یادداشت های یک کتاب جیبی

1. دست کم سالی یک بار طلوع آفتاب را تماشا کن!
2. سالروز تولد دیگران را به خاطر بسپار!
3. با صمیمیت دست بده!
4. در چشم دیگران نگاه کن!
5. از عبارت «متشکرم» زیاد استفاده کن!
6. از عبارت «خواهش می کنم» زیاد استفاده کن!
7. نواختن یک ساز را یاد بگیر!
8. در حمام آواز بخوان!
9. در هر بهار گلی بکار!
10. اتومبیل ارزان قیمت سوار شو اما بهترین خانه ای که توان آن را داری، بخر!
11. خود را و دیگران را ببخش!
12. کتاب های خوب بخر، حتی اگر نخوانی!
13. در مبارزه ضربه اول را بزن، محکم هم بزن!
14. قرض هایت را زودتر پس بده!
15. بعضی اوقات به دیگران یاد بده!
16. بعضی اوقات از دیگران یاد بگیر!
17. آنچه را بچه ها به حراج گذاشته اند بخر!
18. با مردم همانگونه رفتار کن که دوست داری با تو رفتار کنند!
19. فرق میان موسیقی شوپن، موتسارت و بتهوون را یاد بگیر!
20. سالی یکی دو بار خون اهدا کن!

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Before reading the conversation focus on new vocabulary

Vocab

odd card n.

Definition

odd ball; different from everyone else

Example

My cousin is very eccentric; she's a real odd card.

persona n.

Definition

a character you pretend to be

Example

When I go dancing, I act completely differently. It's like I have a dance floor persona!

pick on v.

Definition

bother; tease; bully

Example

When I was younger, a lot of kids used to pick on me at school and I didn't have many friends.

charts n.

Definition

list of most popular music and movies

Example

Eminem is often #1 on the charts. He's super popular.

personal life n.

Definition

one's private affairs

Example

I hate it when people I don't know very well as me about my personal life.

scandal n.

Definition

something that damages your reputation

Example

Bill Clinton will always be remembered for the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

drag n.

Definition

dressed as a member of the opposite sex

Example

Did you see Charlie and Maria at the party last night? They came dressed in drag, wearing each other's clothes.

upstanding adj.

Definition

respectable, honorable

Example

Bob is an upstanding member of the community who other people respect and admire.

up to expr.

Definition

doing, taking part in

Example

What have you been up to lately? Anything interesting? Tell me what's happening in your life.

dormant

Definition

not active; not doing anything

Example

Melissa has been so dormant at work her boss might fire her

Christina Aguilera

Sep 20 2010

Intro

Of all the teen pop princesses of the ‘90s, Christina Aguilera has done the best job of evolving and maturing as an artist. And unlike some of her contemporaries, such as Britney Spears, she’s managed to avoid any major scandals in her personal life. Or at least she’s done a better job of keeping them private.

It’s hard to believe it, but Christina has been around for more than 10 years. Her first hit, “Genie in a Bottle,” came out in 1998, when she was only 18. In 2008 Christina released a collection of her greatest hits from the past ten years of her career. Now, after a four year break from the studio, Christina has released an all-new album, Bionic. Find out what Ella and Amy think about Christina’s return to the pop charts.

Dialogue

Ella: Christina’s back. Are you ready?

Amy:  I’m…I think so, I don’t know. Has she changed her style a lot, or is it kind of like the old stuff?

Ella:  I like the music. I feel like it’s pretty similar to what we’ve heard in the past, but her image…everyone seems to be picking on her, saying she’s copying Lady Gaga and stuff. But if you look at her, she’s always been the odd card in the business. She’s always pushing that already.

Amy:  She really has.

Ella:  But she has just been dormant for four years, so it doesn’t seem like she’s been up to much.

Amy:  Well, she’s been having babies and being…getting married, right? I love how she married that guy who’s kind of unattractive.

Ella:  Yeah, exactly.

Amy:  And they just seem to have a normal, quiet life unlike some of these other pop stars who have a new scandal every minute. She seems like a pretty upstanding citizen.

Ella:  She has a couple new songs, the “Not Myself Tonight” just came out, and that was the one I think she got a lot of negative feedback for, ‘cause it’s very like S & M, copying Lady Gaga. It’s just like…it’s different with Christina Aguilera ‘cause she’s a mom, so you don’t want to see her in those types of situations when it’s like, Lady Gaga, well, yeah, she used to work in a drag bar.

Amy:  Yeah. And maybe it seems like Christina’s faking it a little bit more, ‘cause she has this contrast between her wild musical persona and her private life, which seems so quiet and ordinary.

Ella:  Yeah.

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Today's slang

 

go the distance:

 

Quote:

 

“I’ve realized you are not meant

to go the distance with everybody.”

- Actress Halle Berry talking about her ex, Gabriel Aubry.

 

Meaning:

 

go all the way; do everything

Twilight: Eclips

Sep 15 2010

Intro

When two guys are in love with the same girl, and the girl has to choose which guy she wants to be with, we call it a love triangle. Love triangles make great plot lines for films because they come with plenty of romance and suspense. Throw in a few werewolves and vampires, and you’ve got yourself one exciting movie. Actually, you’ve got Twilight.

The first two movies in the Twilight series were big hits. Now the third chapter, Twilight: Eclipse, is here. In the new movie, Bella has to choose between her love for the vampire Edward and her friendship with the werewolf Jacob. And not just Bella, but Twilight fans are choosing, too, whom they love best. Find out if Jason and Devan are on Team Edward or Team Jacob.

Break A Leg

Sep 14 2010

Intro

The day of your big performance is finally here. You’ve been practicing every day for months. Just as you’re about to walk out on stage, your friend says to you, “Break a leg!”

What?

Surprisingly, when you say “break a leg” to a performer, it means “good luck”. Why not just say, “Good luck”? There’s an old superstition among actors and musicians that saying “good luck” actually brings bad luck. So they say, “Break a leg!”

Jason is about to go play a concert with his band. Watch what happens after his girlfriend Devan tells him to break a leg.