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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, October 28, 2013

Slang of the day: wreck

wreck

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Meaning:
 a person who's in very poor condition physically or mentally
For example:
  • Having a seriously ill child has turned Maggie into a nervous wreck.
  • We watched a TV show on drug abuse last night, and some of the young people were total wrecks. They looked terrible and some had obviously damaged their brains with the drugs. It was really sad.
Quick Quiz:
A person will quickly turn into a physical and mental wreck if they
  1. play a lot of sport
  2. take a lot of illegal drugs
  3. learn a lot of English vocabulary
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