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Joke of the week ...
Two roaches having a discussion :
Two roaches were munching on garbage in an alley when one engages a discussion about a new restaurant.
"I was in that new restaurant across the street," said one. "It's so clean! The kitchen is spotless, and the floors are gleaming white. There is no dirt anywhere--it's so sanitary that the whole place shines."
"Please," said the other roach frowning. "Not while I'm eating!"
Joke vocabulary :
a roach, a cockroach : un cafard (fr)
to munch : mâchonner (fr)
garbage : ordures (fr)
spotless : très propre, immaculé (fr)
gleaming : luisant (fr)
dirt : saleté (fr)
to frown : renfrogné (fr)
while : pendant (fr)
Grammar highlight of the week ...
Structure focus : the object complement :
The following structures are useful to give more information about the object of the sentence. Generally, this “object” complement is an adjective or a noun phrase. Here are a few verbs which work with this structure : make; drive; call; find.
The structure :
Subject + verb + object + object complement.
. That strange looking man + makes + me + nervous.
Here are a few other examples :
. “Adding stamps to my already huge collection makes me happy.”
. “Uncooked marshmallows make me sick.”
. “Seeing those young hooligans in the street makes me angry. What are the parents doing ?”
. “This kind of music drives me crazy... It's like noise pollution !”
. “My boss drives me crazy... Compliant this, compliant that … Blah blah blah !”
. “You drive me crazy with your jokes...They are not funny. do you understand ? NOT funny !”
. “She called me a lying two-faced selfish idiot. I think she was a little upset...”
. “I find your behaviour very disturbing. Have you seen a psychiatrist yet ?”
. “He finds you sexy. You just have to click your fingers and he's yours !”
. “Did you find the surprise test difficult ? That teacher needs help... He's constantly power tripping !”
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