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Learn, Relax and Enjoy - 132



1 - You should know better
The speaker is giving a negative opinion of the other person's behaviour now
The speaker is giving a negative opinion of the other person's behaviour in the past
2 - I shan't tell her
The person has already decided not to tell her              The person is making a promise
3 - You must do it
The speaker is not the source of authority          The speaker is the source of authority
4 - May I come in?  
The speaker is asking for permission to come in
The speaker is asking about their ability to come in
5 - 'Is that the doorbell?' 'That'll be Jim.'
The speaker is not sure if it's Jim because she hasn't seen him
The speaker is fairly sure it is Jim because he always arrives at the same time
6 - You'd better hurry
This is an order                                This is a strong suggestion
7 - If I hadn't broken my wrist, I'd be playing in the volleyball finals
The finals have already been played       The finals haven't been played yet
8 - I ought to leave  
OUGHT TO means the same as SHOULD          OUGHT TO is stronger than SHOULD
9 - I ought to tell him
OUGHT TO is not as strong as HAD BETTER                OUGHT TO is stronger than HAD BETTER
10 - You needn't have done all that inputting alone
The person did the inputting alone          The person isn't going to do the inputting alone now
11 - He can't speak Dutch
The person is not allowed to speak Dutch          The person is not able to speak Dutch
12 - He might be there when you get there
There is a possibility that the person will be there         The person definitely will be there
13 - Surely, she can't have finished already!
The speaker is surprised and finds it hard to believe    The speaker is stating an absolute fact
14 - You needn't have bothered filling in all those forms
The person filled in the forms                    The person didn't fill the forms in
15 - You oughtn't to have spoken to them like that
The speaker is referring to the present moment             The speaker is referring to the past
16 - I didn't dare go inside
The person lacked the courage to go in              The person wasn't allowed to go in
17 - We couldn't swim yesterday
The speaker wants to tell us that he and his friends did not know how to swim
The speaker wants to tell us that something stopped them from swimming
18 - You ought to try to phone her on her birthday
'Ought to' is stronger than 'should'                       'Ought to' is as strong as 'should'
19 - You might have been killed!
The speaker is probably angry with the person
The speaker is pleased that the person was in danger
20 - I should be home by around nine so I'll see you then
The speaker has a fairly good idea of the time he'll be home, but is not 100% sure
The speaker is under a moral obligation to get home by nine o'clock
21 - You could hurt yourself
The speaker is giving permission to the other person 
The speaker is warning the other person of a danger
22 - You have to get everything ready before the end of the day
The speaker is not the source of authority          The speaker is the source of authority


One step away:
    * If you were just one step away from reaching your goal, would you take that step? How do you know, right now, that you're not?
    * What a shame it would be to stop making the effort, when just a little bit more would make it all worthwhile. What a shame it would be to have taken all those steps, only to miss the very last one.
    * The next step you take may very well be the one that makes all the others count. You owe it to yourself, and the efforts you've made, to keep going.
    * No, the next step may not get you there. Yet what about the one after that? If you keep moving ahead, a little at a time, you will indeed arrive. When you take that final, triumphant step, you'll be so very thankful you persevered.
    * At some point success is just one step away. Keep going and you'll be there.


Slow down:
    * Life is not a race. It is a journey.
    * Getting someplace first, before anyone else, has very little real and lasting meaning. Seek instead to encourage others to come along, and you'll find the journey much more fulfilling.
    * When you hurry through each moment, you miss out on the richness that could be yours. Take the time to live, to experience where you are, rather than being so obsessed with getting to the next checkpoint.
    * When you stop demanding to have it all now, you'll discover that you have plenty already. Learn to experience joy where you are, and you'll experience it in abundance.
    * Yes, it can be wonderfully exhilarating when life is moving quickly. But do not move so quickly that speed becomes your only experience, for there is so much more to enjoy.
    * The terrain of life is filled with wonderful and astounding detail. Slow down and take in its richness.


Ø  A group of magpies is called a tiding, one of ravens an unkindness, one of turtledoves a pitying, one of starlings a murmuration, one of swans a lamentation, one of ponies a string, one of rattlesnakes a rhumba, one of crows a murder, one of cobras a quiver, one of foxes a skulk, one of emus a mob, one of elks a gang, one of cats a clowder, one of flamingoes a pat, and one of bears a sleuth. Groups of geese are named in a peculiar manner; when they are on the ground they are called a "gaggle", but in the air they are called a "skein".

Ø  The word "daisy" comes from the Old English "daeges eage", meaning "the eye of the day", as it reminded people of the sun.
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