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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

Friday, June 3, 2011

Red tape.



Meaning: Strict adherence to rules and regulations so that a procedure seems to take longer than necessary.

For example:
  • It takes a long time to set up a company in some countries because of all the red tape involved in getting government permits.
  • It took two weeks to get visas for our aid workers because of all the red tape.
Origin: Probably related to the fact that bundles of official government documents are often tied together with red tape.


Quick Quiz:
The red tape makes getting government approval take
  1. a long time
  2. a short time
  3. a good time
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