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To understand anything the best way is to split it up and figure out what each part means by itself.
"the risk of failure is a major motivator for entrepreneurs"
1. The risk of failure - the idea that you might fail, fearing you won't succeed
2. Is a major motivator - a "major motivator" is something that drives your actions, it's the reason you're doing what you're doing
3. for entrepeneurs - Entrepreneurs are people who have started their own business, or want to start one
So being worried about failing makes the business people keep going even though it might be hard for them to keep going.
Hope this helps!
0 votedFebruary 22, 20160Football
My favourite sport is a football, I'm is a fan of Roma in Italy and Chelsea in England :)
I'd like to learn english for travel in England and around the world :)Notes: Good job! You're doing really well. Just remember that English doesn't use 'a/an' or 'the' as much as Italian does.
0 votedJanuary 29, 20151One day for me
I wake up at 6:30 a.m. but I get up at 6:45. I wash my hands and face. I prepare my breakfast and then I eat it. I brush my teeth and I brush my hair. I leave at home at 7:15 am and I go to the bus stop. I wait for the bus for about 10 minutes and then I get on it. 20 minutes later I arrive at my office and I start my work at 8:00 am.
I am hardworking. I have a break for lunch at 12:00pm and I start work again at 1:00pm. My work finishes at 6:00pm and I leave my office to go home.
I arrive at home at 7:00pm. I have dinner then I watch TV for one hour. I read a book from 10:00pm to 11:00pm. I go to bed at 11:30pm and I sleep.0 votedJanuary 27, 20151Week 1 task
Life in the country has become easier than in recent decades/in decades past. A lot of people used to work in fields to feed their families; they had to grow vegetables and fruit then save them to eat in/during winter. Today, most people do this only for pleasure, or as a tradition, because they can afford to buy food at the market.
0 votedJanuary 27, 20151- It's a little difficult to understand what the author meant in some places because the original text is not well-written and uses colloquial phrases in strange places, but after thinking about it, I'm pretty sure this is what the author meant: Keep all these dates --- the author had somewhere they needed to be, or something they had to do at a specific time. They were delayed because of the detours, but they still managed to get to all the places they had to be on time. Basically the phrase means that they were able to get to an appointment without having to change it to a different time. Link up with us -- 'link up' just means that these other people met with the person who is writing. So here the person is saying that some of their friends were with them for three weeks at a time, whereas others only arranged to meet up at one point or another. Tagged on for short bursts -- 'tagged on' means that these people 'came along' or 'went with' the people who were in the story. 'for short bursts' means 'for small periods of time'. So the whole phrase means that the people who came along were with the person who wrote the post for only small periods of time.0 votedJanuary 26, 20150
- Okay, so, specifically to answer your question about that particular sentence... For starters, you're not breaking it up correctly. It should be read like this: (Many theories of truth) ARE LIKE (the neo-classical correspondence theory) The 'theories of truth' are being compared to 'neo-classical correspondence theory'. The author is saying they are the same. Next, the author discusses WHY they are the same: in being as much (theories of how truth-bearers are meaningful) as of (how their truth values are fixed). 'as much' here means the same as 'not only' or 'just as much'. 'as of' is a continuation of 'as much', in the same way that 'but also' is a continuation of 'not only' eg. 'not only do I like cats, but I also like dogs'. So the 'as much' and 'as of' is saying that 'theories of how truth-bearers are meaningful' and 'how their truth values are fixed' are the two important factors about both 'theories of truth' and 'neo-classical correspondence theory' which make them similar. So the explanation of the whole sentence is: Many theories of truth are the same as neo-classical correspondence theory because they are theories about how truth-bearers are meaningful and also about how their truth values are fixed. The key to understanding sentences such as this is being able to remove the objects from the sentence. Being able to recognise things such as 'theories of truth' and 'how their truth values are fixed' as topics will help, but this is very complicated language, even for a native English-speaker.0 votedJanuary 26, 20152
- There isn't a whole lot of difference between the two phrases. They can both be used in the same situations. The only thing is that 'be ready to do' has to be followed by an action, if it has 'do' on the end. If you just write 'be ready to' you can use it with anything eg. 'be ready to go to the shops', 'be ready to run', 'be ready to leave by 6 o'clock'. With 'do' on the end you can only say things like 'be ready to do your homework' or 'be ready to do your chores' because to 'do' something generally only means to complete it, and only tasks or actions can be completed. Without the word 'do' you can use any verb. If you use 'be ready for' you have to change the conjugation of the verb you want to use, in order to make it fit with the rest of the sentence. eg. 'be ready for goING to the shops' (the other way would be 'be ready TO GO to the shops'), or you can use it with an object eg. 'be ready for dinner', 'be ready for the test', 'be ready for bed'. I hope this helps. Unfortunately the difference between the two phrases is a bit subtle so it might be hard to pick up at first.0 votedJanuary 26, 20151
Out of the blue
So I was talking to one of my acquaintances; it was very personal stuff that we are involved in, there were other strangers sitting in other tables in the room. We were just focusing on our topic until a woman who seemed to be of my granny's age; she poked her nose in out of the blue and caught my words and bombarded me with questions. I was somewhat embarrassed to realise that she was listening in on our conversation and felt uneasy about that, I tried to keep cool at that moment though.
After arriving home, I kept recalling her face and posture, tilting her head forward with full of nosiness. I got stuck in the memory of the scene. I know, it's not healthy to think of an event that gives me stress, but I can't seem to dispel the unpleasant feeling.Really good work! Your written English is at a very high level, just be careful with your use of more complex phrases.
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