Upper-Intermediate
Home assignment 19/09/2016
1) Mandatory :) Speak Out WB p. 7 ex. 5. Choose 3 quotes you like or agree with. What are they about? How do you understand the message? What would be your literary translation of the quotes?
2) Speak Out SB p. 13 ex. 11. Choose 3 statements. Write in the comments to this post if these statements are true for you and why. Read other's comments. Is there anything similar?)
Trial comment.
ВідповістиВидалитиI have thought about all quotes for last days.
ВідповістиВидалитиMy first word is "embarrassment" and a quote:
"Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure".
As for me, it's the most simple from what we have in ex 5a. Funny, but even with this I can't get an explanation of the above in my mind (of course without google too ). When I've start philosophizing about, I thought that we pay attention only on some quick and short moments, life consists of that moments. Capturing this moment is called photography. Honestly, I don't like to look photos. This process brings me into a depression. I agree with Tonny Ben and I can't say better - "photography is a moment of embarrassment".
The second one is generous with quote:
ВідповістиВидалити"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need".
I agree with the above. This quote tell us about some kinds of temper which should be present in every person. But I can't say it's 100% about me. Sometimes in some situations I do generous things.
Stupid example are presents. When I wanna buy smth which costs bigger I earn, it's behind my month incomings and I think up way how maybe borrow money etc.
My last quote is anxious with it's quote:
ВідповістиВидалити"There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it".
I agree with the above. Every task is always could be done better, so that is why some anxiety is present. I encounter with such thing everyday and that is the reason always to do my best and improve myself.