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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, November 28, 2011

Many a true word is spoken in jest


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Possible interpretation: Something said as a joke may often contain wisdom and truth.
Note: jest (noun): a joke; something said for amusement or comedy

Quick Quiz:
The saying "Many a true word is spoken in jest" suggests that we can sometimes find truth in
  1. the spoken word
  2. lies
  3. comedy
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