“If you don’t ask, you don’t get.”
Mahatma Gandhi
However, sometimes we are so afraid to hear a “no” that we don’t even ask.
But if we don’t ask, we’ll never get what we want.
It’s so simple, isn’t it?
You could stay in a single luxury suite for two. In an airplane. At Teuge International airport in The Netherlands.
The facilities look amazing:
And you can even book a sightseeing flight or a flight lesson if you’d like to do something memorable.
Quite creative, don’t you think?
Convertio is an easy tool to convert files online.
To test it, I:
And here’s the result:
What are ‘Brückentage’?
Could this tool be useful for you, too?
Do you read the news in English?
It’s possible.
Just google “English newspapers” and you’ll find a long list to choose from.
You might have to pay for a subscription though.
Newsinlevels.com is free.
You’ll find lots of short articles at three different levels of English. With audio clips and videos.
This one is about Pictures of Pluto. And here’s one about Insect Ice Cream.
Which topic interests you most?
I was asked how to translate “Das Leben ist kein Ponyhof”.
I made a short video to explain the idiom, and converted it into a MP3 using Convertio.
And here it is:
If you’ve been following me for some time, you know I try not to use too many idioms.
(Imagine saying “Das Leben ist kein Ponyhof” to a non-native speaker of German!)
So instead of saying, “Life isn’t a bed of roses”, you might like to say, “Life isn’t fair”.
Or, “Life is full of ups and downs”.
“Pick a leader who is strong and confident, yet humble. Intelligent, but not sly. A leader who encourages diversity, not racism. One who understands the needs of the farmer, the teacher, the welder, the doctor, and the environmentalist—not only the banker, the oil tycoon, the weapons developer, or the insurance and pharmaceutical lobbyist.”
Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
Isn’t this a wonderful definition of a leader?
If you’d like to become a more humble person, look at the 21 attributes here!
