I was looking through an old news article about the US Presidential election and I found this quote with 2 great sport metaphors. When asked about the final Presidential Debate US Senator Chuck Schumer, a Democrat and Obama supporter said that "... Romney has to hit it out of the park. This is probably his last chance and I bet on Obama."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/chuck-schumer-mitt-romney_n_1932602.html
To hit it out of the park is a baseball phrase for hitting the ball over the fence or back wall ensuring a point for your team.
To bet means to place a wager on the outcome of a game.
In other words, Senator Schumer said that Romney needs to have a big success in the debate but he believes that Obama will be more successful.
Read my previous post about sports metaphors in American English.
http://fastfoodenglish.blogspot.com/2012/06/baseball-metaphors-and-idioms.html
Showing posts with label quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quotes. Show all posts
Monday, April 22, 2013
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Victory Speech
This week I am featuring famous words by famous Americans. Well, I'm sure you have heard by now that the US election is over and President Obama has been elected to a second term as President of the United States.
After the election was finished, President Obama gave a Victory Speech. You can watch it at the New York Times website. The link below has the video of the 20 minute speech broken down into key moments. So, you can watch the whole thing or just a small part. It also has the transcript so you can read a long with the video.
NY Times Interactive Victory Speech
I'm a not so famous American and people don't normally ask me for a quote. However, I recently won an award for talking about American Culture and English. I have to give my own victory speech at the award ceremony. I only have 1 minute to talk though. I wonder what I should say. Any ideas? Leave your suggestions in the comments.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Another Quote Riddle
Oops! I did it again. My fingers were all clumsy typing up this quote. All of the words got out of order. Can you put the words back in to the correct order so that they make sense in English. The first word and the last word are correct.
Leaders who empower those are others.
Leaders who empower those are others.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Quote Riddle
Oops! I had a problem typing up today's quote. All of the words got out of order. Can you put the words back in to the correct order so that they make sense in English. The first word and the last word are correct.
To it something believe in becomes with a to such you passion that succeed a have reality.
To it something believe in becomes with a to such you passion that succeed a have reality.
Quotes
This week we will look at the quotes of famous Americans.
Reading quotes is a good way to learn new ideas that can inspire us to be more successful in our own lives. But it’s also important to judge each idea against our own situation, experience, culture and values to see if we agree or disagree with each statement. Remember even though they are famous, they are also human and capable of bad decisions and mistakes. That is why it's really important to think deeply about the words and ideas of others before making them our own. What’s right for them, might not be right for you. You have to decide for yourself.
Here is our first quote of the week -
"Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories."
-Ray Bradbury, author
Do you agree or disagree? Leave a comment.
Reading quotes is a good way to learn new ideas that can inspire us to be more successful in our own lives. But it’s also important to judge each idea against our own situation, experience, culture and values to see if we agree or disagree with each statement. Remember even though they are famous, they are also human and capable of bad decisions and mistakes. That is why it's really important to think deeply about the words and ideas of others before making them our own. What’s right for them, might not be right for you. You have to decide for yourself.
Here is our first quote of the week -
"Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories."
-Ray Bradbury, author
Do you agree or disagree? Leave a comment.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Why learn English Movie Quotes?
Hi everyone. This week I am on vacation so that means no Topic of the Week. However, I wanted to leave you with something fun to read and talk about. That's when I came across this great post at PhraseMix entitled The 25 Most Famous English Movie Quotes.
Why learn English Movie Quotes?
Answer - because Americans use these famous lines all the time in everyday speech. For example, the other day when I was talking about the National Zoo, I said "lions, and tigers and bears, oh my!" I was quoting the movie The Wizard of Oz.
Here is another example. People often say "I'll be back" when they leave a room. This might not seem out of the ordinary but if they do it with a funny Austrian accent, they are quoting actor Arnold Schwarzenegger from the movie Terminator. If you didn't know about the movie, you might think they were being weird. Now you understand.
Read the whole list at the link above.
Why learn English Movie Quotes?
Answer - because Americans use these famous lines all the time in everyday speech. For example, the other day when I was talking about the National Zoo, I said "lions, and tigers and bears, oh my!" I was quoting the movie The Wizard of Oz.
Here is another example. People often say "I'll be back" when they leave a room. This might not seem out of the ordinary but if they do it with a funny Austrian accent, they are quoting actor Arnold Schwarzenegger from the movie Terminator. If you didn't know about the movie, you might think they were being weird. Now you understand.
Read the whole list at the link above.
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