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"Iran has a long history of attempting to meddle in the affairs of other countries."
(Ben Rhodes, U.S. deputy national-security adviser for strategic communications)
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meddle (verb): interfere
affairs (noun): business
The Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi likes to use colourful language. In a recent speech he said that the US-led attack on Libya is by "a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history." Assuming that this is an accurate translation from the Arabic, these thirteen words offer four different expressions that English learners would do well to know:
a bunch of
This common expression means "a group of" or "a collection of", for example a bunch of carrots. It is often used pejorat
Hi friends,
Long time no see!
I haven't been here for quite a long time. I miss you all. Things change so quickly. Apri. 1st will be last day in this company which I've been staying for 2.5 years. It's quite suffering whenever I bear this in my mind. I've so many good memories here. It's my first job and it will become the happiest memory through all my life.
These days, I cannot help taking my mobile phone to record or photographing the rest of my days here. The rest times are so precious to me. I
How lucky you are.... Who lives in nice country
Some where only English as your mother language.
It never be found in my country
It is very difficult to find people who speak English around here
My heart ask me to find others to speak up
Long long time I still can't find anything
I just try to find what my heart scream to me
but I just stand still....
Finally I can find English as daily conversation here, but I have not been pleased yet
I really want to be there, the country that English as communicatio
A Day Outing!
It was a glorious, fabulous & enjoyable day for myself & my family, so I would like to share this day outing with you.
Originally my wife & I planned to visit this National Trust House on 12th a week before we went, but because I had to come into work due to the problem we had on Thursday(10th), I didn't have a choice but to change my shift so that I would resolve the matter & have a smooth flight operation safely & securely. Anyway, thankfully there was none further in trouble. S
In this post my friends, i want to share with you an historical sienctist biography. So i have singled out a person who added to Islamic jurisprudence, philosophy , and astromony a quantum leap which discriminated his era .
The Araban sienctist Ibn Walid Mohamed Ibn Ahmed Ibn Mohamed Ibn Rochd was born at Cordoba in 1126 , he was a judge, a doctor,philosopher, jurisprudent , and physicist. Ibn Rochd growed in a famous family in Andalusia, this great person contrubited by many sientific
The ghost is kind of controversial’s creature . Why? Because since a long time ago his existence always became humankind's debate. The uniqueness although being debated but almost each one of his inhabitants's countries knewthe ghost in a heterogenous manner nameand nickname. So, the question is
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT GHOST WAS AVAILABLE ?
Please give your comment or response to be discussed.Thank you !
Mona Lisa is a portrait painted by Leonardo da Vinci in Florence, Italy during 16th century. The painting is currently owned by government of France and is on display at a museum in Paris, France.
Mona Lisa is considered as the most famous painting in the history of arts and it is widely recognized around the world.
Her true identity has not been successfully disclosed yet. There are many opinions about her. Some experts even believe that Mona Lisa is actually its owner Leonardo da Vinci himself
HI EC Friends,
I just want to share this to encourage each one of us to give free compliments to everybody in spite of chaos that is happening now on earth. A good compliment and a smile can change one's life.
During a time of economic crisis and depressing news, two students at Purdue University decided to lift the spirits of people on campus with some encouraging words. For two hours every Wednesday afternoon, Cameron Brown and Brett Westcott stood along a busy walkway holding a large “Free Com
NOTE: This blog for who wants to join our challenge in A New Word Daily's group. If you are interested and wants to know more about this challenge, please read this blog first!
Hint:
The word of the day begins with the letter “I” and has 6 letters long.
- I i_ _ _ _ _ the cake onto a cooling rack.
- In some languages, the word order in questions is i_ _ _ _ _ed. (= the verb comes before the subject of the sentence)
- They may be hoping to i_ _ _ _ _ the presumption that a defendant is innocent until prov
Someone told me that read the below sentences once a day, you can talk with Americans after 27 days. Does it really work?? I’m not really sure. But I still have a try and start it from yesterday. I hope I can stick to doing it.
What are you trying to say?(你到底想说什么?)
Don't be silly.(别胡闹了。)
How strong are your glasses?(你近视多少度?)
Just because.(没有别的原因。)
It isn't the way I hoped it would be.(这不是我所盼望的。)
You will never guess.(你永远猜不到。)
No one could do anything about it.(众人对此束手无措。)
I saw something deeply d
why is english difficult for student in countries with non native speaker ?
Do you know in some countries where english is not mother land language, english subjects like a "ghost". Most students have no brief to use english when comunicating with their relative
or friends. They don’t have self confidence to speak English. Poor things !!!...
Do you have any opinion or argument why it’s happened ? Of course, I’ll be glad to receive and read your comment. Thanks !
Haftseen or the seven 'S's is a traditional table setting of Nowruz, the traditional Iranian spring celebration. Today the haft seen table includes seven specific items, all starting with the seen (Sā) in the Persian alphabet. Originally called Haftchin (Haftĉin), the Haft Seen has evolved over time, but has kept its symbolism. Traditionally, families attempt to set the most aesthetically appealing Haft Sîn table they can as an expression of traditional, spiritual, and social value, for vis
NOTE: This blog for who wants to join our challenge in A New Word Daily's group. If you are interested and wants to know more about this challenge, please read this blog first!
Hint:
The word of the day begins with the letter “R” and has 6 letters long.
- Those who refuse to r_ _ _ _ _, he said, will be punished.
- Did he r_ _ _ _ _ of anything in this life?
- He r_ _ _ _ _ed of his sins just hours before he died
Can you guess the word of the day?
The word of the day is a verb means “to be very sorry for
Good day to all members of MyEnglishClub.
It's really amazing how the information in different fields of communication, science, and other fields of learning helps us in our daily activities. For example, watching news and current events help us aware on what's happening in our surroundings. It makes us informed and broaden our knowledge that we can use for our decisions in life. Like if we see news on television, one common example is the recent quake and tsunami in Sendai, Japan. From what hap
Hello friends,
how are you feeling? Are you enjoying your life and your work? Can you properly balance your work life?
Can you ever try to find a solution? Most of the questions starts strucking in our mind when we are free. As per indian mindset if we want to gain name, fame and money first thing should be sacrifice is our personal life or our family time. We create a gap which is convert in long run generation gap between parents and children because, in meantime when childern wish to get the
This article is dedicated for my friend. Recently I shared a simple trick to check whether our writing was grammatically correct or not. I suggested that she could try a free grammar checker, but she has difficulty trying it. Well, I think it will be a good idea for the others to try this free service too. I know that it's not perfect, but at least it can help us improve our grammar. And I hope my explanation will help you, guys.
1. Go to SpellCheckPlus.com
We will see a white area with a sente
Hi Everyone,
Thank you all for your concern! I'm glad that some of the members here asked me for my 'part 2' and they really wanted to know how my study in Canada was going. I'm happy to tell you that everything here seems to be going well. I'd like to share something new with you.
Getting used to the new environment
I've moved to another rented house which is near the hospital where I'm studying. So, I don't need to take the Metro (underground/subway) to the hospital every day. I'll never forget