31-01-2015, 02:26 PM
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عضو جديد
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تاريخ التسجيل: Jan 2015
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ave you ever heard someone use the phrase “once in a blue moon?” People use this expression
to describe something that they do not do very often. For example, someone might say that he
tries to avoid eating sweets because they are unhealthy, but will eat chocolate “once in a bluemoon.” Or someone who does not usually like to go to the beach might say “I visit the shore oncein a blue moon.” While many people use this phrase, not everyone knows the meaning behind it.
The first thing to know is that the moon itself is never actually blue. This is just an expression. The
phrase “blue moon” actually has to do with the shape of the moon, not the color.
As the moon travels around the earth, it appears to change shape. We associate certain nameswith certain shapes of the moon. For example, when we can see a small part of the moon, it iscalled a crescent moon. A crescent is a shape that looks like the tip of a fingernail. When wecannot see the moon at all, it is called a new moon. When we can see the entire moon, it is calleda full moon. Usually, there is only one full moon every month. Sometimes, however, there will be
two full moons in one month. When this happens, the second full moon is called a “blue moon.”
Over the next 20 years, there will only be 15 blue moons. As you can see, a blue moon is a veryrare event. T
his fact has led people to use the expression “once in a blue moon” to describe other
very rare events in their lives.
Questions
1) Which of the following would be a good example of someone doing something “once in a bluemoon”?
a.
Mary likes to go to the mountains every weekend. Mary goes to the mountains once in ablue moon.b.
Tom rarely remembers to take out the trash. Tom takes out the trash once in a blue moon.c.
Cindy hates to wash the dishes. Nevertheless, she does it every day. Cindy washes thedishes once in a blue moon.d.
Ming sometimes forgets to do his homework. Ming forgets to do his homework once in ablue moon.
2) When does a blue moon happen in nature?
a.
when there are two full moons in one monthb.
when the moon has a blue color
هذي قطعه الي جتني
انا اختبرت قبل ثلاث ايام واخفقت فيه
اتمنا اي شخص عنده القطع يرسلها لي عندي اختبار ثاني بعد عشرين يوم
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