Poor blog, I have taken you for granted! Let´s post some idioms:

to get carried away (with)-  to do too much, to get too excited.  Joan always gets carried away with buying birthday presents for her daughter.  This year she bought ten presents!

to get over (something/ someone)-  forget about something, stop, or make something that felt bad get better.  After John broke up with Anna he was very sad.  It took him almost one year to get over her.

to calm down-  become calm or quiet after being excited, angry, or noisy.  You children have been too noisy.  It's time to calm down.

to feel down-  feel sad or negative.  Tony always feels down when it's raining outside.  But he always feels better when the rain stops.

to feel up-  feel happy or positive.  I just got a promotion at work today.  I really feel up about my future.

feel blue-  feel sad.  Jennifer usually feels a little blue on Sunday night.  She knows she has to go back to school on Monday and her exciting weekend has finished.

to be down and out-  be very discouraged or depressed, having no and no hope to get money.  Larry hasn't worked for 6 months.  He has no money and no hope.  He is down and out.

Don't forget to use...

in + month or year-  In March, In 2003

on + date (with the year or without it) or day of the week-  On April 2,  On March 3, 1999, On Saturday

at + clock time, midnight, noon-  At 3:30 p.m., At 4:01, At noon

Remember also...

in + season-  In the summer, In the winter

in + morning, afternoon, evening-  In the morning, In the evening

at + night-  At night

De vez em quando, um certo livro vira moda e só se fala nisso. Aconteceu com Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings e recentemente, o Código de Da Vinci. Eu pessoalmente não teria paciência para ler Harry Potter, mas JAMAIS deveríamos condenar a paixão dos adolescentes e jovens pelo livro. Aqui no Brasil principalmente, a leitura é tão pouco apreciada pelos jovens e quando gostam de alguma coisa, a crítica massacra?

The Da Vinci Code has appealed to thousands of people throughout the world. Some praise it, others say it´s a let-down. The following review was written by an American teenager who didn´t really like the book. Read it:

"This book is horrible. I am absolutely, completely sick of hearing all the praise for The Da Vinci Code. It seems I can hardly step into a public area without seeing someone reading it or overhearing a conversation about how amazing it is.

The novel's only remarkable features are its supposedly original topic - namely, that Jesus was involved with Mary Magdalene - and the element of mystery. I have breaking news for anyone who thinks this book is even remotely original: it's not! For decades, books, movies and various works have focused on this controversial idea. Two good examples are "Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade" and "Dogma."

The Da Vinci Code only expands on an already popular theme by making a few random leaps of logic and involving the works of the artist Leonardo Da Vinci. In fact, there are no real revelations in the entire book! The references to Da Vinci's art involve simply the placement of a key hidden by the curator of a museum. There's no actual link between Da Vinci and this intriguing (yet unoriginal) theory about Jesus.

As for the mystery, it is horrible! The ending is anti-climactic and has no real resolution. The book is alleged to pack surprises, but I found I was accurately guessing the plot halfway through!

Readers, I beg you in the name of all things holy: Don't read The Da Vinci Code. Instead, I suggest Angels and Demons, also by Robert Brown, which is a much better book."