"John ratted on his sister to their parents". "The thief ratted on his companions to avoid jail time" — Rat on = betray someone or to inform an authority about someone's bad behavior betray = trair behavior = comportamento jail = cadeia companions = parças/amigos

TO /tu:/ noção de direção, ir para algum lugar, movimento, destino

FOR /fûr/ noção de finalidade, propósito

PADRÕES - GOING TO - SHOW TO - LISTEN TO

PADRÕES - do for - translate for - fight for

"Teenagers scrolling down their facebook feeds while walking on the streets are sitting ducks for thieves".

"John is always rabbiting on about his many dates with many girls"

I can't wait to meet her She can't wait to find a new job I can't wait for my vacation I can't hardly wait to buy a new computer

TOO / AS WELL / ALSO TOO: no final das frases. SEMPRE. TOO MUCH: demais, antes de adv ou adj AS WELL: frases afirmativas. No final. NOT ONLY, BUT ALSO ALSO: ...

ALSO 1. frase + ponto final + ALSO + frase que adicione uma ideia a primeira frase 2. entre o pronome e o verbo

The fun for me in collaboration is one working with other people just makes you smarter thats proven.

I didn't want to be the archetypal sponging brother-in-law, so I didn't go into acting when I got to the States. I thought, 'No, I'll go to school and then I'll be an English teacher; that'll be fun.' But I was horrible as a teacher. As hard as I tried, I just couldn't inspire those kids to take an interest in Milton and Shakespeare and Donne.

The job of a professional manager is not to like people. It is not to change people. It is to put their strengths to work.

I started being a comedy fan when I was, I'm going to guess, like 5 or 6 years old.

At all times, think like a writer, and keep those antennae twitching - that way, you pick up new ideas.

I have horses, I drive a truck, and I wear cowboy boots. First I'm a Texan.

She often had to remind herself that she couldn't do everything alone. She wasn't always the best person for the job. Sometimes she got tunnel vision and forgot about what other people needed.

Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.

Always assume incompetence before looking for conspiracy.

Our films are changing so people across the world can see them - when 'Highway' premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, a Polish lady said to me, 'It has a strong message for women.' So it's good to know our films are connecting universally.

The Congress is a power-oriented party.

I have three pieces of advice I want you to remember: Don't ever grow up. Don't become a bore. Don't let The Man get to you.

I really began to love to read while in high school, and my favorite authors were my heroes: J.D. Salinger, Kurt Vonnegut.

Most people are completely unaware of their breath. They violate your space, they have no idea that they have halitosis.

I still want Oprah to play my best friend. I want to spend time with Oprah.

We had several hits in the States but probably only one big one in Europe. The crowds are smaller.

For me, I can't live without acting or drama and writing - I also run a theater company.

You go through stages in your career that you feel very good about yourself. Then you feel awful, like, 'Why didn't I choose something else?' But overall I'm pretty satisfied that I made the right choice when I decided to be an actor.

I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.

Talk, without the support of action means nothing.

She raised me to not think of men and women as different. She raised me without gender. It's kind of the reason she named me Billie. It's not about being a strong woman - it's about being a strong person.

A calm mind is good for our physical health but it also enables us to see things more realistically.

Sometimes I think everything I touch turns into a Page Six item.

If the Philippines must remain under the control of Spain, they will necessarily have to be transformed in a political sense, for the course of their history and the needs of their inhabitants so require.