- How do you stand on your own two feet?
- What does Mike think about grades?
Are idle summers bad for teenagers?
Sometimes previous work experience is helpful. But if it's not in a related field, it's probably not that advantageous.
OK, well what about the extra money she could earn? Both Janet and Michelle love to shop.
True, but I don't mind giving Michelle spending money. She is responsible with her weekly allowance.
Handling money from her parents is good, but what about managing her own money? Having a paycheck is a great way to get her acquainted with a budget.
She's just a teenager. She has plenty of time to learn those kinds of skills.
But by learning them now, she'll be more equipped to stand on her own two feet.
What if she goes to a college far away?
Then we'll discuss finances and budgets before she leaves.
Michelle is smart.
You know, a lot of colleges are interested in students who know how to use their time wisely -- like juggling a summer job with other activities.
I think her good grades and school activities will be more than enough for her to get into a good university.
If you say so. But I'm glad Janet plans to get a summer job.
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Teaching Topic: Shop Till You Drop 教學主題: 血拼到掛
Hello, friends! If you like to shop, and I mean really like to shop, here is a nice idiom you can learn, “shop till you drop”.
“Shop till you drop” means to buy things until you drop to the ground from the exhaustion and to reach such an end one would have to be shopping for a very long time.
And that’s something people who walked have shocked, don’t mind doing. Many of my female friends love to shop and “shop till you drop” has become a slogan, almost of battle cry for them.
You might see this phrase on their t-shirt or bumper sticker.
So how do we use this phrase? Here’s an example, if you go to London with Jury, be sure to take comfortable shoes. She likes to shop till she drops.
I’m not sure I would like to go shopping with Jury. When I think of shopping, I think of finding and buying only what I need in the shortest possible time.
Hey, I’m with you there. Okay, what if you don’t have any money? Well, you can still shop, window shop.
Right. Window shopping means looking at things in shop windows without actually purchasing anything. Serra already spent her weekly allowance, so she could only go window shopping.
Closer Look
If you say so. But I’m glad Janet has a summer job.
If you say so, but…
- If you say so, but I think there are other movies that are better.
- If you say so, but I feel it's not too bad.
Language Lab
advantageous adj.
/ˌædˌvænˈteɪʤəs/
helpful or favorable : giving an advantage to someone
- The new tax policy is advantageous to business owners.
- The business agreement is advantageous for both parties.
allowance n. [allow v.]
/əˈlawəns/
- Mark now gets an allowance from his parents because he's too busy studying to work.
- Lawrence's company gives generous travel allowances, so he doesn't mind going on business trips.
equip v. equips; equipped; equipping
to provide (something) with a particular feature or ability
- The course aims to equip students with communication skills.
- Ruth's MBA equipped her for a higher management position.
stand on one's own two feet
to support yourself without help from other people
- You're already 25, so it's time for you to stand on your own two feet.
- Stanley learned how to stand on his own two feet very early in life because he was raised by a single mom.
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