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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

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

IDIOM ACHILLES' HEEL

Meaning: An Achilles' heel is a weakness that could result in failure.

Additional information:
For example:
  • He's a good golfer, but his Achilles' heel is his putting and it's often made him lose matches.
  • The country's dependence on imported oil could prove to be its Achilles' heel if prices keep on rising.

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Origin: From the ancient Greek myth of Achilles whose mother made him invulnerable to attack by dipping him headfirst into a sacred river when he was a baby. She was holding him by one foot, and the heel of this foot wasn't touched by the water so it became his "weak point" later in life.

Quick Quiz:
She's a good manager, but her Achilles' heel is
  1. her good personality
  2. her work experience
  3. her poor English
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