Hard work brings success
This time since there was no one to help him out; the son was forced to go to the market in search of work. One of the shopkeepers there told him that he would pay him two rupee if he carries his trunk to his house. The rich mans son could not refuse and was drenched in sweat by the time he finished the job. His feet were aching. There were rashes on his back. As he retrained home and produced the two rupee note before his father and was asked to throw it into the well, the horrified son almost cries out. He could not imagine throwing his hard-earned money like this. He said aimed sobbing: father! My entire body is aching. My back has rashes and you are asking to throw the money in the well. At this the businessman smiled. He told him that one fells the pain only him that fruits of hard labor are wasted. On earlier two occasions he was helped by his mother and sister and therefore had no pain in throwing the coins into the well. The son had now realized the value of hard work. He vowed never to be lazy and safe keep the father’s wealth. The father hundred over the keys of his shop to the son and promised to guide him through the rest of the life.
Source: Teenager magazine February 2011 vol:8 issues:63
Don’t Miss the last one…!!!!
1When the Snake is alive, the Snake eats Ants.
When the Snake is dead, Ants eat the Snake.
Time can turn at any time.
Don't neglect anyone in your
life........ ...2. Never make the same mistake twice,
There are so many new ones,
Try a different one each day.
3. A good way to change someone's attitude is to change our own.
Because, the same sun melts butter and also hardens clay!
Life is as we think, so think
beautifully.
4. Life is just like the sea, we are moving without end.
Nothing stays with us, What stays with us are just memories of some
people who touched us as Waves.
5. Do you want to know how rich you are?Never count your currency,
just try to Drop a Tear and count how many hands reach out to WIPE
it
that - that is true richness.
6. Never change your originality for the sake of others.
No one can play your role better than you.
So be yourself, because whatever you are, YOU are the best.
7. A baby mosquito came back after flying the first time.
His dad asked him "How do you feel?"
He replied "It was wonderful, Everyone was clapping for me!"
Now that’s what is called Positive Attitude
How to remember English Words
آیا می دانید کدام کلمات را باید یاد بگیرید؟! شما کلمات زیادی را می شنوید یا می خوانید ، به یاد آوردن همه آن ها مشکل است. از این رو باید از میان آن ها تعدادی را انتخاب کنید که بیش تر علاقه به یادگیریشان دارید.
کدام کلمات را باید یاد بگیریم؟!
باید به این فکر کنید که یک کلمه تا چه حدی می تواند مفید باشد. بعضی کلمات برای مباحث غیر رسمی مناسبند و برخی دیگر در بحث های رسمی و جدی تر مورد استفاده قرار می گیرند.سعی کنید در نظر داشته باشید که هر کلمه یا اصطلاح تا چه حد و در چه نوع متن هایی استفاده می شود. این به شما کمک می کند که ببینید آیا یادگیری یک کلمه ارزش وقت و تلاش شما را دارد یا خیر. کلمات و واژگان همیشه به تنهایی به کار نمی روند. شما باید از کلماتی که معمولا همراه یکدیگر به کار می روند و "fixed expressions" یا "collocations" نامیده می شوند نیز یادداشت برداری کنید.
بهترین راه برای یادگیری واژگان جدید ، مشاهده کلمات در متن است، هرچند که انتخاب کلمه برای یادگیری سخت است.همانند انگلیسی زبان ها ، برای زبان آموزان نیز کلمات به دو دسته تقسیم می شوند : (Passive Vocabulary ، Active Vocabulary ) به واژگان (active و passive ) ، receptive و productive هم گفته می شود.
اینکه با چه هدفی انگلیسی را یاد می گیرید مشخص می کند که چه مقدار باید تلاش کنید تا کلمات خاصی را به کلمات active و productive خود اضافه کنید. سعی کنید مفهوم یک کلمه را درک کنید. یک کلمه چگونه به کار می رود؟! چرا به کار می رود؟! در کجا به کار می رود؟! و چه زمانی مورد استفاده قرار می گیرد؟!
در مورد یک کلمه چه چیزهایی را باید یاد بگیریم؟!
یک دیکشنری ، اطلاعاتی پیرامون این مسائل به شما می دهد: (Spelling ، Meaning ، Pronunciation ، Opposite words or Similar ، example phrases or sentences) زمانی که یک کلمه را در دفترتان یادداشت می کنید ، می توانید به انتخاب خودتان بعضی یا همه این اطلاعات را بنویسید. به شما بستگی دارد که تصمیم بگیرید چه مقدار اطلاعات را ثبت کنید.
این مورد را باید در نظر گرفت : آیا می خواهید این کلمه را به کلمات active خود اضافه کنید یا این که می خواهید هنگامی که آن را می خوانید یا می شنوید ، صرفا معنی آن را بفهمید. اگر می خواهید یک کلمه را به کلمات active خودتان اضافه کنید در این صورت باید از موارد نام برده شده در زیر یادداشت برداری کنید :
Spelling , Meaning , Pronunciation , Part of speech , Inflected from, Grammatical features , collocations , similar or opposite words , Example phrases or sentences.
چگونه باید به دنبال یادگیری کلمات جدید بروید؟!
کلمات را باید در متن بیاموزیر. صرفا آن ها را حفظ نکنید ، توجه کنید که یک کلمه یا اصطلاح چگونه و در کجا مورد استفاده قرار می گیرد. سعی کنید مقاله ای جالب در یک روزنامه یا مجله پیدا کنید. هر اندازه که برایتان ممکن است به صحبت های انگلیسی گوش دهید : رادیوهای عمومی ، فیلم ها ، سریال ها و موسیقی های انگلیسی. از هرچیز جدید که می شنوید یادداشت برداری کنید.
کلمات و اصطلاحات جدید را در یک دفترچه لغت بنویسید. می توانید کلمات را به ترتیب الفبایی قرار دهید یا به هر صورت دیگری که فکر می کنید برای شما مناسب تر است.
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۱۰Steps to a Better Love Life
Maximize your body’s biology and chemistry to strengthen your relationship. Learn how from Drs. Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz, the authors of YOU: Being Beautiful: The Owner’s Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty.
It may seem a little odd for us to be making recommendations about how to improve your love life and your sex life. While we’re not in the business of recommending battery-operated toys or suggesting that you transform your favorite yoga position into a newfangled sex position, we are certainly able to tell you how you can maximize your body’s biology and chemistry to strengthen your relationships
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Reinvent Your Relationship. Many couples gradually grow apart and have to reconnect. Why? A woman marries a man because she appreciates his potential and then tries to adjust him to fulfill this potential. Conversely, a man marries a woman who is exactly what he wants, and then she goes off and changes. So in effect, as soon as you fall in love, both of you start racing in different directions. Thankfully for you and any offspring, you are held together by chemical handcuffs such as dopamine and oxytocin. But as their levels wane and the cuffs slip off after five to seven years, you need to continually reinvent the marriage. People who have been married 30 years have really had four marriages. Next time you’re not talking to each other, use this as an icebreaker
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Don’t Talk to Him as if He’s a Woman. Women -- typically much more in tune with relationship issues than men are -- tend to have a better handle on communication, while men don’t as easily pick up on subtle cues that women project in relationships. So, instead of hitting him, teach the man in your life about these insights, and don’t assume he knows what you want (even if you think it should be obvious), so you can share expectations and be happier.
Do the Little Things. Sometimes we think that relationships are made or broken on the grand gestures, the big fights, the four-foot teddy bears won at the carnival. But we could strengthen our relationships immensely with more attention to the details (which can help keep the big problems from surfacing). Try these:
- Do something positive every day to “deposit” a good feeling in your relationship. A note on a napkin, a kiss on the cheek, a helping hand on a home project. (By the way, if you feel good about yourself, that’s also a great gift to give to someone you love.)
- Make a date. As we get older, especially as we cart the kids to multiple events or work two jobs, it’s harder and harder to carve out so?called sweetheart time. Plan time together for just the two of you. Share meals when possible, take a walk, hold hands, or just sit on the couch and catch up while the kids are in the other room playing Wii.
- Compliment daily. You’re never too busy to give compliments. A well-timed “Great hair, honey” can prevent you and your partner from taking each other for granted.
- Reflect. Remember what your spouse was like when the two of you first started dating. Focus on the characteristics that first attracted you to each other (don’t just look there, bucko).
Negotiate. The only rules in a marriage are those that you both agree on. As long as no one is harmed (this is key), any “rules” or policies between partners may be negotiable. That could deal with anything from finances to parental discipline to how you decide where to go on vacation (you do go on vacation, right?). This will help you maintain a relationship filled with vitality and passion. So again, that means you need to talk through your issues -- and your desires. Compromise on big issues, or at least agree to take turns taking the lead on decision making on big issues.
Stay Focused. When you have kids, you are biologically driven to protect your gene pool, i.e., your world revolves around them. They cry for food, they need to be taken to T?ball practice, they request to be dropped off at the mall with their teenage friends. But even as you play protector, parent, and mentor to your children, you need to remember that what created the relationship is your partner, not your children.* And you need to remember that when it comes to both your time and your attention. Tough, we know, but it’s helpful to remember that the happier the marriage, the easier it is to deal with the demands of raising children. Bonus: Tending to your marriage will give your children the opportunity to grow up in the care of a loving partnership (which will give them the good examples they need when they grow up). Plus, the kids will leave eventually, and you’ll have just each other for the rest of your lives. Remember that kids will not treat themselves the way you treat them -- they will treat themselves the way you treat yourself. Sacrificing all your happiness and giving up all your life aspirations for them will encourage them to do the same when their turn comes. And that’s not good for their relationship with their future partner. (* We know this is tough medicine to swallow with the divorce rate hovering around 50 percent, but it’s important to remember this as you nurture and grow your relationships, as well as your children.)
Develop a Shared Vision. In your prenuptial conversations you may have decided not to have children, to raise the children a certain religion, or never to buy artificially flavored drinks. All those pre-marriage goals and values are well and good, but you will be continually challenged by new issues and problems (kids, death, money), so an important tool is to be able to talk through and develop a shared vision -- especially as your relationship evolves. In developing a shared vision, both partners must develop, grow, work with each other, and talk through problems in nonjudgmental ways. And if you disagree, take advantage of the different approaches to solving problems that each gender brings to the argument
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Give Your Spouse Space. A lot of us think that marriage and commitment have to come with a 24/7 contract -- you’re together all the time. You live together, you eat together, you vacation together. Heck, you can’t even use the bathroom without knowing where your better half is. But partners in any relationship need a little space and can actually thrive on it. They need to live their own lives, as well as develop their own interests and friends. It’s unrealistic to expect another person to fulfill your every need. The truth is that couples grow when individuals can remain individuals. Why? Because each of you will bring more back to the marriage if you’re relaxed and refreshed
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Be Unpredictable. Can you name three things that would please your spouse right now? Yes? Then do one of them. Right now (go ahead, we’ll still be here when you’re done). Remember, the surprise isn’t necessarily what you do per se, whether it’s planning a surprise night out or trying out our special foot massage*: it’s the fact that you unexpectedly took the time to do something special. (* The area of the brain that senses the feet is right next door to the area of the brain that senses the genitals. Meaning: A foot rub is one of the most erotic forms of foreplay around.)
Embrace a Little Tenderness. Pointing the finger works only on the cover of this book -- not in relationships. Placing blame on or judging or analyzing your partner will only distance you from each other, so if the issue isn’t all that serious (hello, toilet seat), then be playful and don’t take yourself so seriously. Laugh at your own foibles, not your partner’s. One of the best ways to give a little ground and prove to each other that you’re in this together is actually one of the simplest (and hardest) for couples to do: Say you’re sorry every once in a while. It’s the relationship Band-Aid that can heal a heck of a lot of wounds
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Make an Appointment. Many of our adult problems come from the fact that our parents weren’t emotional with us as kids. Successful relationships require that we peel back this frustration and don’t hide from the intimacy that we may sometimes fear. To communicate more effectively on big issues, make an appointment (it ensures your partner will be ready for you).† After you speak, your partner should mirror back what he heard you say by asking, “Is there more?” Next, he validates what you have said by pointing out what makes sense. By doing this, he demonstrates and starts feeling empathy toward you. Then it’s his turn to speak. By focusing on love rather than being right or controlling another’s behavior, the couple sidesteps the pitfalls of typical arguments. It slows down the pace a bit but is much more effective in the end. († We know you’ve heard this from psychologist Harville Hendrix. We’re a big fan of his, too.)
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Red: Love and Romance
One of the most universal of all symbols, the red rose represents true love. It has also appeared throughout history and across cultures as both a political and religious symbol
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Yellow: Friendship, Joy, Get Well
Throughout history, yellow has been closely associated with the sun, making these roses excellent for cheering people up. Yellow roses send a message of appreciation and platonic love without the romantic subtext of other colors. The color represents feelings of joy and delight
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Pink: Love, Gratitude, Appreciation
Pink carries with it the connotation of grace and elegance, as well as sweetness and poetic romance.
Dark pink roses are symbolic of gratitude and appreciation, and are a traditional way to say thanks.
Light pink roses are associated with gentleness and admiration, and can also be used as an expression of sympathy.
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White: Purity, Innocence, Sympathy, Spirituality
Early tradition used white roses as a symbol for true love, an association which would later become the hallmark of the red rose. Also known as the bridal rose, the white rose is a traditional wedding flower. In this sense, white represents unity, virtue, and the pureness of a new love. White roses are also associated with honor and reverence, which makes them a fitting memorial for a departed loved one
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Orange: Desire, Enthusiasm and Passion
A literal mixture of yellow and red, orange roses were seen as a bridge between friendship symbolized by yellow roses and love represented by red roses. They can be an expression of fascination, or a gift to say 'I'm proud of you.'
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Lavender: Enchantment, Majesty, Love at First Sight
The color purple has a traditional association with royalty. In this regard, shades of lavender roses suggest an air of regal majesty and splendor
Reading
A global retailer
Carrefour the second largest retail company in the world and was the first to open a hypermarket in china. In entered the Chinese market in 1995. It now has annual sales in the country of more than€2billion and is opening an increasing number of stores to improve its market shares (currently 5%)
Carrefour has attracted customers by adapting to and copying local customers. For examples Chinese consumers traditionally bought live fishes at stores near the see. However, in stores hundreds of miles from the sea, live fish practical. Frozen fish was introduced instead and this boosted sale of fish by 30-40%.
Carrefour has tried to stay ahead of the customer by not introducing products and ideas that are so new and radical that they don’t sell, but not being too late either. One way Carrefour has done this is by introducing Chinese customers to the idea of drinking wine with a meal by selling a few seafood. It has also expanded its range of services, introducing loyalty cards as a way to offer discounts, and providing consumer’s credit. In 2006 it launched an advertising campaign for online shopping. All of these have helped promote the Carrefourname, both in china and around the world.
According to reading match verbs 1-8 to a-h makes phrases.
1.to improve------ a-----sales
2.to enter------- b-----new customers
3.to attract------ c-----a discount
4.to launch------ d-----a new market
5.to expand------ e-----the company’s name
6.to offer------ f-----an advertising campaign
7.to promote----- g----our range of products or services
8.to boost----- h-----market share
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Answers
1.h
2.d
3.b
4.f
5.g
6.e
7.e
8.a
how to say numbers
1.39% one point three nine per cent
0.033 nought point oh three three
7,476 seven thousand four hundred and sixty seven
906,570 nine hundred and six thousand five hundred and seventy
13.45 thirteen point four five
£13.45 thirteen pond point forty five
We use a full stop for a decimal point (i.e between whole numbers and decimal fractions) and a comma after millions and thousands ( i.e every three whole digits). We use ‘nought’ before the decimal point but ‘oh’ after it.
Numbers in different accents
BrE 0.07 point oh seven
Amr 0.07 nought point seven
Note
After ‘point’ we say numbers separate separate
Nought (Amr) point five
Using preposition for numbers in text
at, from, to, by
Last years sales started the year at 250 million Euros. They rose from 250 million in the first quarter to 275 million Euros in the second quarter. In the next three months, they increased by 225 million to 500 million Euros. Unfortunately they then fell by 100 million Euros to a final total of 400 millions Euros in the last three months of the year.
Our sales went up by 500 units from 2.500 in October to 3,000 in November. They stayed at 3,000 units in December.
FARSI
A very interesting article on Persian:
"By Pejman Akbarzadeh
Member of ARTISTS WITHOUT FRONTIERS (Tehran Chapter)
http://artistswithoutfrontiers.com/pakbarzadeh/
Some days ago an article was published in payvand.com (in English) where
the writer used the word "Farsi" instead of "Persian" for the official
language of our country. I sent an e-mail to the writer and asked him to
kindly change "Farsi" into its proper and historical equivalent;
"Persian". He did not do that and wrote another article which was
published on December 8 in Payvand:
http://www.payvand.com/news/03/dec/1050.html
I would like to bring all Payvand's readers' attention to this very important subject.
FARSI (Arabic form of PARSI) is the native name of our language and
PERSIAN is its English equivalent; as the native name of German language
is 'Deutsch', but we never use 'Deutsch' in place of 'German' in
English; or native term of Greek Language is "Ellinika" and always in
English we say 'Greek' language, not 'Ellinika' language.
If you notice the title of dictionaries that have been written by
several great Persian scholars (eg. Prof. Moein, Prof. Aryanpour, Prof.
Baateni, etc.) The title of all of them is "English-Persian Dictionary"
not "English-Farsi Dictionary". Meanwhile the official institution
"Farhangestan" (the Academy of Persian language and literature, in
Tehran) in an announcement has rejected the use of the word 'Farsi'
instead of 'Persian' in English. (I have attached it).
According to Dr. Hossein Sameie (visiting linguistics professor of Emory
University in Atlanta), "PERSIAN, alongside the name of a language, may
be used, as an adjective, for the other aspects of our history and
culture. For example, we can speak about 'Persian Literature', 'Persian
Gulf', 'Persian Carpet', 'Persian Food'; this way, 'Persian' may be a
common concept and function as a link between all aspects of Iranian
[Persian] life, including language. 'Farsi' does not have such a
characteristic€¦"
And finally, of course you are aware that all international brocasting
centres (eg. BBC, VOA, DW, etc.) have "Persian Service" not "Farsi
Service" ;
BBC: www.bbcpersian.com
VOA: http://www.voanews.com/persian/index.cfm
DW: http://www.dwelle.de/persian/
Radio Free Europe: http://www.rferl.org/bd/ir/
etc.
More information on this matter can be found in my bilingual
(English/Persian) article which was published last year in "Persian
Heritage Quarterly" in New Jersey (USA);
http://www.iran-heritage.org/interestgroups/iranorpersia.htm
I hope all countrymen pay more attention to this very important issue
and to protect our national interests use the proper English name for
our language; PERSIAN (or its variants in other Western languages;
Persane, Persisch, Persiska, etc.) not FARSI.
Pejman Akbarzadeh
Member of ARTISTS WITHOUT FRONTIERS (Tehran Chapter)
http://artistswithoutfrontiers.com/pakbarzadeh/
P.S.--- The Announcement of the Persian Academy:
The Language of the nation of Iran [Persia] in English is called
"Persian" [or in other European languages: Persane, Persisch, Persa,
Persiska, etc.] and is known worldwide as PERSIAN. Recently some
Iranians [Persians] have been trying to use "Farsi" instead of Persian,
the trend which has also been followed by some non-Iranians. This has
occurred to the extent that it has raised the question "Which is the
correct word, in English, for the language of Iran's people, Persian or
Farsi?!..."
This question was put to the official institution FARHANGESTAN (Persian
Language and Literature Academy in Tehran) by the Commerce Department
for Australia, at Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In their 34th
meeting on 7th of December 1992, the Persian Academy unanimously passed
the resolution that this language must be called PERSIAN and the reasons
given were:
1- PERSIAN has been used in a variety of publications including
cultural, scientific and diplomatic documents for centuries and,
therefore, it connotes a very significant historical and cultural
meaning. Hence, changing PERSIAN to FARSI is to negate this established
important precedence.
2- Changing PERSIAN to FARSI may give the impression that it is a new
language, and this may well be the intention of some Farsi users.
3- It may also give the impression that FARSI is a dialect of some parts
of Iran and not the predominant (official) language of this country.
4- Fortunately, FARSI has never been used in any research paper or
university document in any Western language and the proposal of its
usage will create doubt and ambiguity about the name of the official
language of our country."
from
http://www.payvand.com/news/03/dec/1083.html
first post
Tonight I decided to open the new weblog that is all about English and every thing. I thing we can together have great time here to learn and teach something that we have learned before in our school or English Institute. I hope that you will help me with your comments to teach something to each other. I have scheduled to post my text and Idioms and every thing that is new and also useful for each person to use whenever wants to talk in English.
With the best wishes for all of my friends
Have great
time