How to Answer the Phone: American English Pronunciation

How to Answer the Phone: American English Pronunciation

Coisas estranhas sobre os EUA...

Coisas estranhas sobre os EUA...

The median price of a home in the city of Detroit is now about $6000.

Back in 1950, more than 80 percent of all men in the United States had jobs.  Today, less than 65 percent of all men in the United States have jobs.

According to author Paul Osterman, about 20 percent of all U.S. adults are currently working jobs that pay poverty-level wages.

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,approximately 167,000 Americans have more than $200,000 of student loan debt.

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Have a heart

Have a heart: ter dó, ter pena, ter compaixão, ser generoso

“Oh, have a heart, give me some help!” = Tenha dó, dê-me alguma ajuda!”

Have a bad attitude

Have a bad attitude: não cooperar, ter uma perspectiva negativa em relação às coisas

“Perry has a bad attitude and has nothing positive to contribute to the conversation.” = Perry não coopera e nada tem de positivo…

Word of the day: TAUNT

Taunt: insulto, escárnio, insultar, escarnecer

Synonyms: bait, hassle, haze, heckle, needle, ride, tease

“ The boys continually taunted each other.”

“ …taunted the newly arrived immigrants about their broken English…” (www.merriam-webster.com)

By and large

By and large: em geral, de uma maneira geral

“The young actors stumbled over a few lines here and there, but by and large the play was a success.

Have it both ways

Have it both ways: ter duas coisas incompatíveis ao mesmo tempo

“John wants the security of marriage and the freedom of being single. He wants to have it both ways.”… segurança do casamento e a liberdade de ser solteiro. Ele quer duas coisas incompatíveis.

“John thinks he can have it both ways—the wisdom of old age and the vigor of youth.” = John acha que pode ter duas coisas incompatíveis - a sabedoria …