!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
Showing posts with label 01 Objective proficiency 14. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 01 Objective proficiency 14. Show all posts
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Should doctors tell people they’re dying? Why soft-pedaling the grim reality could help patients live longer | National Post
Should doctors tell people they’re dying? Why soft-pedaling the grim reality could help patients live longer | National Post:
soft-pedal
soft-pedal soft-pedals soft-pedalling soft-pedalled
If you soft-pedal something, you deliberately reduce the amount of activity or pressure that you have been using to get something done or seen.
He refused to soft-pedal an investigation into the scandal.
VB (AM) soft-pedaling, soft-pedaled
to withhold ocultar
withhold
withhold withholds withholding withheld
If you withhold something that someone wants, you do not let them have it. (FORMAL)
Police withheld the dead boy's name yesterday until relatives could be told.
Financial aid for Britain has been withheld.
The captain decided to withhold the terrible news even from his officers.
VB
· withholding
The withholding of property from the market may cause prices to be higher than normal.
N-UNCOUNT: usu the N of n
(c) HarperCollins Publishers.
soft-pedal
soft-pedal soft-pedals soft-pedalling soft-pedalled
If you soft-pedal something, you deliberately reduce the amount of activity or pressure that you have been using to get something done or seen.
He refused to soft-pedal an investigation into the scandal.
VB (AM) soft-pedaling, soft-pedaled
to withhold ocultar
withhold
withhold withholds withholding withheld
If you withhold something that someone wants, you do not let them have it. (FORMAL)
Police withheld the dead boy's name yesterday until relatives could be told.
Financial aid for Britain has been withheld.
The captain decided to withhold the terrible news even from his officers.
VB
· withholding
The withholding of property from the market may cause prices to be higher than normal.
N-UNCOUNT: usu the N of n
(c) HarperCollins Publishers.
Friday, May 2, 2014
Monday, March 31, 2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Keep your English alive
“You know, building muscle takes time.”
You are a really physically fit person who works out at a gym several times a week. Your friend is complaining that she's been lifting weights but her muscles haven't gotten any bigger. You say this because you think that she just needs to continue doing it.
You know, building muscle takes time.
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Thursday, March 13, 2014
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Ed Stein's comic strip To support an idea plan or person - synonyms or related words for To support an idea plan or person - Macmillan Dictionary and Thesaurus
To support an idea plan or person - synonyms or related words for To support an idea plan or person - Macmillan Dictionary and Thesaurus:
| Verb | 1. | root for - take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?" side - take sides for or against; "Who are you widing with?"; "I"m siding against the current candidate" The free dictionary |
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Do the maths: the science behind the numbers that govern our lives | Life and style | The Guardian
Do the maths: the science behind the numbers that govern our lives | Life and style | The Guardian:
"Do the maths: the science behind the numbers that govern our lives Eat five portions of fruit and veg, drink eight glasses of water, exercise five times a week… these figures grab our attention, but do the numbers really add up?"
"Do the maths: the science behind the numbers that govern our lives Eat five portions of fruit and veg, drink eight glasses of water, exercise five times a week… these figures grab our attention, but do the numbers really add up?"
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Spaniards’ lives at risk, report finds Austerity kills is the message of a study published by the ‘British Medical Journal’
Austerity measures could mean the dismantling of a large part of the Spanish health system and significantly damage the health of the population, according to a study published in the British Medical Journalon Thursday.
The authors of the report warn that if the trend does not change, there is a risk that Spain will experience a spiral of health problems that could mean an increase in infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV.
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One part of the research consisted of interviewing 34 doctors and nurses in Catalonia. The majority said they felt “shocked, numbed and disillusioned” about the cuts, and some expressed fears that the austerity measures would “kill people,” the researchers said.
The report highlighted that healthcare and social services cuts of almost 14 percent at the national level and of 10 percent at the regional level in 2012 had coincided with an increase in demand for care, especially on the part of senior citizens, the disabled and the mentally ill.
Researchers also identified an increase in cases of depression, alcoholism-related diseases and suicides in Spain since the crisis began.
“If no corrective measures are implemented, this could worsen with the risk of increases in HIV and tuberculosis, as we have seen in Greece, where healthcare services have had severe cuts, as well as the risk of a rise in drug resistance and spread of disease,” said Helena Legido-Quigley, a lecturer in global health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, who worked on the study.
The report also noted that Spain had one of the lowest healthcare budgets in the European Union as a proportion of GDP.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
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