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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

Thursday, December 8, 2011

wind up (2)


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Meaning: to end something like a meeting, a lecture or a discussion

For example:
  • wind sth up People were starting to yawn and look at their watches, so I knew it was time to wind the meeting up.
  • wind up sth The judge decided it was time to go home so he told the lawyers to wind up the day's proceedings.
Nouns often used as objects with
wind up (2): meeting, show, concert, performance, debate, discussion, lecture

Note: "wind" is pronounced as in "wind the clock", not as in "the wind blew"

Quick Quiz:
The leader of the band gave a signal that meant it was time to wind up the concert, so the musicians knew that this would be
  1. the first song
  2. the last song
  3. the best song
source: englishclub.com
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