A cock-and-bull story (n.)
Meaning (Idiom) :
1. A story which is not true.
Example
1. Sarah told me a cock-and-bull story about death.
1. A story which is not true.
Example
1. Sarah told me a cock-and-bull story about death.
Thursday, 30 June 2016
Do you dread....?
Answer:
going (Answer 3)
Solution:
Do you dread going to work each day?
Remark:
Do you dread going to work each day?
Dread - The verb followed by a gerund
In general, we use a gerund with ‘dread’.
It describes someone is reluctant to do something.
Dread - followed by an infinitive
In general, we use ‘dread’ with infinitives ‘think’ or ‘consider’ to talk about something we do not want to think.
I dreaded to think of the exam results.
Dread - followed by a gerund
And, we use a gerund with ‘dread’. It describes someone is reluctant to do something.
Do you dread going to work each day?
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Word of the Day - Ostrich
Ostrich (n.)
Meaning (Idiom) :
1. Someone who pretends the problems do not exist, because he (or she) doesn't want to deal with it.
Example
1. Tommy, don't be an ostrich!
1. Someone who pretends the problems do not exist, because he (or she) doesn't want to deal with it.
Example
1. Tommy, don't be an ostrich!
Phrasal Verbs with Come - Come across
Come across
Meaning:
To meet someone or find something by chance. ☺️
Example
Where did you come across that CD?
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Meaning:
To meet someone or find something by chance. ☺️
Example
Where did you come across that CD?
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🌟 Quote from Theodore Roosevelt
Quote from Theodore Roosevelt
🤓 : A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
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🤓 : A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
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🌟 Quote from Benjamin Franklin
Quote from Benjamin Franklin
🤓 : An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
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🤓 : An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
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Wednesday, 29 June 2016
What is 'Mother's milk'?
Mother's milk (n.)
Meaning (Idiom) :
1. Beer.
Example
1. Hey, Mark. Let's have some mother's milk.
1. Beer.
Example
1. Hey, Mark. Let's have some mother's milk.
Idiom: Get my drift?
Get my drift? (or Do you get my drift?)
Meaning:
Do you get what I mean?
Example
👦Jeffrey: Sarah, you can't afford the risk. Get my drift?
Do you get what I mean?
Example
👦Jeffrey: Sarah, you can't afford the risk. Get my drift?
Resist...?
Answer:
having (Answer 2)
Solution:
Mark couldn't resist having another hamburger.
Remark:
Resist - The verb followed by a gerund.
Meaning: To refuse to be changed by something.
Mark couldn't resist having another hamburger.
Remark:
Resist - The verb followed by a gerund.
Meaning: To refuse to be changed by something.
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Word of the Day - Autumn
Autumn (n.)
Meaning (Idiom) :
1. The later years of their life.
Example
1. My parents have entered the autumn of their years.
1. The later years of their life.
Example
1. My parents have entered the autumn of their years.
Phrasal Verbs with Cut - Cut up 🔪
Cut up
Meaning:
To cut something into some pieces. 🔪
Example
I took the fresh beef and cut it up into small pieces.
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Meaning:
To cut something into some pieces. 🔪
Example
I took the fresh beef and cut it up into small pieces.
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🌟 Quote from Bill Gates
Quote from Bill Gates
🤓 : If you go back to 1800, everybody was poor. I mean everybody. The Industrial Revolution kicked in, and a lot of countries benefited, but by no means everyone.
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🌟 Quote from Bill Gates
Quote from Bill Gates
🤓 :The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.
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🤓 :The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.
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Tuesday, 28 June 2016
... FBI - A or an?
A FBI or An FBI?
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Answer:
An FBI.
Example
An FBI agent discovered all the secrets.
OR
A Federal Bureau of Investigation agent discovered all the secrets.
Solution:
We pronounce the consonant letter with a vowel sound - An FBI.
We pronounce the consonant letter with a vowel sound - An FBI.
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Idiom: You're out of your league
You're out of your league.
Meaning:
Not enough experience or skill to deal with something.
Example
👧Sarah: I am going to play badminton with Susan tomorrow.
👦Jeffrey: Sarah, you're out of your league. Susan used to be a professional player.
Not enough experience or skill to deal with something.
Example
👧Sarah: I am going to play badminton with Susan tomorrow.
👦Jeffrey: Sarah, you're out of your league. Susan used to be a professional player.
Mankind - countable or uncountable?
Answer:
Yes, it is uncountable. (Answer 1)
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Word of the Day - Heed
Heed (v. / n.)
Meaning:
1. To consider someone's advice.
Example
1. You should heed your parents' opinions.
1. To consider someone's advice.
Example
1. You should heed your parents' opinions.
Phrasal Verbs with Cut - Cut through
Cut through
Meaning:
To tackle something effectively. 💪
Example
My boss can cut through the complex data and gets at the facts.
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Meaning:
To tackle something effectively. 💪
Example
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🌟 Quote from Steve Prefontaine
Quote from Steve Prefontaine (Pre)
🤓 : The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die.
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🤓 : The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die.
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🌟 Quote from Steve Prefontaine
Quote from Steve Prefontaine (Pre)
🤓 :To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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🤓 :To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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Monday, 27 June 2016
Other ways to say 'Good luck' 😎
Other ways to say 'Good luck' 😎
1. Best of luck!
2. Break a leg!
3. Finger crossed!
4. Blow them away!
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... the moon?
Answer:
on (Answer 3)
Solution:
History was made when men walked on the moon for the very first time.
Remark: We use 'on' for a surface.
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Phrasal Verbs with Cut - Cut short
Cut short
Meaning:
To end earlier than expected.
Example
The flight was delayed and he had to cut his trip short.
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Meaning:
To end earlier than expected.
Example
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🌟 Quote from Stephen Hawking
Quote from Stephen Hawking
🤓 : I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming.
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🤓 : I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming.
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🌟 Quote from Stephen Hawking
Quote from Stephen Hawking
🤓 : Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.
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Friday, 24 June 2016
I ... thirsty for four hours?
Answer:
have been (Answer 1)
Solution:
I have been thirsty for four hours.
Remark:
Present Perfect Tense
The Present Perfect Tense forms with has/have + Past Participle.
We use the Present Perfect Tense when an action started in the past and it continues in the present.
We use the Present Perfect Tense to express a repeated action in a period of time between the past and the present.
We use the Present Perfect Tense when an action was completed in the very recent past.
We also use the Present Perfect Tense when we talk about life experience.
Examples
1. My dad has played the guitar since he was a child. (Affirmative)
2. He has written five books since he left school. (Affirmative)
3. I have just taken the medicine. (Affirmative)
4. Have you been to South Korea in the last year? (Interrogative)
5. Have you ever met Aaron Kwok? (Interrogative)
6. Have you read the book yet? (Interrogative)
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Word of the Day - Manipulate
Manipulate (v.)
Meaning:
1. To control something in a dishonest way.
Example
1. A man has been charged with manipulating the stock prices.
1. To control something in a dishonest way.
Example
1. A man has been charged with manipulating the stock prices.
Phrasal Verbs with Cut - Cut out
Cut out
1. Meaning:
To remove something or to stop eating something.
Example
I decided to cut all saturated fat out of my diet.
2. Meaning:
To stop working if an engine cuts out.
Example
This electric radiator fan cuts out when the temperature gets to 50 degrees celsius.
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1. Meaning:
To remove something or to stop eating something.
Example
I decided to cut all saturated fat out of my diet.
2. Meaning:
To stop working if an engine cuts out.
Example
This electric radiator fan cuts out when the temperature gets to 50 degrees celsius.
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🌟 Quote from Walter Hagen
Quote from Walter Hagen
🤓 : There is no tragedy in missing a putt, no matter how short. All have erred in this respect.
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🤓 : There is no tragedy in missing a putt, no matter how short. All have erred in this respect.
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🌟 Quote from Walter Hagen
Quote from Walter Hagen
🤓 : It is the addition of strangeness to beauty that constitutes the romantic character in art.
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🤓 : It is the addition of strangeness to beauty that constitutes the romantic character in art.
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Thursday, 23 June 2016
I... for the last three hours?
Answer:
have been cooking (Answer 3)
Solution:
I have been cooking for the last three hours and now you tell me you are full!
Remark:
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense forms with has/have + been + Present Participle.
We use the Present Perfect Continuous Tense to express an action started in the past and it has continued in the present.
We can also use the Present Perfect Continuous Tense when an action has just stopped.
It is often used with ‘since’, ‘recently’, ‘lately’ and so on.
Examples
1. I have been cooking for the last three hours and now you tell me you are full! (Affirmative)
2. Mark is so tired, he has been working the whole morning. (Affirmative)
3. Peter still works here. He has been working here since 2013. (Affirmative)
4. Mark has not been eating well recently. (Negative)
5. I have been feeling ill lately. (Affirmative)
Remarks: In general, some verbs are not used in the continuous form, such as know, hate, want, heard, understand, have, hear and so on.
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Word of the Day - jam-packed
Jam-packed (adj.)
Meaning:
1. Very crowded or very full.
Example
1. The Peak is always jam-packed with tourists.
1. Very crowded or very full.
Example
1. The Peak is always jam-packed with tourists.
Phrasal Verbs with Cut - Cut in
Cut in
1. Meaning:
To drive quickly and past a vehicle in a dangerous way.
Example
It was very dangerous when that car cut in suddenly.
2. Meaning:
To interrupt.
Example
I was speaking with Sarah when you cut in.
3. Meaning:
To join a queue in the middle.
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1. Meaning:
To drive quickly and past a vehicle in a dangerous way.
Example
It was very dangerous when that car cut in suddenly.
2. Meaning:
To interrupt.
Example
I was speaking with Sarah when you cut in.
3. Meaning:
To join a queue in the middle.
Example
Why do people always cut in line?
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🌟 Quote from Walt Disney
Quote from Walt Disney
🤓 : You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.
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🌟 Quote from Walt Disney
Quote from Walt Disney
🤓 : All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
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🤓 : All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
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