Oasis in the Desert

MARK:    And there the perfect moment happens I ask her to marry me. With George.

SARAH:  I don't like that man.

MARK:    I'm sorry.

Mystery of the White Hats

Mystery of the White Hats

Suspects

• Captain Stark
• Chet
• Doug
• Ernie

There are 4 clues in this mystery.

"I remember the white hats," said Grandpa. "And I remember the men who wore them."

It had stayed with him all these decades, along with a story even he didn't believe,

Do they differ?

Here’s  TEXTBOOK English:

John: I used to weigh 225 pounds, but I lost 150 pounds on a fantastic diet!
Tom: That's amazing! How did you do that?
John: It was simple! I ate healthy food and worked hard at the gym regularly.
Tom: Great job! I need to lose weight too!

Here’s  REAL English:

John: I once weighed a deuce and a quarter, but shed a buck fifty on an awesome diet!
Tom: Seriously?! How'd you pull that off?!
John: It was a cinch! I ate right and busted my ass at the gymreligiously!
Tom: You're the man! I need to get rid of my own fat tire!

"never-never land"

never-never land  -  an ideal or imaginary place
Examples: Lester seems to think he lives in some kind of never-never land where people don't have to accept responsibility for their actions.

Making Friends Not Always Easy for Foreign Students

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. 
       A recent story in the Chronicle of Higher Education said many foreign students

Living Under a Rock

This is quite a useful phrase in spoken English. If you are “living under a rock” it means

Leadership Qualities

You know, my father used to always to say that 'a good leader is born, not made'.

 I  mean, when  you  think  about  it  you  can  mould a person into many things, but you 

can't teach them  charisma  or  drive  or  the  courage to follow through on their own

 decisions. I mean, take  Linderman  for  example. He's become a very rich man by

 taking responsibility for his own  decisions.  That's how I've always done business.