domingo, 29 de janeiro de 2012

Go x Come


A parte óbvia é que "come" significa vir e "go" significar ir.

Porém, acho que vocês já ouviram em alguns filmes a frase:
"I'm coming" - Estou indo

Aparece em várias cenas quando uma pessoa está chamando a outra.

Então por que usamos "come" ao invés de "go"?

O que acontece é o seguinte: Se a pessoa com quem estamos falando está no local para onde estamos indo ou iremos, então temos que usar "come" e não "go".

I'm coming to your house now. - a pessoa com quem estou falando está na casa dela.

Outra situação:
Estou no trabalho: Are you coming to the party on Friday? (a festa será na minha casa)
Foi usado "come" porque eu estarei na festa. Na sua resposta também terá "come" porque leva-se em conta o ponto de minha referência, você irá na minha direção: Yes, I'm coming around 10 pm.

Nice studies!!!

quinta-feira, 19 de janeiro de 2012

Truth x True

Em geral,
TRUE = verdadeiro / verdade (adjetivo)
TRUTH = verdade (substantivo)

Examples:

É verdade = IT'S TRUE

Verdadeiro ou falso = TRUE OR FALSE

Diga-me a verdade = TELL ME THE TRUTH

A verdade nua e crua = THE NAKED TRUTH

a pura verdade = THE PLAIN TRUTH

Você promete dizer a verdade, toda a verdade, nada além da verdade? = Do you promise to tell the TRUTH, the whole TRUTH, nothing but the TRUTH?

DICA: Quando a palavra acompanhar o artigo "a", é substantivo (TRUTH).
Diga-me A VERDADE = Tell me the truth
Eu sei dA VERDADE = I know the truth
A VERDADE dói = The truth hurts

GOOD STUDIES!!!

sexta-feira, 6 de janeiro de 2012

Supply and Demand


One of the most basis concepts of economics is Supply and Demand. These are really two separate things, but they are almost always talked about together.

Supply is how much of something is available.

Demand is how much of something people want.

If more people want something, they will be willing to pay more for it. A good example is the newest basketball shoes. Everybody wants them, and they will be willing to pay more than they normally would to get them. The demand goes up.

Why? Because more people want them. The price also goes up.

Why? Because the seller knows he or she can get more money for the product because it is in demand.

In the same way, the price will go down when the demand goes down. When the new style of basketball shoes comes out, everyone wants the new shoes. The old shoes don't seem so new anymore. The seller still wants to sell those older shoes, since he or she has a lot still in stock. So, the price goes down.

Why?
The seller hopes that people will be willing to buy the older shoes at a lower price. After all, the older shoes aren't that much older or worse than the brand new shoes., everyone wants the new shoes. The old shoes don't seem so new anymore. The seller still wants to sell those older shoes, since he or she has a lot still in stock. So, the price goes down.

Why? The seller hopes that people will be willing to buy the older shoes at a lower price. After all, the older shoes aren't that much older or worse than the brand new shoes.


Vocabulary:
Supply and Demand = Oferta e Procura
Economics = Economia
To be willing to = Estar disposto a
Brand New = Novo / novinho em folha
Go downp = cair
Go up = Subir
Come out = Sair / Surgir