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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 (2)


stand by (2)


Picture source: schoolnet.gov.mt
Meaning: If you stand by someone, you support them or help them if they're in some sort of trouble.
Synonym: stick by (informal), support
For example:
  • stand by sb Mothers will usually stand by their children if they're accused of doing something wrong.
  • stand by sb Even though her husband had been charged with murder, Cindy stood by him throughout the trial.
Quick Quiz:
The coach said he would stand by him even though his player
  1. was caught taking drugs
  2. was the new world champion
  3. won an Olympic gold medal
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