collocations, proverbs

[Anonymous]

Dear Teachers!

May I ask you some questions?

1 What's the difference b/n injured & wounded when we speak about people?

2 In the sentence "Workers were still tightening bolts on the temporary scaffolding only an hour and a half before the match was due/up/about/bound to begin." What is the right variant here and why?

3 Would you be so kind and explain (to?) me the meaning of the following proverbs:
a) One good turn deservs another
b) Least said soonest mended
c) The end justifies the means
d) Many hands make light work
e) All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
f) Spare the rod and spoil the child
g) There's no smoke without fire
h) Two wrongs don't make a right
i) Once bitten twice shy

4 "sensible shoes, sensitive report, sensible clothes" Please explain the meaning of these word combinations

5 "No small print, no srings attached, no hidden costs - just comprehensive home insurance." "No small print, no srings attached, no hidden costs" - what does it mean? It is an ad of the insurance company.

6 "My imagination would inevitably be captured by the strange ways and unusual apparel of these diverse peoples." Why "peoples" not "people"?

Thank you in advance!
PS These items are taken from "CPE Use of English 1" by Virginia Evans

 

[Tdol]

Wounded involves bleeding- if you break a bone, you are injured, but not necessarily wounded. Wound is also used when violence is involved.

2- Due because it means the arranged time.

a) One good turn deserves another - if someone helps you, help them in return
b) Least said soonest mended - if people don't discuss things too much, things will calm down more quckly
c) The end justifies the means - it doesn't matter how you do it, if the result is good
d) Many hands make light work - if everybody works together, things get done
e) All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy - you need recreation and pleasure in life
f) Spare the rod and spoil the child - if you don't discipline a child, they will grow up selfish
g) There's no smoke without fire - where there is talk and rumour, there is some truth
h) Two wrongs don't make a right - if someone wrongs you, you don't have the right to wrong them back
i) Once bitten twice shy - if something bad happens to you, you'll be more careful the next time you're in a similar situation

4 this is describing a conservative person

5 the small print is a term to describe conditions that aren'ty advertised- insurance looks great in the advert, less good in the contract. Hidden strings are costs that aren't mentioned at first

6- Peoples is right- if each nation is a people, then there are many peoples in the world.
;-)