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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

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Act on. Phrasal verb. 07-27-2011.


source: callumflack.com
Meaning: If you act on somebody's advice, you do as they suggest.
For example:
  • act on sth I really should act on my doctor's advice and try to eat less and exercise more.
  • act on sth He acted on the instructions of his lawyer and refused to answer any questions.
Nouns often used as objects with
act on: advice, suggestions, instructions, information, orders


Quick Quiz:
Whenever he was in trouble with the police, Sammy acted on
  1. his lawyer's advice
  2. a reality TV show
  3. his best behaviour
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