Daily English School - 63

Sentence Construction:
X On the weekend, I’m going to go some river swimming with my wife. >> On the weekend, I’m going to go river swimming with my wife.
X This article is about a people who learned a second language can make some problem with their first language. >> This article is about people who learned a second language that have an impact on their first language.
X At that time, some people had some problem to speak their first language because this phenomenon name is reversed language dominance. >> People who had some problems speaking their first language because this phenomenon is called reversed language dominance.
X They have some problem speak second language properly. >> They have some problems speaking a second language properly.
X I agree properly. >> I absolutely agree with it.
X I has confused because Korean is different from English in grammar. >>  I was confused because Korean is different from English in grammar.
X Sometimes I confused. >> Sometimes I am confused.
X It is also so confused to me. >> It is also so confusing to me.

Good Sentences:
O I went to my parents’ house yesterday.
O The typhoon passed though Korea yesterday.
O Fortunately there wasn’t significant damage.
O She has a social phobia.
O I couldn’t stand the pain of the trauma.
O His illness seems critical.
O Do you guarantee their well-being?
O There are still many worrying clouds on the horizon.
O He turned blue in the face.
O I don’t think he can cut the mustard.  
O I’m tired but I have peace of mind.

Pronunciation:
* horizon /huh-rahy-zuhn/
* exhausted /ig-zaws-tid/
* tranquility /trang-kwil-i-tee/
* paragraph /par-uh-graf/
* language /lang-gwij/
* reversed /i-vurst/  
* asked /ahskt/
* italy /it-l-ee/
* italian / ih-tal-yuhn/
* process /pros-es/
* english /ing-glish/

Build Lexicon:
* dominant := (adj.) having more power and influence than others.
   Example: After winning the 1991 season, the Chicago Bulls remained dominant throughout the
'90s.
* reverse =: (v.) to change something so that it is the opposite of what it was before.
   Example: You can't reverse the aging process, but you can slow it down.
* inhibit := (v.) to slow down or prevent an action or process.
   Example: Make sure you keep the plant in a shady place as too much sunlight will inhibit
growth.
* expose := (v) to introduce a person to a subject, area of knowledge, etc.
   Example: Going to university is sure to expose you to new ideas and ways of thinking.

this car's dominant position in the US market

It is just the reverse of what he thinks. 

This drug will inhibit the progress of the disease. 

Don't expose your skin to the sun. 

Discover Idioms & Expressions:
* put all your eggs in one basket := Doing something risky.
   Example: Rounak’s parents think that he is putting all his eggs in one basket.
* a snowball’s chance in hell := No chance at all at surviving.
   Example: You will require a snowball’s chance in hell to clear this exam.
* walk in the other’s shoes := To understand what the other is going through.
   Example: You will not understand unless you walk in their shoes.
* knowledge is power := the more a person knows, the better armed he is.
   Example: In this situation, knowledge is power.

It was a bad idea to put all your eggs in one basket. 

It's a snowball's chance in hell to wish you get married to her. 

it is clearly fair if you walk in their shoes.

The only key to success is knowledge and knowledge is power.