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कोई पंक्ति दोबारा सुनने के लिए उसे चुनें। किसी भी शब्द पर टैप करके उसका मतलब देखें। जिन शब्दों के नीचे रेखा है, वे इस वीडियो के मुख्य शब्द हैं।

1. 0:00
   Theo Theo: No! Everything is... honest? Open? What's the word?
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   Nadia Nadia: Can the boss's sister win our prize draw?
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   Theo Theo: No! Everything is... honest? Open? What's the word?
4. 0:12
   Nadia Nadia: People will ask. Say it clearly, Theo.
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   Theo Theo: I know it! It's... an honest... thing? Help.
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   Narrator Theo knows his draw is fair.
7. 0:25
   Narrator He just can't find the phrase.
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   Narrator Above board has five parts to learn.
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   Narrator If something is above board, it is honest and open.
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    Narrator Nobody is cheating, and nobody is hiding anything.
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    Narrator Use it for a contest, a payment, or an agreement.
12. 0:47
    Narrator Picture a draw with public rules and an outside judge.
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    Narrator It describes how something is done, not what a person is like.
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    Narrator For character, say: She's an honest person.
15. 1:03
    Narrator For a fair vote or deal, say: The vote was above board.
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    Narrator And you'll undertake to keep everything above board.
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    Narrator The official asks the young man to promise that everything he does will be honest and
18. 1:22
    Narrator open, with nothing hidden.
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    Narrator That is what "above board" means.
20. 1:28
    Narrator Hear how above runs into board.
21. 1:31
    Narrator There's just a weak uh, then the stress.
22. 1:37
    Theo Theo: The draw is above board. Nobody hides anything.
23. 1:41
    Nadia Nadia: Good. But how will people know?
24. 1:45
    Narrator Theo wants people to see the proof.
25. 1:48
    Narrator So he shares the rules.
26. 1:51
    Narrator Most often, above board comes right after the verb be.
27. 1:56
    Narrator The whole selection was above board.
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    Narrator To ask a question, put is first.
29. 2:05
    Narrator Is the selection process above board?
30. 2:09
    Narrator To warn someone, add not.
31. 2:12
    Narrator That payment isn't above board.
32. 2:17
    Narrator To show ongoing effort, use keep, then an object.
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    Narrator Clear rules help us keep everything above board.
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    Narrator Add completely for emphasis.
35. 2:31
    Narrator We keep our books completely above board.
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    Narrator Keep needs an object before above board.
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    Narrator Say: We keep the sale above board.
38. 2:47
    Narrator Keep it above board, love.
39. 2:50
    Narrator He tells the boy to keep it above board: "it" is the deal, and he wants it honest and legal.
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    Narrator Notice the object between keep and above board.
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    Theo Theo: I'll post the rules, so we keep everything above board.
42. 3:08
    Nadia Nadia: Smart. Put the winners online too.
43. 3:12
    Nadia Nadia: A stranger offered cash. No receipt, no questions.
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    Theo Theo: That isn't above board. We'll say no.
45. 3:20
    Narrator Learners often add the before board.
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    Narrator Leave it out.
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    Narrator With the, board becomes a real object.
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    Narrator The poster is above the notice board.
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    Narrator The idiom never takes an article.
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    Narrator It's a fixed phrase.
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    Narrator You may also see aboveboard as one word.
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    Narrator It's common in American writing, even before a noun.
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    Narrator Your turn.
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    Narrator Listen, then say it out loud.
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    Narrator The ticket sales were above board.
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    Narrator We keep every payment above board.
57. 4:18
    Nadia Nadia: Good call. Every payment needs a receipt.
58. 4:21
    Theo Theo: Yes. No receipt, no ticket.
59. 4:25
    Narrator Both phrases have board, and learners sometimes mix them up.
60. 4:31
    Narrator Above board asks if something is honest.
61. 4:34
    Narrator The overtime plan was above board.
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    Narrator Across the board asks who is affected.
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    Narrator It means everyone in the group.
64. 4:46
    Narrator The agency cut travel budgets across the board.
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    Narrator That says nothing about honesty.
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    Narrator The cuts could be fair or unfair.
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    Narrator It doesn't mean equal amounts.
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    Narrator It means the policy covers the whole group.
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    Narrator We're making some significant cuts across the board.
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    Narrator He says the cuts hit everyone, so "across the board" means every person or area in the group
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    Narrator gets the same cut.
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    Narrator So across the board talks about who, and above board talks about honesty.
73. 5:29
    Narrator Choose the best answer.
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    Narrator Every worker gets the new bonus.
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    Narrator B.
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    Narrator The bonus covers every worker, so use across the board.
77. 5:47
    Narrator Above board is about honesty.
78. 5:51
    Narrator Choose the best answer.
79. 5:52
    Narrator You describe a neighbor's lasting character.
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    Narrator A.
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    Narrator Honest describes a person's character.
82. 6:07
    Narrator Above board describes how a deal or an event is done.
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    Narrator In fast speech, the word above starts with a very weak first sound.
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    Narrator The stress lands on the second part of the word above.
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    Narrator Then the v moves straight into the b of board.
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    Narrator There's no extra vowel between them.
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    Narrator Board also sounds exactly like bored.
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    Narrator The sentence tells you which one.
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    Narrator American speakers say the r in board.
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    Narrator British speakers usually don't, before a pause.
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    Narrator Listen for this in the film clips and in real conversations.
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    Nadia Nadia: Can the boss's sister win?
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    Theo Theo: No. The rules are public. It's completely above board.
94. 7:02
    Nadia Nadia: Perfect. Who counts the tickets?
95. 7:04
    Theo Theo: Two neighbors, in front of everyone. We keep it above board.
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    Narrator One more.
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    Narrator A shop hides the real prices from its buyers.
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    Narrator B. Hiding prices is not honest or open, so use the negative form, isn't above board.
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    Narrator Now a dictation.
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     Narrator Listen and write the sentence.
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     Narrator Check your sentence.
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     Narrator Did you write kept, with no the before board?
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     Narrator Above board means honest and open.
104. 8:12
     Narrator Use be, or use keep with an object.
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     Narrator Never add the before board.
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     Narrator For everyone in a group, say across the board.
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     Narrator In fast speech, listen for the word above running into the word board.
108. 8:33
     Narrator Next, practice above board with the exercises for this lesson.
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हर सवाल का जवाब चुनें और फिर उसे जाँचें।

1. सवाल 1

   A community group sells lottery tickets and displays the ticket registry for anyone to inspect. Which statement correctly describes this situation?

   A The ticket sales are above board because the process is transparent and fair. B The ticket sales are above board because the group collected a large amount of money. C The ticket sales are above board because the tickets rest physically on a wooden board.
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2. सवाल 2

   Why does Elena point to the published rules when a neighbor asks about family members entering the draw?

   A She wants to prove that ticket prices will increase next season. B She provides concrete evidence that the draw is above board and free from favoritism. C She attempts to show that the contest was organized quickly without outside help.
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3. सवाल 3

   Which sentence correctly uses keep with an object to describe maintaining honest practices?

   A Our team keeps above board every month without checking receipts. B Our team is kept above board because our finances remain completely. C Our team keeps our finances completely above board by auditing every expense.
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