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Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, and they are admiredadmire (verb)Regarded with respect and approval.≈ Synonym: respected🇺🇿UZ: hayratlanmoq, qadrlamoq🇷🇺RU: восхищаться not only for their size but also for their remarkableremarkable (adj)Worthy of attention; extraordinary.≈ Synonym: extraordinary🇺🇿UZ: ajoyib, e'tiborga molik🇷🇺RU: выдающийся, замечательный intelligenceintelligence (noun)The ability to learn, understand, and think.≈ Synonym: cleverness🇺🇿UZ: aql, idrok🇷🇺RU: интеллект, ум. These gentle giantsgiant (noun)A very large person, animal or thing.🇺🇿UZ: ulkan, gigant🇷🇺RU: великан, гигант are found mainly in Africa and Asia and are known for their strong family bondsbond (noun)Close connections or relationships.≈ Synonym: ties🇺🇿UZ: rishta, bog'liqlik🇷🇺RU: узы, связь and complexcomplex (adj)Made up of many interconnected parts.≈ Synonym: intricate🇺🇿UZ: murakkab🇷🇺RU: сложный social behaviourbehaviour (noun)The way a person or animal acts.≈ Synonym: conduct🇺🇿UZ: xulq-atvor🇷🇺RU: поведение. In the wild, elephants live in groups led by the oldest femalefemale (noun)A woman or a female animal.🇺🇿UZ: urg'ochi; ayol🇷🇺RU: самка; женщина, called the matriarchmatriarch (noun)The female head of a family or group.≈ Synonym: female leader🇺🇿UZ: oila boshlig'i (ayol)🇷🇺RU: матриарх, глава семьи. They support and protect one another, showing clear signs of care and cooperationcooperation (noun)The act of working together toward a goal.≈ Synonym: collaboration🇺🇿UZ: hamkorlik🇷🇺RU: сотрудничество.
One of the most surprisingsurprising (adj)Causing a feeling of mild astonishment.≈ Synonym: unexpected🇺🇿UZ: hayratlanarli🇷🇺RU: удивительный things about elephants is their excellent memorymemory (noun)The ability to store and recall information.≈ Synonym: recall🇺🇿UZ: xotira🇷🇺RU: память. The sayingsaying (noun)Words that people often say because they contain a truth.≈ Synonym: proverb🇺🇿UZ: maqol, naql🇷🇺RU: поговорка "an elephant never forgets" may not be far from the truth. Elephants can remember the locationslocation (noun)Particular places or positions.≈ Synonym: places🇺🇿UZ: joy, joylashuv🇷🇺RU: местоположение of waterholeswaterhole (noun)Natural pools of water where animals drink.≈ Synonym: watering holes🇺🇿UZ: sug'orish joyi, hovuz🇷🇺RU: водопой and safe paths even after many years. This ability is essentialessential (adj)Absolutely necessary.≈ Synonym: vital🇺🇿UZ: zarur, juda muhim🇷🇺RU: необходимый during dry seasons when finding water can mean the difference between life and death. Studies have shown that older elephants lead their groups to water in times of droughtdrought (noun)A long period of little or no rainfall.≈ Synonym: dry spell🇺🇿UZ: qurg'oqchilik🇷🇺RU: засуха, relyingrely on (phrasal verb)Depending on something with trust.≈ Synonym: depending on🇺🇿UZ: tayanmoq, ishonmoq🇷🇺RU: полагаться на on their memory of distant places visited long ago.
Elephants also use toolstool (noun)Objects used to help perform a task.≈ Synonym: implements🇺🇿UZ: asbob, qurol🇷🇺RU: инструмент in their daily lives. They may break off branchesbranch (noun)The parts of a tree that grow out from the trunk.≈ Synonym: bough🇺🇿UZ: shox, novda🇷🇺RU: ветка to use as fly swattersfly swatter (noun)Objects used to hit and kill flying insects.≈ Synonym: swatters🇺🇿UZ: pashshaqoqar🇷🇺RU: мухобойка or digdig (verb)To break up and move earth or ground.≈ Synonym: excavate🇺🇿UZ: kovlamoq🇷🇺RU: копать holes to access undergroundunderground (adj)Situated below the surface of the ground.≈ Synonym: subterranean🇺🇿UZ: yer osti🇷🇺RU: подземный water. Their trunkstrunk (noun)The long noses of elephants.≈ Synonym: proboscises🇺🇿UZ: xartum (filniki)🇷🇺RU: хобот, with over 40,000 musclesmuscle (noun)Body tissues that produce movement.≈ Synonym: sinews🇺🇿UZ: mushak🇷🇺RU: мышца, are incredibly strong and flexibleflexible (adj)Able to bend or move easily.≈ Synonym: supple🇺🇿UZ: moslashuvchan🇷🇺RU: гибкий, allowing them to pick up tiny objects or lift heavy branches. Elephants communicatecommunicate (verb)To share information or feelings with others.≈ Synonym: interact🇺🇿UZ: muloqot qilmoq🇷🇺RU: общаться using a range of sounds, including deep rumblesrumble (noun)Continuous deep, heavy sounds.≈ Synonym: low growls🇺🇿UZ: gumburlash, past gulduros🇷🇺RU: грохот, гул that can travel long distances. These low-frequencylow-frequency (adj)Having a low rate of sound vibration, often hard to hear.≈ Synonym: deep-pitched🇺🇿UZ: past chastotali🇷🇺RU: низкочастотный sounds help members of a group stay in contact, even when they are far apart.
Sadly, elephants face serious threatsthreat (noun)Things likely to cause harm or danger.≈ Synonym: dangers🇺🇿UZ: xavf, tahdid🇷🇺RU: угроза today. Poachingpoaching (noun)The illegal hunting or killing of animals.≈ Synonym: illegal hunting🇺🇿UZ: brakonyerlik🇷🇺RU: браконьерство for ivoryivory (noun)The hard white material of elephant tusks.≈ Synonym: tusk material🇺🇿UZ: fil suyagi🇷🇺RU: слоновая кость has greatly reducedreduce (verb)Made smaller in size, amount, or degree.≈ Synonym: decreased🇺🇿UZ: kamaytirmoq🇷🇺RU: сокращать, уменьшать their numbers, especially in Africa. Habitathabitat (noun)The natural environment where an animal lives.≈ Synonym: natural home🇺🇿UZ: yashash joyi🇷🇺RU: среда обитания loss due to farming and developmentdevelopment (noun)The process of land being built up or expanded.≈ Synonym: construction🇺🇿UZ: qurilish, o'zlashtirish🇷🇺RU: застройка, развитие also puts elephants in danger, as they lose the space they need to live and find food. Fortunately, many conservationconservation (noun)The protection of nature and wildlife.≈ Synonym: preservation🇺🇿UZ: tabiatni muhofaza qilish🇷🇺RU: охрана природы groups are working to protect elephants by fighting illegalillegal (adj)Against the law.≈ Synonym: unlawful🇺🇿UZ: noqonuniy🇷🇺RU: незаконный hunting, creating safe areas for them, and teaching people about the importance of saving these magnificentmagnificent (adj)Extremely beautiful or impressive.≈ Synonym: splendid🇺🇿UZ: muhtasham, ajoyib🇷🇺RU: великолепный animals.
Elephants remind us of the intelligence, kindnesskindness (noun)The quality of being friendly and caring.≈ Synonym: generosity🇺🇿UZ: mehribonlik🇷🇺RU: доброта, and strength that can be found in the natural world. They are truly one of the most amazing creaturescreature (noun)Living beings, especially animals.≈ Synonym: animals🇺🇿UZ: jonzot, mavjudot🇷🇺RU: существо on our planet.
In your own words, write a short summary of what you just read (90–120+ words). Don't copy sentences — explain the main ideas.
Every highlighted word from this story with its meaning in Uzbek 🇺🇿 and Russian 🇷🇺, and an example. Tap 🇬🇧 or 🇺🇸 to hear the word or the sentence in a British or American accent.
| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | admireverb | hayratlanmoq, qadrlamoq | восхищаться | I really admire people who can speak five languages. |
| 2 | remarkableadjective | ajoyib, e'tiborga molik | выдающийся, замечательный | She made remarkable progress in just six months. |
| 3 | intelligencenoun | aql, idrok | интеллект, ум | Dolphins are famous for their intelligence. |
| 4 | giantnoun | ulkan, gigant | великан, гигант | Elephants are often called gentle giants. |
| 5 | bondnoun | rishta, bog'liqlik | узы, связь | There is a strong bond between the two sisters. |
| 6 | complexadjective | murakkab | сложный | The rules of this game are too complex for children. |
| 7 | behaviournoun | xulq-atvor | поведение | His behaviour in class has improved a lot. |
| 8 | femalenoun | urg'ochi; ayol | самка; женщина | In lions, the females do most of the hunting. |
| 9 | matriarchnoun | oila boshlig'i (ayol) | матриарх, глава семьи | My grandmother is the matriarch of our big family. |
| 10 | cooperationnoun | hamkorlik | сотрудничество | The bridge was built with the cooperation of two countries. |
| 11 | surprisingadjective | hayratlanarli | удивительный | It's surprising how quickly children learn new words. |
| 12 | memorynoun | xotira | память | My grandfather has an excellent memory for names. |
| 13 | sayingnoun | maqol, naql | поговорка | There's an old saying: 'Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.' |
| 14 | locationnoun | joy, joylashuv | местоположение | The hotel is in a great location, near the old city. |
| 15 | waterholenoun | sug'orish joyi, hovuz | водопой | In the dry season, animals gather around the last waterhole. |
| 16 | essentialadjective | zarur, juda muhim | необходимый | A good dictionary is essential for language learners. |
| 17 | droughtnoun | qurg'oqchilik | засуха | The drought destroyed most of the wheat harvest. |
| 18 | rely onphrasal verb | tayanmoq, ishonmoq | полагаться на | You can't rely on the weather forecast in spring. |
| 19 | toolnoun | asbob, qurol | инструмент | A dictionary app is a useful tool for students. |
| 20 | branchnoun | shox, novda | ветка | A bird was sitting on a branch outside my window. |
| 21 | fly swatternoun | pashshaqoqar | мухобойка | My grandmother always keeps a fly swatter in the kitchen in summer. |
| 22 | digverb | kovlamoq | копать | The children love to dig in the sand. |
| 23 | undergroundadjective | yer osti | подземный | Tashkent has an underground railway with beautiful stations. |
| 24 | trunknoun | xartum (filniki) | хобот | The elephant picked up the apple with its trunk. |
| 25 | musclenoun | mushak | мышца | Swimming works almost every muscle in your body. |
| 26 | flexibleadjective | moslashuvchan | гибкий | My working hours are quite flexible. |
| 27 | communicateverb | muloqot qilmoq | общаться | Bees communicate by dancing. |
| 28 | rumblenoun | gumburlash, past gulduros | грохот, гул | We heard the rumble of thunder in the distance. |
| 29 | low-frequencyadjective | past chastotali | низкочастотный | Some animals can hear low-frequency sounds that humans cannot. |
| 30 | threatnoun | xavf, tahdid | угроза | Climate change is a serious threat to farming. |
| 31 | poachingnoun | brakonyerlik | браконьерство | Poaching has put many wild animals in danger. |
| 32 | ivorynoun | fil suyagi | слоновая кость | Selling ivory is now illegal in most countries. |
| 33 | reduceverb | kamaytirmoq | сокращать, уменьшать | Cycling to work reduced my stress a lot. |
| 34 | habitatnoun | yashash joyi | среда обитания | Cutting down forests destroys the habitat of many birds. |
| 35 | developmentnoun | qurilish, o'zlashtirish | застройка, развитие | The old park was lost to housing development. |
| 36 | conservationnoun | tabiatni muhofaza qilish | охрана природы | The government spends more on wildlife conservation every year. |
| 37 | illegaladjective | noqonuniy | незаконный | It is illegal to drive without a licence. |
| 38 | magnificentadjective | muhtasham, ajoyib | великолепный | The palace has a magnificent blue dome. |
| 39 | kindnessnoun | mehribonlik | доброта | Thank you for your kindness when I was ill. |
| 40 | creaturenoun | jonzot, mavjudot | существо | The ocean is full of strange creatures. |