English time ! ;)

• my first experience dealing with English

The first time I learned English when I was in elementary school. Firstly, I’m not interested with English, because I think it’s very difficult. But at last I fall in love with English. English is my favorite subjects in school. I always train my English.

I launched an English not only from the lessons in school, but also I learning it through songs and watching movies. From watching movies, I can know what the English language and how to pronunciation. Through song, I looking the lyric the I to interpret by myself. that’s how I learned English.

• major obstacles and expectations

I think the obstacles from learning english is when I learned kinds of verb. For some reason I find it hard to understand. Even I learned it over and over again I still don’t understand. And I prefer to learned the conversation or reading the story than I learned kinds of verb.

I hope I can learned more English to be able to launch my English with proper pronunciation.

• Singing from the same hymn sheet

It is a phrase often used in business to mean that everyone has the same information and are ‘coming from the same place’ in terms of their approach to a certain situation.

Example : we have introduced a standard to ensure that all salespeople are singing from the same hymn sheet.

• Talk the talk, walk the walk

it means you should parctice (walk) what you preach (talk). Basically, it means to do as one says, rather than just saying something and then not acting in accord with the words.

Example : “If you’re going to talk the talk, you’ve got to walk the walk”

• The elephant in the room

A situation where something major is going on, it’s on everyone’s mind and impossible to ignore – like an elephant in the room. But nobody talks the “elephant” because nobody knows what to do about it.

Example : uncle Nimrod is busily getting drunk again at the family thanksgiving dinner. There’s going to be a drunken scene. But everyone feel powerless and choses to ignore his behavior.

• Pass to the monkey

Means pass the responsibility for an issue or problem to someone.

Example : if employees don’t develop the understanding that they are empowered to do what they can with the freedom that provides, they will always pass the monkey back to the manager.

• All hands to the deck

Means everyone is needed to work or help to do something.

Example: many hands make light work, all hands on deck !

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