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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

Saturday, January 14, 2012

stand by (1)


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stand by (1)

Meaning: If you're standing by, you're ready to do something or help somebody.
For example:
  • stand by The airport's rescue team stands by around the clock in case there is a fire or a plane crash.
  • stand by A doctor is always standing by at the boxing stadium in case one of the fighters needs medical attention.
Quick Quiz:
A pilot tells the cabin crew to "stand by" whenever it's time to
  1. serve the food
  2. stand on passengers
  3. take off or land
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