Speaking English Online - Part II

To make your blood run cold:
A sound, sight or thought that makes your blood run cold frightens you very much:
I heard a tapping on the window which made my blood run cold.
To blow hot and cold
to sometimes like or be interested in something or someone and sometimes not, so people are confused about how you really feel:
He''s been blowing hot and cold about the trip to Holland ever since I first suggested it
To be cold comfort
When being told a particular thing about a bad situation is cold comfort, it does not make you feel better although it is intended to.

Tiếng Anh giao tiếp
Hettie: This refrigerator is really stylish. Let''s buy one.
Peter: Not so fast. Have you looked at the sticker at the side ? It''s got a C on it.
Hettie: Well, so what ?
Peter: That''s its energy efficiency rating. That means it uses more energy than one rated B or A. So it costs more to run and is more harmful to the environment.
Hettie: Oh, what a shame ! I really like it.
Peter: What about this one over here ? I think it''s just as good looking and it''s got an A rating for energy efficiency.
Explanation :

Rating- A measurement of how good or popular someone or something is

Example : The government''s popularity rating sank to an all-time low.

Ối lại nhìn thấy rồi. Sướng quá. Hí hí

Glancing at the time table for the new semester, recognizing that all most all the subjects are held on 7th floor which means every morning with an empty stomach I will have to climb up 7 floors to enter what is so-called class. The previous semester was on the 6th floor and now is on the 7th one. I guess next year will end up on the 8th floor. What a disaster!!!
The duration of the lectures is still the same with that of the last semester except ONE subject which ranges from 7.15 to 11.15 am. T__T. Ad***ionally, I have to spend solely one whole day at school that means I don''t have to spend much time wandering around the school or taking the bus to my uncle''s house to have luch and come back to school . Oh noooo, there''s a day that I have to study one subject which ends at 2.15pm (a very very sensitive time for outgoing activities ). I will have 2 choices: going home or going out. Hihi. Let see if we have any plans to go somewhere else after class or I will go home immediately like the last semester. Time will tell. He he.
My English seems to fall down on my way to Sai Gon and in streets in Hanoi. I found it hard to write things down with their correct spelling . Hope that everything will be fine when the new school year starts.

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Copyright@ mtlonely
My Destiny
http://files.myopera.com/mtlonely/files/bluesky.mp3
Moonlight high above the trees.
Such a peaceful night it is.
By myself I?Tm sitting here
the memories are clear
of love I never could reveal.
There?Ts a gentle swaying breeze,
while my eyes are filled with tears.
All the things you couldn?Tt see
the love that I still feel.
I never thought you?Td ever leave.
Chorus
Silently through all the years,
my heartaches cause you?Tre not here.
Took for granted you?Td be there,
I never showed I cared
and now you?Tre only in my dreams.
All the time could never heal.
What I?Tve lost and what I feel.
You were taken far away
and now it?Ts just too late
and fate has sealed my destiny.
Sadness cuts my heart so deep.
What a life it could?Tve been.
By myself in disbelief with misery and grief,
this never was supposed to be.
Twilight glimmers in the stream.
Soon another day begins.
Wishing you were here with me,
to share new memories
and all the secrets that I keep.
Chorus
Chorus

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Will you wait for me_ Kavana
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Reading:
The Railroad Station
They got off the Oimachi train at Jiyugaoka Station, and Mother took Totto-chan by the hand to lead her through the ticket gate. She had hardly ever been on a train before and was reluctant to give up the precious ticket she was clutching.
â?oMay I keep it!â? Totto-chan asked the ticket collector.
â?oNo, you can''t,â? he replied, taking it from her.
She pointed to his box filled with tickets. "Are those all yours!"
â?oNo, they belong to the railroad station,â? he replied, as he snatched away tickets from people going out.
â?oOh.â? Totto-chan gazed longingly into the box and went on, â?oWhen I grow up I''m going to sell railroad tickets!â?
The ticket collector glanced at her for the first time. â?oMy little boy wants a job in the station, too, so you can work together.â?

Totto-chan stepped to one side and took a good look at the ticket collector. He was plump and wore glasses and seemed rather kind.
â?oHmm.â? She put her hands on her hips and carefully considered the idea. "I wouldn''t mind at all working with your son,â? she said. â?oIâ?Tll think it over. But I''m rather busy just now as I''m on my way to a new school."
She ran to where Mother waited, shouting, â?oIâ?Tm going to be a ticket seller!â?
Mother wasn''t surprised, but she said, â?oI thought you were going to be a spy.â?
As Totto-chan began walking along holding Mother''s hand, she remembered that until the day before she had been quite sure she wanted to be a spy.
But what fun it would be to be in charge of a box full of tickets!

â?oThat''s it!â? A splendid idea occurred to her. She looked up at Mother and informed her of it at the top of her voice, â?oCouldn''t I be a ticket seller who''s really a spy!â?
Mother didn''t reply. Under her felt hat with its little flowers, her lovely face was serious. The fact was Mother was very worried. What if they wouldn''t have Totto-chan at the new school! She looked at Totto-chan skipping along the road chattering to herself. Totto-chan didn''t know Mother was worried, so when their eyes met, she said gaily, â?oI''ve changed my mind. I think I''ll join one of those little bands of street musicians who go about advertising new stores!â?
There was a touch of despair in Mother''s voice as she said, â?oCome on, we''ll be late. We mustn''t keep the headmaster waiting. No more chatter. Look where you''re going and walk properly.â?
Ahead of them, in the distance, the gate of a small school was gradually coming into view.

Source: Toto-chan the little girl at the window
Discussion: Whatâ?Ts your childhood like?
Question:
1. How do u feel about your childhood? Tell us one of your unforgettable memories when you were a child. (in the opening day at elementary school, make other kids cry, climbing tree, eat things that you shouldnâ?Tt have eaten, beat other kids, stealing parentâ?Ts money to play games, etc).
2. Did you experience any puppy love? Can I ask you how many ? . What makes you attracted to your partner at that moment? Do you have any memos with him/her to tell us? How did the relationship go?
"Love is like drinking wine. A little bit it makes you happy, too much and it makes you crazy..."
Have fun and enjoy!!!!