November 17, 2008
Hi Teacher, are the following translations correct?
It makes my mouth water (se me hace agua la boca)
There is nothing bad that doesn’t come for good (no hay mal que por bien no venga)
From the fallen tree everybody wants to make firewood (Del arbol caido todos quieren hacer lena)
What are the most common sayings in English? like…An apple day keeps the doctor away
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September 17, 2008
Hi all!
just wanted to share with you all this quote from Mother Teresa.
What I do you cannot do; but what you do, I cannot do. The needs are great, and none of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful.
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August 14, 2008
“I used to sell furniture for a living. The trouble was, it was my own.” – Les Dawson.
“If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?” – Steven Wright.
“I can resist everything except temptation.” – Oscar Wilde.
“If at first you don’t succeed… So much for skydiving.” – Henry Youngman.
“The first ninety minutes of a football match are the most important.” – Bobby Robson.
“To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.” – Oscar Wilde
“I have nothing to declare except my genius.” – Oscar Wilde
“The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans are suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they’re okay, then it’s you.” – Rita Mae Brown.
“I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.” – WC Fields.
“When a man steals your wife there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.” – Sacha Guitry.
“Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.” – Groucho Marx.
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