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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, August 19, 2011

The squeaking wheel gets the grease.


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Note: squeak (verb): make a high-pitched sound | wheel (noun): a round, revolving object below a vehicle (for example, most cars have four wheels) | grease (noun): a thick, oily substance used to lubricate | This saying is also found as (and possibly originated as): "The wheel that does the squeaking is the one that gets the grease."
Possible interpretation: The person who makes the most fuss gets all the attention.

Quick Quiz:
On the principle that "the squeaking wheel gets the grease", who is most likely to get their money back after a bad meal in a restaurant? The customer who
  1. immediately complains loudly in front of all other customers
  2. writes a polite letter of complaint a week later
  3. leaves his meal unfinished, saying quietly that he feels sick
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1 comment:

  1. Maria GarciaAugust 19, 2011 at 12:25 AM

    Hello Carmen,
    Maybe this is not the most appropriate space for my question, but anyway.
    Blogger question:
    Do you know what a Favicon file is?

    ReplyDelete

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