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!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English

!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English
Fernando Olivera: El rapto.- TEXT FROM THE NOVEL The goldfinch by Donna Tartt (...) One night we were in San Antonio, and I was having a bit of a melt-down, wanting my own room, you know, my dog, my own bed, and Daddy lifted me up on the fairgrounds and told me to look at the moon. When "you feel homesick", he said, just look up. Because the moon is the same wherever you go". So after he died, and I had to go to Aunt Bess -I mean, even now, in the city, when I see a full moon, it's like he's telling me not to look back or feel sad about things, that home is wherever I am. She kissed me on the nose. Or where you are, puppy. The center of my earth is you". The goldfinch Donna Tartt 4441 English edition

Sunday, May 15, 2011

SAYINGS WITH PICTURE. Speech is silver, silence is golden. 2011-15-05.


Speech is silver, silence is golden

Possible interpretation: Speaking is good but saying nothing is better. Discretion can be worth more than even eloquent words.
Note: speech (noun): the act of speaking | silver (noun): a greyish-white precious metal | gold (noun): a yellow precious metal (more valuable than silver) | This proverb is also found as: "Speech is silver but silence is golden."
Quick Quiz:
If it's true that "speech is silver, silence is golden", then words can be
a.  less valuable than no words
b. as valuable as no words
c.   more valuable than no words
  

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 25, 2014 at 7:30 PM

    Thanks for the heads up! IELTS is very challenging and it should not be taken for granted. It needs time as well as constant review and practice.


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  2. Mira que lunaMay 26, 2014 at 6:42 AM

    Thanks a lot, Martha for your kind comment.
    Have a good day.

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