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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, June 6, 2011

ESL. WARTS AND ALL (ENGLISH IDIOM). 06-06-2011.


warts and all

Meaning: If you show something warts and all, you show it exactly as it is without trying to hide any of its faults or weaknesses.
For example:
·                           Are you sure you want to read the first draft? You'll see it warts and all, with all the mistakes and all the bad writing still there.
·                           People don't want to see an idealised version of his life. They want to know the real story, warts and all.
Quick Quiz:
The Kurt Cobain biography is good because it's a real warts and all account of his life, and it doesn't try to
a.  show the more disturbing parts of his life
b. hide the more disturbing parts of his life
c.  show his weaknesses as well as his strengths
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