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stevenukd
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 Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 8:00 am Post subject: HAPPINESS |
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Dear Teachers,
1. If you�re reluctant to love someone, you will have no happiness / you won't be happy.
- Is this natural?
2. Like sunshine after rain, I�m on my own again.
- �I�m on my own again� means �I�m lonely again�, right?
Thanks a bunch to Teachers,
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Bob S.
Joined: 29 Apr 2004
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Location: So. Cal
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: HAPPINESS |
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| stevenukd wrote: |
1. If you�re reluctant to love someone, you will have no happiness / you won't be happy.
- Is this natural? |
Not really. It sounds too wordy (unless you are trying to write song lyrics to match a melody).
Try: you won't find happiness.
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2. Like sunshine after rain, I�m on my own again.
- �I�m on my own again� means �I�m lonely again�, right? |
No, the metaphor doesn't match. It simply means "I'm single again", and in this case, the writer considers it a good thing (sunshine is bright, warm, and cheerful compared to dark, cold, and dreary rain). |
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