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1)He says tobacco use could increase the number of peope expected to die from tuberculoses between now and twenty-fifty by about twenty-six percent. What does "between now and twenty-fifty by about twenty-six percent" mean?
2)The appeal of urban farming. What does the "appeal" mean?
3)Old properties and empty lots in cities and towns are finding new life as urban farms. What does "Old properties and empty lots" mean?
4)Tradition of missing a meal to help others enabled the group to make loans. What does " missing a meal" mean?
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Some questions
1)He says tobacco use could increase the number of people expected to die from tuberculoses between now and twenty-fifty by about twenty-six percent. What does "between now and twenty-fifty by about twenty-six percent" mean?
between now and twenty-fifty = между сегодняшнем днём и 2050 годом.
[2050 can be read "twenty-fifty" or "two thousand fifty"]
by about twenty-six percent = приблизительно на 26 процентов
So the number of deaths might increase by about 26% between now and the year 2050.
2)The appeal of urban farming. What does the "appeal" mean?
привлекательность
3)Old properties and empty lots in cities and towns are finding new life as urban farms. What does "Old properties and empty lots" mean?
Старые недвижимости и пустые участки
4)The tradition of missing a meal to help others enabled the group to make loans. What does " missing a meal" mean?
пропустить еду [The typical meals are breakfast, lunch, and dinner.]
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You should transfer this to the Questions section, where you will probably get answers quickly.
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But still maybe there is somebody who can answer this.
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