Monday, March 5, 2018

E-cubed 1180: It’s not over ‘til the fat lady sings


Today's E-cubed:  It’s not over ‘til the fat lady sings


We can use this expression in many situations, where one guy or a woman was thinking "Oh, it's over. Let's stop. Let's not wait..." But the other guy says "No, no, no. We should wait. Maybe something will happen, and things will be very good."

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Ecubed 1179: ~ish


Today's E-cubed:  
~ish


Today, we're learning a suffix - something we can add at the end of a word, especially an adjective.

It's kind of red = It's reddish
He's kind of bald = He's baldish
It kind of hurts = It's hurtish

Friday, March 2, 2018

Ecubed 1178: Caught me off guard


Today's E-cubed:  Caught me off guard


Caught me off guard means something happens, and you weren't able to prepare. It's possible to prepare but you weren't able.

Caught me off guard nghĩa là rơi vào thế bị động. Đáng lẽ ra bạn có thể chuẩn bị, nhưng vì bạn không biết trước nên bạn chưa chuẩn bị để ứng phó với tình huống đó.

Cùng luyện tập đoạn hội thoại sau:

Think fast! Whoa~ Ha! You d ropped it! You caught me off guard~ 

Anh thấy nhanh phải không!
Ối trời!
Ha ha! Anh đánh rơi mất rồi!
Tôi bị động chưa kịp chuẩn bị gì.~