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Many people around the world know the name Atlantis. It is said to be a beautiful and richrich (adj)Having a great deal of money or valuable resources.≈ Synonym: wealthy🇺🇿UZ: boy🇷🇺RU: богатый city that disappeareddisappear (verb)To stop being seen; to vanish suddenly.≈ Synonym: vanished🇺🇿UZ: g'oyib bo'lmoq, yo'qolmoq🇷🇺RU: исчезнуть under the sea a long time ago. The story of Atlantis was first told by the Greek thinkerthinker (noun)A person known for having deep or important ideas.≈ Synonym: philosopher🇺🇿UZ: mutafakkir, faylasuf🇷🇺RU: мыслитель Plato more than 2,000 years ago. He wrote that Atlantis was a large islandisland (noun)A piece of land completely surrounded by water.≈ Synonym: isle🇺🇿UZ: orol🇷🇺RU: остров with a powerfulpowerful (adj)Having great strength, force, or influence.≈ Synonym: strong🇺🇿UZ: kuchli, qudratli🇷🇺RU: могущественный armyarmy (noun)A large organized group of soldiers who fight on land.≈ Synonym: military force🇺🇿UZ: armiya, qo'shin🇷🇺RU: армия and many wonderfulwonderful (adj)Extremely good, beautiful, or impressive.≈ Synonym: amazing🇺🇿UZ: ajoyib, hayratlanarli🇷🇺RU: чудесный buildings. The people who lived there were rich and had a lot of knowledgeknowledge (noun)Information and understanding gained through learning or experience.≈ Synonym: understanding🇺🇿UZ: bilim🇷🇺RU: знание. However, they became greedygreedy (adj)Wanting more money, food, or power than you really need.≈ Synonym: selfish🇺🇿UZ: ochko'z🇷🇺RU: жадный and wanted to controlcontrol (verb)To have power over something or someone and direct it.≈ Synonym: rule🇺🇿UZ: boshqarmoq, nazorat qilmoq🇷🇺RU: контролировать other places. According to Plato, the godsgodBeings believed to have power over nature and human life.≈ Synonym: deities🇺🇿UZ: xudolar🇷🇺RU: боги became angry and decided to punishpunish (verb)To make someone suffer as a result of doing something wrong.≈ Synonym: penalize🇺🇿UZ: jazolamoq🇷🇺RU: наказывать them. In just one day and night, Atlantis sanksink (verb)Went down below the surface of water.≈ Synonym: submerged🇺🇿UZ: cho'kdi🇷🇺RU: затонул into the sea and was lostlost (adj)Unable to be found; no longer existing or known.≈ Synonym: vanished🇺🇿UZ: yo'qolgan🇷🇺RU: потерянный foreverforeverFor all future time; permanently.≈ Synonym: permanently🇺🇿UZ: abadiy, mangu🇷🇺RU: навсегда.
Since then, people have arguedargue (verb)Gave reasons for or against something in a discussion.≈ Synonym: debated🇺🇿UZ: bahslashdi, tortishdi🇷🇺RU: спорили about whetherwhetherUsed to introduce a question about which of two possibilities is true.≈ Synonym: if🇺🇿UZ: -mi (savol yuklamasi)🇷🇺RU: ли Atlantis was real or just a story. Some believe Plato describeddescribe (verb)Said what someone or something is like, in words.≈ Synonym: portrayed🇺🇿UZ: tasvirladi🇷🇺RU: описал a real city that was destroyeddestroy (verb)Damaged something so badly that it stopped existing.≈ Synonym: ruined🇺🇿UZ: vayron qildi, yo'q qildi🇷🇺RU: уничтожил by an earthquakeearthquake (noun)A sudden, violent shaking of the ground.≈ Synonym: tremor🇺🇿UZ: zilzila🇷🇺RU: землетрясение or a big wave. Others think that Plato made up the story to teach people about the dangersdanger (noun)Possibilities of harm or injury.≈ Synonym: risks🇺🇿UZ: xavflar🇷🇺RU: опасности of being too proudproud (adj)Having too high an opinion of oneself.≈ Synonym: arrogant🇺🇿UZ: mag'rur, takabbur🇷🇺RU: гордый and greedy.
Over the years, many people have tried to find Atlantis. Some believe it was near Greece, while others think it was near Spain or even in the Atlantic Ocean. Explorersexplorer (noun)People who travel to find out about unknown places.≈ Synonym: adventurers🇺🇿UZ: sayohatchilar, tadqiqotchilar🇷🇺RU: исследователи have searchedsearch (verb)Looked carefully in order to find something.≈ Synonym: looked for🇺🇿UZ: qidirdi🇷🇺RU: искали the sea for signssign (noun)Marks or evidence that something exists or has happened.≈ Synonym: traces🇺🇿UZ: belgilar, izlar🇷🇺RU: следы, признаки of the lost city, but no one has found clear proofproof (noun)Evidence that shows something is definitely true.≈ Synonym: evidence🇺🇿UZ: dalil, isbot🇷🇺RU: доказательство.
Even today, the story of Atlantis still interestsinterest (verb)Attracts someone's attention or curiosity.≈ Synonym: fascinates🇺🇿UZ: qiziqtiradi🇷🇺RU: интересует people. Books, films, and video games often use the idea of a lost city under the sea. It is one of the greatest mysteriesmystery (noun)Things that are difficult or impossible to understand or explain.≈ Synonym: puzzles🇺🇿UZ: sirlar🇷🇺RU: тайны of history, and many people hope that one day, we will discoverdiscover (verb)To find or learn something for the first time.≈ Synonym: find out🇺🇿UZ: kashf qilmoq, topmoq🇷🇺RU: обнаружить the truthtruth (noun)The real facts about something; what actually happened.≈ Synonym: reality🇺🇿UZ: haqiqat🇷🇺RU: правда about Atlantis.