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Alice is nice, but I'd like to speak to her and I can't.
What can I do to do it? Help me please.
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This video is really clear and simple to understan. Good! ;-) |
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It's the best way to improve own English! Good!! |
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it was so nice i need to listen more and more to practice my English skills |
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Really soooooooooo touching song and everyone need that words and feel it deep inside soul.Thanksssssss a lot for inspiration. |
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Your instruction were quite clear to understanding. I like it. |
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The main idea of this video is understandable. The young man trying to recognize dreams of your pet, named Blue, isn't it? There we have a play of words Blue - is a name of his pet and "Blue Dream" is a pipe dream. He asked all persons about their dreams and wrote them to the block note. He explaned the Beauty that she could change her dream if she need. So, finally he understood that his pet dreamed about rolling on a mat. |
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wow, now I begin to enjoy learn English. thank you. |
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I'm glad I found your site :) I have listened to this sketch before on youtube, but then I had trouble understanding some of what Lauren said, so your explanations were really helpful.
I have a little addition, though: "Billie Piper" is the name of an actress rather than a character, whereas the character she plays is named "Rose Tyler". The action figure Lauren is turned into at the end of this sketch is one of Rose, so besides the actual meaning of the expression "a rose by any other name...", this line is obviously also another "Doctor Who"-joke. |
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Oh my God, this guy is a genius!!! |
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What’s the lemon tree stand for?
The lemon tree is either the singer’s ex-girlfriend or love itself. It doesn’t make much difference in this case, it adds up to the same thing: misery. How so? Think about lemons: bright, colorful, happy, cheerful on the outside, but when you open one and bite in, it’s bitter and acidic, just like his mood. The old Peter, Paul and Mary song of the same name spelled it out:
When I was just a lad of ten, my father said to me,
"Come here and take a lesson from the lovely lemon tree."
"Don't put your faith in love, my boy", my father said to me,
"I fear you'll find that love is like the lovely lemon tree."
Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat.
Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat.
There’s more, much more, evidence for this interpretation as you get further into the song.
Why is the song called Lemon Tree? Well, think about the song itself: you are first attracted by the bright, happy, cheerful tune. It’s only once you get inside the song and think about the words do you realize that it’s a real downer. It’s addressed to his ex-girlfriend, and he’s very bitter.
So what about some of the other metaphors? The song is packed with them:
… another rainy Sunday afternoon: Why Sunday afternoon and not any other day of the week? Well, let’s think about Sundays. How do most of us feel on Sunday afternoon, as opposed to say, Saturday? On Saturday the weekend is just beginning. We’re free! No work or classes, just a whole wonderful weekend stretched out before us. We’re free! We can do whatever we want! But then Sunday rolls around, and more specifically, Sunday afternoon. There’s this sense of foreboding hanging over Sunday afternoons. We realize that the weekend will soon be over and tomorrow we have to start the workweek all over again. Once we get into Monday and the workweek, it’s not really so bad, but on Sunday afternoon we often have too much time on our hands to think Monday, and start to dread the loss of our freedom.
It’s bad enough that Sunday afternoon is probably the lowest time of the week, but another rainy Sunday afternoon makes it even worse: “hanging around,” “nothing to do,” etc. Nothing to do but wallow in misery, that is, hoping she’ll call but know she won’t.
… driving too fast: suicidal? Quite possibly.
… yesterday you told me ‘bout the blue, blue sky: things were so wonderful with you before, but now I am only left to wonder – what happened?
… turning my head up and down: vacillating between the blue sky and the lemon tree, but all he can really see is the lemon tree.
… I miss the power…taking a shower: a classic sign of depression is the inability to make to make decisions about even the most trivial matters, like whether or not to take a shower. All he has the energy to do is to stay in bed.
… desert of joy: Think about deserts – cheerless, lifeless, colorless, harsh places that hold no joy.
Baby anyhow I'll get another toy: He’s saying “you mean nothing to me, you were just a toy and I can get another one anytime.” And if you think he really means this, you haven’t been paying attention. It’s another way of saying just how hurt and bitter he is.
ChinaBob
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At this stage of my study I have yet to write with the Portuguese in Brazil but soon with the quality of the teaching herein shall certainly soon be writing in English.
Congratulations for these videos quite plain.
I am a beginner, so well-prepared videos make a difference in commitment. congratulations. |
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Nesta fase do meu estudo ainda tenho que escrever com o português do Brasil má, em breve com a qualidade do ensinamento aqui disposto, certamente, em breve estarei escrevendo em inglês.
Parabens por estes vídeos bastante elucidativo.
Sou um iniciante, portanto, vídeos bem elaborados fazem a diferença no empenho. congratulations. |
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cual seria la respuesta correcta para la siguientes preguntas solo usando ACCIONES DE RUTINA DIARA EN UNA PERSONA . Gracias
¿ what do you do when you get home?
¿what do you do at night?
what do you do at school?
what do you do when you get up?
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It´s a bit long, but is funny. |
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It´s a original video. |
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I would like to read the tapescript of these videos. How can I get them? Thank you! |
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I think that´s beautiful. |
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It´s interesting |
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I've watched this video so many times now and it still moves me. Jesus' story is so impressive, so amazing and so full of love, that I can't understand why many people today despise it and mock him. I can understand that many people just don't believe he is God, but if you know his life, who can not kneel down in awe and admiration before such a man!?
Thanks for sharing this with us. |
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Hi Alice, how are you? |
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I like too much this song. Thank you Pete. |
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I can speak English well but still I feel there are some areas i need to improve so I am looking for someone to practice with. If you wanna be my partner most welcome. |
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It´s so good way to learn english for me... And that song real make me feel better |
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It´s a beautiful song. |
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It´s great! |
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After listening to the song several times, I feel great!
You're right, all the time they're telling us we're nothing, and it's good to remember that that's not true :)
Thanks. |
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good way to learn english i want to improve my english can u help me friend i appreciate your idea |
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i LOVE THIS BLOG i'M LEARNING A LOT ENGLISH. CONGRATULATIONS |
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nice song |
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I REALLY LOVE THE Cranberries...nice song...♥♥♥ |
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After one day, the chance of heart attack decreases,
the more you can stop smooke the best for your life,
smoke just make your body sick |
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I like so much ¡¡¡ |
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It´s a beautiful song. |
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thanks a lot for this video. It's exellent media for my class. |
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It seems avery beutiful story. |
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Amazing lyrics. This is really something to think about. |
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It looks like a wonderful movie (it reminds me of "2001: A Space Odyssey"). I'll most definitely go to the movies when this film is on, I can't wait. Five stars for it. |
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it´s good! |
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Incredible!!!!!! |
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Soooooooooo cute and clever!!! |
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it is good sir
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Amazing! |
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I'm totally impressed. How can a Spanish baby living in Spain with Spanish parents become bilingual? I only believe it because I saw the video. And the baby's really cute. Can I keep it?
I'll give it a five stars. Thanks a lot for sharing. |
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beautiful, young buddy carry on. hahah |
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To love and enjoy the beauty of nature becoming a partner of the nature. |
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Ha...ha...I love her intonation, It would be very hard to fall into sleep when listening such an "exciting" story... |
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Thank you DanMex, it's a nice song and a beautiful video, and I love the fact that I can see the lyrics to sing along (I'm a karaoke addicted).
Your praise songs really inspire me. Thanks again and don't stop sending us stuff like this. |
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OMG, if I had a granny like that I'd live in terror!
I loved the video, though. |
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How about that? I love Sting but I had never listened to this song before. I love it. I think now it's going to stay in my head for days :) |
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