#Expressions
πback/box/force/push somebody into a corner.
πΈTo put someone into a situation where they do not have any choices about what to do.
β‘οΈDonβt let your enemies back you into a corner.
β‘οΈThe writers have painted themselves into a corner by killing off all the most popular characters in the first series.
β‘οΈ He found himself in a tight corner (=a very difficult situation) looking for a way to get out.
πback/box/force/push somebody into a corner.
πΈTo put someone into a situation where they do not have any choices about what to do.
β‘οΈDonβt let your enemies back you into a corner.
β‘οΈThe writers have painted themselves into a corner by killing off all the most popular characters in the first series.
β‘οΈ He found himself in a tight corner (=a very difficult situation) looking for a way to get out.
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#SpokenEnglish
#usefullanguage
πThatβs not saying much
βͺοΈused to say that it is not surprising that someone or something is better than another person or thing because the other person or thing is so bad.
πΈThis version is better than the original, but thatβs not saying much.
πNo more Mr Nice Guy!
βͺοΈused to say that you will stop trying to behave honestly and fairly.
πΈOK, no more Mr. Nice Guy. The next person to speak out of turn gets detention.
πWork it/things .
βͺοΈ to make arrangements for something to happen, especially by behaving in a clever or skilful way.
πΈWe should try and work it so that we can all go together.
#usefullanguage
πThatβs not saying much
βͺοΈused to say that it is not surprising that someone or something is better than another person or thing because the other person or thing is so bad.
πΈThis version is better than the original, but thatβs not saying much.
πNo more Mr Nice Guy!
βͺοΈused to say that you will stop trying to behave honestly and fairly.
πΈOK, no more Mr. Nice Guy. The next person to speak out of turn gets detention.
πWork it/things .
βͺοΈ to make arrangements for something to happen, especially by behaving in a clever or skilful way.
πΈWe should try and work it so that we can all go together.
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The Pronunciation Poem
I take it you already know
Of tough and bough and cough and dough?
Others may stumble but not you
On hiccough, thorough, slough and through.
Well done! And now you wish perhaps,
To learn of less familiar traps?
Beware of heard, a dreadful word
That looks like beard and sounds like bird.
And dead, is said like bed, not bead -
for goodness' sake don't call it 'deed'!
Watch out for meat and great and threat
(they rhyme with suite and straight and debt).
A moth is not a moth in mother,
Nor both in bother, or broth in brother,
And here is not a match for there,
Nor dear and fear for bear and pear,
And then there's doze and rose and lose -
Just look them up - and goose and choose,
And cork and work and card and ward
And font and front and word and sword,
And do and go and thwart and cart -
Come, I've hardly made a start!
A dreadful language? Man alive!
I learned to speak it when I was five!
And yet to write it, the more I sigh,
I'll not learn how 'til the day I die.
I take it you already know
Of tough and bough and cough and dough?
Others may stumble but not you
On hiccough, thorough, slough and through.
Well done! And now you wish perhaps,
To learn of less familiar traps?
Beware of heard, a dreadful word
That looks like beard and sounds like bird.
And dead, is said like bed, not bead -
for goodness' sake don't call it 'deed'!
Watch out for meat and great and threat
(they rhyme with suite and straight and debt).
A moth is not a moth in mother,
Nor both in bother, or broth in brother,
And here is not a match for there,
Nor dear and fear for bear and pear,
And then there's doze and rose and lose -
Just look them up - and goose and choose,
And cork and work and card and ward
And font and front and word and sword,
And do and go and thwart and cart -
Come, I've hardly made a start!
A dreadful language? Man alive!
I learned to speak it when I was five!
And yet to write it, the more I sigh,
I'll not learn how 'til the day I die.
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#Collocations
#Fwytm
πππππ
πππππ
The government is responsible for passing laws (approving new laws to be put into practice), and the
courts and legal system are in charge of upholding and enforcing the law (applying the law to the
population).
When a person is charged with a crime (formally accused of the crime), he or she must appear in court to stand trial (be judged guilty or innocent). Both the prosecution and the defense will present their cases before the judge and jury. After consideration, the judge or jury will reach a verdict (arrive at a
decision). If there is irrefutable, overwhelming, or concrete evidence, this means that it is very obvious that the
person committed the crime, and itβs possible that the jury will be unanimous (meaning they all agree) in their decision. However, if the evidence is circumstantial or inconclusive (the evidence does not 100%
prove the conclusion), then the decision will be more difficult β itβs possible to have a hung jury, which cannot agree on the verdict.
Less serious crimes will receive a light sentence (a small punishment) β for example, the offender may have to pay a fine or do community service. For more serious crimes, the person will probably go to prison β and especially heinous crimes can result in a harsh sentence such as life in prison (or life
imprisonment) or, in some places, the death penalty.
After the decision is made, the lawyers can choose to appeal the verdict (try to change the decision), and the case may turn into a prolonged legal battle as the courts decide whether to uphold or overturn
the original verdict β βupholdβ meaning to continue with the original decision, and βoverturnβ meaning
to change the decision.
As a convicted criminal is serving time (spending time in prison), he or she should remember the possibility of being released from prison early for good behavior, as long as they are not deemed a
threat to society (possibly dangerous to other people).
A criminal who is released early is said to be βon parole,β meaning that he or she must comply with
certain conditions after getting out of jail β such as getting a job and refraining from drug/alcohol use.
#Fwytm
πππππ
Law/Justice
πππππ
The government is responsible for passing laws (approving new laws to be put into practice), and the
courts and legal system are in charge of upholding and enforcing the law (applying the law to the
population).
When a person is charged with a crime (formally accused of the crime), he or she must appear in court to stand trial (be judged guilty or innocent). Both the prosecution and the defense will present their cases before the judge and jury. After consideration, the judge or jury will reach a verdict (arrive at a
decision). If there is irrefutable, overwhelming, or concrete evidence, this means that it is very obvious that the
person committed the crime, and itβs possible that the jury will be unanimous (meaning they all agree) in their decision. However, if the evidence is circumstantial or inconclusive (the evidence does not 100%
prove the conclusion), then the decision will be more difficult β itβs possible to have a hung jury, which cannot agree on the verdict.
Less serious crimes will receive a light sentence (a small punishment) β for example, the offender may have to pay a fine or do community service. For more serious crimes, the person will probably go to prison β and especially heinous crimes can result in a harsh sentence such as life in prison (or life
imprisonment) or, in some places, the death penalty.
After the decision is made, the lawyers can choose to appeal the verdict (try to change the decision), and the case may turn into a prolonged legal battle as the courts decide whether to uphold or overturn
the original verdict β βupholdβ meaning to continue with the original decision, and βoverturnβ meaning
to change the decision.
As a convicted criminal is serving time (spending time in prison), he or she should remember the possibility of being released from prison early for good behavior, as long as they are not deemed a
threat to society (possibly dangerous to other people).
A criminal who is released early is said to be βon parole,β meaning that he or she must comply with
certain conditions after getting out of jail β such as getting a job and refraining from drug/alcohol use.
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Good morning, happiness and peace of mind. You should not be sad when you are beautiful in your laughter. Smile to brighten the world and ignore all the things that hinder your smile. Good morning to beautiful, kind hearts. Good morning to everything beautiful in life.ππβ
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πͺ© Calm before the storm
πͺThe air may be still before a storm actually hits. To say there is a calm before the storm is basically saying that things may be peaceful now, but it wonβt last.
Example:
They had a bit of a honeymoon phase, but that was just the calm before the storm.
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πͺThe air may be still before a storm actually hits. To say there is a calm before the storm is basically saying that things may be peaceful now, but it wonβt last.
Example:
They had a bit of a honeymoon phase, but that was just the calm before the storm.
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