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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

Monday, May 23, 2011

WORTH YOUR WHILE. 23-05-2011.


worth your while

Meaning: If something is worth your while, the benefits to you of doing it are greater than the value of the time or effort that it requires.

For example:
·                           It's not worth my while doing this job. It takes me two hours to get there and two hours to get home, and it doesn't even pay very well.
·                           Bill: "How can it be worth your while building a website if you won't be making money from it?" John: "Why does something have to be about making money to be worth one's while?"
Note: You can also say "worth my while", "worth his while", "worth her while", "worth their while", "worth our while", and so on.
Quick Quiz:
Sue says it'll be worth her while going to Cambodia to teach homeless children new work skills because
a.  she's happy when she's helping people
b. she won't have to pay them to work
c.   they'll give her their wages when they get jobs
  
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