ESLの授業でProverbs(諺・格言)をちょこっとやりました。
日本でも『あるある』の諺だったので、面白かったです。
こんなことがサクッと会話で出てくるようになるといいですね。
(その前に普通の英会話もなんとかしろって話ですが・・・)
Q.Match the proverbs with their meanings.
{Proverbs}
1) Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
3) An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
4) There are plenty of fish in the sea.
5) If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again.
6) The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
{Meanings}
a) If you eat the right food, you will be healthy.
b) If someone gives you a present, you should enjoy it and not ask questions about it.
c) Don't worry if you love someone who doesn't return your love. You can always find someone else.
d) You can't be sure about something until you try it.
e) Practice makes perfect, so you shouldn't stop trying. The harder you try, the more you'll be able to get what you want.
f) If you have something, keep it. Don't take the chance of losing it in order to get something better.
A. 1-b, 2-f, 3-a, 4-c, 5-e, 6-d