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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, August 9, 2012

fall at the first hurdle

China's Liu Xiang falls at the first jump in the men's 110m hurdles.
China's Liu Xiang falls after crashing into the first hurdle during the men's 110m hurdles in London 2012. Photo: Lucy Nicholson.

Today's Phrase

If you fall at the first hurdle, you make a mistake at a very early stage, or fail to do something.
For example:
The football team fell at the first hurdle when they were knocked out of the tournament in the opening game.
My plan to travel the world fell at the first hurdle when I realised I'd lost my passport before I even left the country.
His efforts to save money fell at the first hurdle when the washing machine broke down and he had to buy a new one.
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