English idioms for Friday

SMELL A RAT

- How come the front door is open? Didn't you close it before we went shopping?

- I'm sure I did. I can't understand it. Frankly, I smell a rat.

- Me too. I'm convinced that something is definitely wrong here. We'd better call the police.

GO TO THE DOGS

- Have you seen their house lately? It's really gone to the dogs.

- It's true that it has become run-down and in serious need of repair, but I'm sure that it can be fixed up to look like new.

- I guess with a little carpentry work and some paint it could look pretty decent.

FISHY

When the security guard saw a light in the store after closing hours, it seemed to him that there was something fishy going on. He called the central office and explained to his superior that he thought something strange and suspicious was occurring.

Whenever a man lies

One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river, his axe fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord appeared and asked, "Why are you crying?"
The woodcutter replied that his axe has fallen into water. The Lord went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe.

"Is this your axe?" the Lord asked.

The woodcutter replied, "No."

The Lord again went down and came up with a silver axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked.
Again, the woodcutter replied, "No."

The Lord went down again and came up with an iron axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked. The woodcutter replied, "Yes."

The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all three axes to keep, and the woodcutter went home happily.

One day while he was walking with his wife along the riverbank, the woodcutter's wife fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord again appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?" "Oh Lord, my wife has fallen into the water!"

The Lord went down into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez. "Is this your wife?" the Lord asked.

"Yes," cried the woodcutter.

The Lord was furious. "You cheat! That is an untruth!"

The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord. It is a misunderstanding. You see, if I said 'no' to Jennifer Lopez, You will come up with Catherine Zeta-Jones. Then if I also say 'no' to her. You willthirdly come up with my wife, and I will say 'yes,' and then all three will be given to me. But Lord, I am a poor man and I will not be able to take care of all three wives, so that's why I said yes this time."

Lessson:
The moral of the story is whenever a man lies it is for an honorable and useful reason !

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Here is the Vietnamese translation if you wish to understand more about this story

Ngày nọ, một người tiều phu lo đốn một nhánh cây lớn chìa ra dòng sông. Chẳng may ông đánh rơi cây búa xuống làn nước sâu thẳm. Ông khóc vì tiếc đến độ Bụt hiện ra, hỏi lý do. Nghe xong, đột nhiên Bụt lao xuống sông, rồi nổi lên với một cây búa bằng Vàng trong tay:

- Phải cái này của ngươi?

- Thưa Bụt không phải.

Thêm một lần lặn hụp nữa, Bụt lại nổi lên với cây búa bằng Bạc, vẫn không phải. Lần thứ ba, Bụt nổi với cây búa bằng sắt, người tiều phu hớn hở: "Đó mới là cây búa của con".

Xúc động với sự chân thật của người đàn ông, Bụt cho ông cả hai cây búa Vàng, Bạc. Vài ngày sau, người tiều phu cùng bà vợ đi dạo ven sông. Không may bà vợ lọt tõm xuống sông. Bụt lại hiện ra cứu giúp người đàn ông khóc sướt tiếc vợ. Bụt nổi lên với nàng Jennifer Lopez:

- Phải đây là vợ ngươi?
- Dạ đúng rồi!
- Này ngươi chớ xí gạt ta.

- Thưa Bụt cho con xin lỗi. Nếu con trả lời không phải, Bụt lại đem lên nàng Catherine Zeta Jones, nếu con lại nói không phải, Bụt sẽ đem lên vợ con và con nhận, Bụt sẽ cho con cả Zones và Lopez. Vì thế, con phải gạt Bụt ngay từ lần đầu, chứ không con chỉ còn có nước phá hết cánh rừng này mới nuôi được cả ba vợ.

Bài học:
Đàn ông thường nói dối vì những lý do hết sức chân thực, hoàn toàn có thể hiểu được.


(Collected)

Here we go

"The quarter meeting with Icarus and other departments has finished sooner than I expected. The rest of the day I decide to do something else which is new and fun. Should I ask Horatio going out for a cup of cappuccino or should I take Stink to the park? Stink must be missed me the whole day.
Suddenly an idea about writing a blog has popped-up to my head.

Here we go guys,

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Bruno Delavigne - CEO of Delavigne Corporatio"

Hey guys! Have a look down here!

I must say the words you have just read above are written by Bruno Delavigne, an imaginary character in our so real program named Gymglish.

My initial intention is to build a blog for Delavigne Corporation where every managers and Dela staffs can share their thoughts, experiences from work, life or anything deep down from inside that they can't speak out loud. It's a very interesting ideas, isn't it?
However, I changed my mind. Should it be better if this blog is gonna be a study English experience sharing place?

I have a very good feeling that you might like it and enjoy it.

Ciao,