don’t count your chickens before they hatch
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Limba engleză
down in the dumps
În limba engleză actuală, expresia "down in the dumps" înseamnă că nu avem o starea de spirit bună. Însă termenul original din engleza dinastiei Tudor desemna o stare de vis cu ochii deschişi, ori de uimire şi nedumerire, …
Failing Memory
Jill and Nadine were having lunch and Jill looked a little upset. "What’s wrong?" asked Nadine. "I'm really worried about myself," Jill said forlornly. "My memory has always been a source of quiet pride to me, but lately …
Will It Go Round in Circles
Cântecul interpretat de Billy Preston
Bell’s Laboratory
The scene: Alexander Graham Bell's laboratory. An exciting new discovery is about to take place. In the next room sits Bell's assistant, a man named Watson, hard at work on Bell's new invention to transmit sound over wires. …
