
tap (indoors) |
faucet |
| tap (outdoors) |
tap (outdoors) |
spigot |
| taxi |
taxi |
cab |
| tea-towel |
dish-towel |
dish-towel |
| telly, TV |
TV |
TV |
| third-party insurance |
third-party insurance |
liability insurance |
| timetable |
schedule |
schedule |
| tin |
tin can |
can |
| toll motorway |
toll highway |
turnpike |
| torch |
flashlight |
flashlight |
| trousers |
pants |
pants |
| tube (train) |
subway, metro |
subway |
| underground (train) |
subway, metro |
subway |
| underpants |
shorts |
shorts |
| van |
truck |
truck |
| vest |
undershirt |
undershirt |
| waistcoat |
vest |
vest |
| wallet |
wallet |
billfold |
| wellington boots |
rubber boots |
rubbers |
| whisky |
whisky, scotch |
whiskey, scotch |
| windscreen |
windshield |
windshield |
| zip |
zipper |
zipper |
02 Dec, 2008
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English Idioms
Idioms are fun and useful expressions that usually cannot be understood by defining the separate words. For example, if your host mother says, “I think it’s time to hit the hay“, she means, “I think it’s bed-time”! You would not be able to understand her by looking up the words hit and hay. Like phrasal verbs, these expressions need to be memorized as a whole. Try visualizing them or drawing pictures when you study them. For example, draw a picture of a cow sleeping in some hay. The idiom out of the blue means “unexpectedly”. Your teacher or homestay family will call you one smart cookie if you come up with an idiomatic expression like that when they least expect it!
Most idioms don’t seem to make any sense because their origins are so old. Some of them come from ancient literature or even classic films. Learning the background of idioms can help you to remember them. Try checking your dictionary or asking a teacher or native speaker if they know the origin. Remember, not all idioms are considered standard English. Some English-speaking regions use specific idioms that other native English speakers have never heard before. You can find information about most expressions by looking them up online.
Try studying these idioms by learning one list at a time. Or, use these lists to help you when you come across an idiom you don’t understand. One important thing to remember is that the subject of the idiom doesn’t usually relate to the meaning.
After you study the idioms, try writing your own sentences with them. If you have studied hard enough, you will find that the quizzes are a piece of cake!
Questions about Idioms? Ask them in the English Idioms and Sayings Forum!
Find more idioms here!