Basic Needs

['neit54] -s[-z] Everyday Expressions n. You must know the laws of nature. n. She has a gentle nature. n. That is a book of the same nature.

natural naturally naturalism

natural gas natural-born

Linguistic Skill

Useful Phrases --- by nature --- in the nature of --- ill-natured --- good-natured

Idioms & Slang nature calls --- to answer nature calls mother nature --- against nature ---

Communicating Clearly

Street Talks A: Peter has a happy nature. B: Yeah, he is a good-natured boy. A: Victorias happy by nature. B: You said it. Shes nice by nature as well. Its not in Jacks nature to do such a thing. Im sorry I naturally say dirty words. Its my nature. We have to protect nature.

Cultural Focus

Transcripts

Mr. Tyson: What are we waiting for? And whats with Sigfreud and Roy? Linus: Just a minute, Patrick. OK. Weve known each other for a long time. We may have played hard ball on occasion, but I think we have a healthy respect for ourour individual business abilities. We saw the potential of this merger, and I dont think anybody doubts it would have been an enormously successful nature.

Proverbs Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue, to the end that we should hear and see more than we speak. Nature teaches us to love our friends but religion our enemies. Nature will have its course.

Quotations All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God. Sir Thomas Browne (1605-82), English physician, author. Religio Medici, pt. 1, sct. 16 (1643). The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection. Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918), Italian-born French poet, critic. The Cubist Painters,"On Painting" (1913).