Monday, June 29, 2009
CPR abbr. cardiopulmonary resuscitation
If you wish to hear the use of this ACRONYSM in a CNN video interview with the lawyer of Michael Jackson's physician, try this link.
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/06/29/dnt.or.911.fast.food.call.koin
source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/CPR
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
GRAND SLAM sent by an ESL teacher, an old American friend, Michael Mingucci, who took the time to explain this expression. He's also a baseball fan.
"Grand Slam" is originally a baseball term. I can't explain the whole complicated game here, but basically there are 3 bases that one has to run around to get back to "Home" where he started. When one does this successfully, usually with help from his team mates, he scores 1 point.
Each point scored is called a "run." If a player is able to go all the way around the bases at one time, on his own, it is called a "home run." However, if there is already 1 player on each of the 3 bases and the batter hits the ball out of the park, 4 runs are scored. This is a grand slam. THEREFORE, "grand slam", figuratively, can be something that has been done very, very successfully. Use it sparingly, if at all. :-)
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Environment
To learn (giggling) and pass on to the next generations (with lots of fun!).
See the video
and show the kids around you.
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