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Nelson Mandela is rememberedremember (verb)Thought of or kept in memory, especially with respect.≈ Synonym: recalled, honored🇺🇿UZ: eslanadi, xotirlanadi🇷🇺RU: помнят, вспоминают as one of the most important leadersleaderPeople who guide or are in charge of a group or movement.≈ Synonym: figureheads🇺🇿UZ: yetakchilar🇷🇺RU: лидеры in the fight for freedomfreedom (noun)The state of being free and not controlled by others.≈ Synonym: liberty🇺🇿UZ: erkinlik🇷🇺RU: свобода and equalityequality (noun)The state of being equal, with the same rights and opportunities.≈ Synonym: fairness🇺🇿UZ: tenglik🇷🇺RU: равенство. He was born in South Africa in 1918, at a time when people of different racesrace (noun)A group of people with the same skin colour or origins.🇺🇿UZ: irq🇷🇺RU: раса were treatedtreat (verb)To behave towards someone in a certain way.🇺🇿UZ: munosabatda bo'lmoq🇷🇺RU: обращаться (с кем-то) very unequallyunequal (adv)In a way that is not fair or the same for everyone.≈ Synonym: unfairly🇺🇿UZ: notekis, adolatsiz tarzda🇷🇺RU: неравно, несправедливо. The governmentgovernment (noun)The group of people who control a country.≈ Synonym: state🇺🇿UZ: hukumat🇷🇺RU: правительство created lawslaw (noun)An official rule of a country.≈ Synonym: rule🇺🇿UZ: qonun🇷🇺RU: закон, known as apartheidapartheid (noun)A political system in South Africa that separated people by race.≈ Synonym: racial segregation🇺🇿UZ: aparteid🇷🇺RU: апартеид, that kept black and white people apartapart (adv)Separated; not together.≈ Synonym: separately🇺🇿UZ: alohida, bir-biridan ajratib🇷🇺RU: отдельно, порознь. Under apartheid, black people could not votevote (verb)To formally choose a leader or decide something by giving your opinion.≈ Synonym: cast a ballot🇺🇿UZ: ovoz bermoq🇷🇺RU: голосовать, live in certain areascertain areaSpecific, particular places.≈ Synonym: specific places🇺🇿UZ: ma'lum hududlar🇷🇺RU: определённые районы, or get a good educationeducation (noun)The process of teaching or learning, especially in school.≈ Synonym: schooling🇺🇿UZ: ta'lim🇷🇺RU: образование.
From a young age, Mandela believed that these laws were unfairunfair (adj)Not fair or right; treating people unequally.≈ Synonym: unjust🇺🇿UZ: adolatsiz🇷🇺RU: несправедливый. As a lawyerlawyer (noun)A person whose job is to give advice about the law and represent people.≈ Synonym: attorney🇺🇿UZ: advokat🇷🇺RU: адвокат, юрист, he worked to defenddefend (verb)To protect someone or something, or argue in support of them.≈ Synonym: protect🇺🇿UZ: himoya qilmoq🇷🇺RU: защищать the rightsright (noun)The things a person is legally or morally allowed to have or do.≈ Synonym: entitlements🇺🇿UZ: huquqlar🇷🇺RU: права of black South Africans. Later, he joinedjoin (verb)Became a member of a group or organization.≈ Synonym: became a member of🇺🇿UZ: qo'shildi🇷🇺RU: присоединился the African National Congress (ANC), a group that wanted to end apartheid. At first, Mandela and the ANC used peaceful protestspeaceful protestPublic actions to show disagreement without violence.≈ Synonym: nonviolent demonstrations🇺🇿UZ: tinch namoyishlar🇷🇺RU: мирные протесты, but when the government did not listenlisten (verb)To pay attention to what someone says or to consider their opinion.≈ Synonym: pay attention to🇺🇿UZ: eshitmoq, quloq solmoq🇷🇺RU: слушать, прислушиваться, they decideddecide (verb)Made a choice about what to do after thinking about it.≈ Synonym: chose, resolved🇺🇿UZ: qaror qildi🇷🇺RU: решили to take stronger actionstronger actionMore forceful or serious steps taken to achieve something.≈ Synonym: more forceful measures🇺🇿UZ: kuchliroq harakat🇷🇺RU: более решительные действия.
Because of his work againstagainst (prep)Opposing or disagreeing with something.🇺🇿UZ: ...ga qarshi🇷🇺RU: против apartheid, Mandela was sent to prisonsend to prison (verb)Made to go to prison as punishment.≈ Synonym: imprisoned🇺🇿UZ: qamoqqa yuborildi🇷🇺RU: отправлен в тюрьму in 1962. He spent 27 years behind barsbehind barsIn prison.≈ Synonym: in jail🇺🇿UZ: qamoqda, panjara ortida🇷🇺RU: за решёткой, much of it on Robben Island, a small, cold island near Cape Town. Even thougheven though (conj)Despite the fact that.≈ Synonym: although🇺🇿UZ: ...ga qaramay🇷🇺RU: хотя, несмотря на то что he was in prison, Mandela’s ideas continued to inspirecontinue to inspire (verb)Kept giving people hope, courage, or ideas.≈ Synonym: kept motivating🇺🇿UZ: ilhomlantirishda davom etdi🇷🇺RU: продолжали вдохновлять people. Around the world, millionsmillion (noun)A very large number of people or things, especially over one million.≈ Synonym: huge numbers of people🇺🇿UZ: millionlab🇷🇺RU: миллионы called forcall for (verb)Publicly asked or demanded something.≈ Synonym: demanded, appealed for🇺🇿UZ: talab qildi, chaqirdi🇷🇺RU: призывали к his releaserelease (noun)The act of setting someone free, especially from prison.≈ Synonym: freedom, discharge🇺🇿UZ: ozod etish, bo'shatish🇷🇺RU: освобождение.
Finally, in 1990, Mandela was set freeset free (verb)Released from prison or captivity.≈ Synonym: released, freed🇺🇿UZ: ozod qilindi🇷🇺RU: освобождён. Just four years later, in 1994, South Africa held its first democratic electiondemocratic electionA vote in which all citizens can freely choose their leaders.≈ Synonym: free vote🇺🇿UZ: demokratik saylov🇷🇺RU: демократические выборы where people of all races could vote. Mandela became the country’s first black presidentpresident (noun)The leader of a country that has no king or queen.🇺🇿UZ: prezident🇷🇺RU: президент. As president, he worked to bring people togetherbring people together (verb)To help different people or groups unite and cooperate.≈ Synonym: unite people🇺🇿UZ: odamlarni birlashtirmoq🇷🇺RU: объединять людей and build a better future for all South Africans.
Nelson Mandela’s life showed the power of couragecourage (noun)The ability to face danger or difficulty without giving up.≈ Synonym: bravery🇺🇿UZ: jasorat🇷🇺RU: смелость, мужество, forgivenessforgiveness (noun)The act of stopping feeling angry toward someone who has wronged you.≈ Synonym: pardon🇺🇿UZ: kechirim🇷🇺RU: прощение, and hope. His exampleexample (noun)A person or action that others can copy.≈ Synonym: model🇺🇿UZ: namuna, o'rnak🇷🇺RU: пример continues to inspire people around the world to stand up forstand up for (phrasal)To support or defend an idea or a person.≈ Synonym: defend🇺🇿UZ: himoya qilmoq, yonini olmoq🇷🇺RU: отстаивать, защищать justicejustice (noun)Fair treatment of people according to the law or what is right.≈ Synonym: fairness🇺🇿UZ: adolat🇷🇺RU: справедливость and equality.
In your own words, write a short summary of what you just read (70–100 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 | rememberverb | eslanadi, xotirlanadi | помнят, вспоминают | He is remembered as a kind and honest teacher. |
| 2 | leader | yetakchilar | лидеры | A good leader listens to the people around them. |
| 3 | freedomnoun | erkinlik | свобода | Teenagers often want more freedom from their parents. |
| 4 | equalitynoun | tenglik | равенство | The new law supports equality between men and women. |
| 5 | racenoun | irq | раса | People of every race live in this city. |
| 6 | treatverb | munosabatda bo'lmoq | обращаться (с кем-то) | Our teacher treats all students the same. |
| 7 | unequaladverb | notekis, adolatsiz tarzda | неравно, несправедливо | In the past, girls were treated unequally at school. |
| 8 | governmentnoun | hukumat | правительство | The government is building new schools. |
| 9 | lawnoun | qonun | закон | In many countries, there is a law against smoking in cafés. |
| 10 | apartheidnoun | aparteid | апартеид | Apartheid ended in South Africa in the early 1990s. |
| 11 | apartadverb | alohida, bir-biridan ajratib | отдельно, порознь | The twins hate being apart. |
| 12 | voteverb | ovoz bermoq | голосовать | You can vote in elections when you are eighteen. |
| 13 | certain area | ma'lum hududlar | определённые районы | Smoking is only allowed in certain areas of the airport. |
| 14 | educationnoun | ta'lim | образование | Every child has the right to a good education. |
| 15 | unfairadjective | adolatsiz | несправедливый | It's unfair to punish the whole class for one student's mistake. |
| 16 | lawyernoun | advokat | адвокат, юрист | She hired a lawyer to help with the court case. |
| 17 | defendverb | himoya qilmoq | защищать | The goalkeeper defended the goal brilliantly. |
| 18 | rightnoun | huquqlar | права | Everyone has the right to clean water. |
| 19 | joinverb | qo'shildi | присоединился | I joined the school chess club last year. |
| 20 | peaceful protest | tinch namoyishlar | мирные протесты | Thousands of students took part in a peaceful protest. |
| 21 | listenverb | eshitmoq, quloq solmoq | слушать, прислушиваться | My parents always listen to my opinion. |
| 22 | decideverb | qaror qildi | решили | We decided to take the train instead of the bus. |
| 23 | stronger action | kuchliroq harakat | более решительные действия | Many people want stronger action against pollution. |
| 24 | againstpreposition | ...ga qarshi | против | Most people voted against the new plan. |
| 25 | send to prisonverb | qamoqqa yuborildi | отправлен в тюрьму | The thief was sent to prison for three years. |
| 26 | behind bars | qamoqda, panjara ortida | за решёткой | The criminal will spend the next ten years behind bars. |
| 27 | even thoughconjunction | ...ga qaramay | хотя, несмотря на то что | Even though it was raining, we went for a walk. |
| 28 | continue to inspireverb | ilhomlantirishda davom etdi | продолжали вдохновлять | Navoi's poems continue to inspire readers today. |
| 29 | millionnoun | millionlab | миллионы | Millions of people watched the opening ceremony. |
| 30 | call forverb | talab qildi, chaqirdi | призывали к | Parents are calling for safer roads near the school. |
| 31 | releasenoun | ozod etish, bo'shatish | освобождение | The film's release date is next Friday. |
| 32 | set freeverb | ozod qilindi | освобождён | The bird was set free after its wing healed. |
| 33 | democratic election | demokratik saylov | демократические выборы | The country held its first democratic election last year. |
| 34 | presidentnoun | prezident | президент | The president gave a speech on TV. |
| 35 | bring people togetherverb | odamlarni birlashtirmoq | объединять людей | Football has the power to bring people together. |
| 36 | couragenoun | jasorat | смелость, мужество | It takes courage to say you were wrong. |
| 37 | forgivenessnoun | kechirim | прощение | He asked his brother for forgiveness. |
| 38 | examplenoun | namuna, o'rnak | пример | My father is a good example for me. |
| 39 | stand up forphrasal verb | himoya qilmoq, yonini olmoq | отстаивать, защищать | You should stand up for your friends. |
| 40 | justicenoun | adolat | справедливость | The family went to court to get justice. |