Daily English School - 37

Sentence Construction:
X I’m looking forward this weekend. >>  I’m looking forward to this weekend.
X I have plan trip to valley. >> I have planned a trip to the valley.
X This article is about the both side of the having child. >>  This article is about both sides of the story and experiences of having a child.
X It is about the bright side of having child is joyful but it can be the breaking relationship between partner. >>  It is about the bright side of having a child is joyful but it can be a breaking relationship between partners.
X After birth twins she had problem with partner. >> After the birth of twins she had problems with partner.
X If I were my parents, I was confused to care of these three children. >> If I were my parents, I would be confused about how to care for these three children.
X I should her carefully. >>  I should listen to her carefully.
X If your wife have a child you should do more carefully. >> If your wife has a child you should be more careful.

Good Sentences:
O The office subscription to that magazine is renewed annually.  
O How do you believe you will add value to this company?
O There is no possibility of his coming.
O I could recognize her and I.
O So that’s all fair and good.
O He doesn’t beat around the bush.
O I avoided an accident by the skin of my teeth.
O If I prepare this strategy I could blow the competition away.
O I wanna have a child but I know this kind of story.
O Everyday they struggle to live with family.
O Some things would be hard but although that, I think having a child is so graceful.
O I will try to handle my job and my house.

Pronunciation:
* aisle /ahyl/
* acknowledge /ak-nol-ij/
* legality /lee-gal-i-tee/
* pageant /paj-uhnt/
* chores /chawrs/weytr
* percentage /per-sen-tij/
* psychologist /sahy-kol-uh-jist/
* majority /muh-jawr-i-tee/
* intimacy /in-tuh-muh-see/
* anxiety /ang-zahy-i-tee/
* marital /mar-i-tl/

Build Lexicon:
* myriad := (adj) extremely large in number.
   Example: They face a myriad of problems bringing up children.
* resentment := (n)  a feeling of anger or unhappiness about something that you think is unfair.
   Example: There is no bitterness or resentment towards him from any of the family.
* alienate := (v) to make somebody less friendly towards you.
   Example:  Even where we least like him we find nothing small or mean to alienate our respect from him.
* calibrate := (v) to check a measuring instrument to see if it is accurate.
   Example: The standards are necessary to calibrate the system and ensure accuracy.

He has a myriad of enemies. 

I have no resentment against you. 

You may lose or alienate longtime friends.

There are many different ways to calibrate that. 

Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* have eyes in the back of your head := to know everything that is happening around you.
   Example: Parents of young children need to have eyes in the back of their heads.
* cut from the same cloth := describes people who are similar in personality or behavior.
   Example: My brother and I are cut from the same cloth. We have the same sense of humor and love of music.
* sibling rivalry := refers to the competition or jealousy that can exist between siblings.
   Example: My sister and I had a lot of sibling rivalry growing up, but we’re close now that we’re adults.
* black sheep := refers to a family member who is considered a disappointment or an outcast.
   Example: My brother is the black sheep of the family because he dropped out of college and doesn’t have a steady job.

Daddy said it was like having eyes in the back of your head.

You two are cut from the same cloth.

Sibling rivalry is normal. 

He is the black sheep of our family.