to hurl | - | This verb means to throw something with a lot of force. For example, after a good wet snow, children like to hurl snowballs at each other. In rugby or American football, when a player tries to knock down or tackle a player from the opposing team, he will hurl himself against his opponent. Not only can you hurl objects or yourself, but in you can also hurl abuse, arguments, insults, accusations, etc. at someone. In this sense, to hurl means to shout at someone in an angry way. In a very common idiomatic expression, we also hurl when we are sick. In other words, you vomit!! Perhaps some of you drank to much celebrating the New Year and you hurled afterwards? |
bottomless pit | - | This is a large hole in the ground which doesn’t appear to have a bottom. Biblically, it is also another term for hell. |
soul | - | This is that part of you that thinks and feels. It is that part of you that exists after the death of your body. |
being | - | This word is both countable and uncountable. As a countable noun, a being is just another word for a person or an individual. It can also mean a living or fantastic creature. In Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film ET, the extraterrestrial was a being from outer space! A being also refers to a spirit or a god. Some indigenous peoples believed that supernatural beings lived all around them. |
05 January 2010
Cartoon : Welcome to Hell
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Joseph BOËN, formateur d'anglais et coordonateur pour les formations en anglais au Greta Nord Alsace, HAGUENAU France
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Tuesday, January 05, 2010
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