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Silent movie The Artist has triumphed at the Oscars, winning five awards including best picture, best director and best actor for Jean Dujardin.
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Please send back. ( I did ) It's neat. Don't delete this one, you'll laugh when you see the return message.
As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend.
I have seen too many dear friends leave this world, too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.
Whose business is it, if I choose to read, or play, on the computer, until 4 AM, or sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 50, 60 &70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love, I will.
I will walk the beach, in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves, with abandon, if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set.
They, too, will get old.
I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And, I eventually remember the important things.
Sure, over the years, my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break, when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers But, broken hearts are what give us strength, and understanding, and compassion. A heart never broken, is pristine, and sterile, and will never know the joy of being imperfect.
I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.
As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong.
So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day (if I feel like it).
MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART!
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BODY IDIOMS
1) all ears - ,
Keep talking. I'm all ears. — . .
to point the finger - .
When Charlene asked her kids who ate the cake in the fridge, her son Oscar pointed the finger at his sister, Michelle.
BODY IDIOMS
1) all ears - ,
Keep talking. I'm all ears. — . .
to point the finger - .
When Charlene asked her kids who ate the cake in the fridge, her son Oscar pointed the finger at his sister, Michelle.
old feet - get cold feet - , , ( )
He's getting cold feet before his wedding.
to cost arm and leg - .
I didn’t want to buy a new car as it might cost me an arm and a leg.
skeleton in the closet /cupboard - c
He's a very popular senator but he will never be elected president; he has too manyskeletons in the closet.
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2) flesh and blood - ,
turn a blind eye - .
She decided to turn a blind eye to her roommate's goings-on.
to jump down someone's throat - ,
Please don't jump all over John. He wasn't the one who broke the window. Why are you jumping down my throat?
head over heels - to be head over heels in love —
3) an old hand - ,
He is an old hand at that ...
to toe the line - , .
pat on the back - ,
pull one's leg - ,
see eye to eye - ,
4) stick your neck out - .
He s not afraid to stick his neck out to help people he thinks are being mistreated.
sweet tooth - c
break your back -
to scratch someone's back - scratch my back and I will scratch yours - .
to be all brawns and no brains - , .
I agree he's got a good body, but he's all brawn and no brains.
5) keep an eye on - ,
Will you keep an eye on the baby while I go to the store? , , , .
learn by heart -
let one's haor down - , , ,
my lips are sealed -
to powder one's nose - ; () " "old feet - get cold feet - , , ( )
He's getting cold feet before his wedding.
to cost arm and leg - .
I didn’t want to buy a new car as it might cost me an arm and a leg.
skeleton in the closet /cupboard - c
He's a very popular senator but he will never be elected president; he has too manyskeletons in the closet.
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2) flesh and blood - ,
turn a blind eye - .
She decided to turn a blind eye to her roommate's goings-on.
to jump down someone's throat - ,
Please don't jump all over John. He wasn't the one who broke the window. Why are you jumping down my throat?
head over heels - to be head over heels in love —
3) an old hand - ,
He is an old hand at that ...
to toe the line - , .
pat on the back - ,
pull one's leg - ,
see eye to eye - ,
4) stick your neck out - .
He s not afraid to stick his neck out to help people he thinks are being mistreated.
sweet tooth - c
break your back -
to scratch someone's back - scratch my back and I will scratch yours - .
to be all brawns and no brains - , .
I agree he's got a good body, but he's all brawn and no brains.
5) keep an eye on - ,
Will you keep an eye on the baby while I go to the store? , , , .
learn by heart -
let one's haor down - , , ,
my lips are sealed -
to powder one's nose - ; () " "
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to look down on someone – inseparable verb
She really looked down on me when she realised I had been lying
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Postpone = to put off
Investigate = to look into
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We"re still waiting for the reaction to the news from the committee –
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I was really surprised at his behaviour during the meeting yesterday –
John"s a little short of money this month, so I lent him some to pay his rent – , ,
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The banking world has been accused of ignoring the demands of its customers –
The CEO has decided on a more aggressive marketing plan for the next financial year -
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I saw a girl yesterday. The girl was very pretty. — . .
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The car I bought two years ago is red. — , , — .
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The best restaurant — , the most outstanding place —
4. only, last first.
She was the one I looked for. — , .
5. day, morning, afternoon evening.
I got up early in the morning. — .
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the violin —
8. , -sh, -ch, –ese.
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the Blacks
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