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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
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Can I say,
(a) At the end, the tortoise won. This lesson tells us : Don't be too proud.
(b) In / At the end, the rabbit learnt a lesson.
(a) At the end, the tortoise won. This lesson tells us : Don't be too proud.
(b) In / At the end, the rabbit learnt a lesson.
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(a) At the end, the tortoise won. This lesson tells us: Don't be over-confident . (b) In/At the end, the rabbit learnt a lesson.
- (a) At the end, the tortoise won.
- This lesson tells us: Don't be over-confident .
- (b) In/At the end, the rabbit learnt a lesson.
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(a) At the end, the tortoise won. This lesson tells us: Don't be over-confident.
(b) In/At the end, the rabbit learnt a lesson.
(b) In/At the end, the rabbit learnt a lesson.
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Can I say,
(a) The rabbit learnt a lesson from this race and never to be as proud as a peacock again .
(b) The rabbit regretted to have a sleep / regretted to sleep. From that time on, the rabbit and the tortoise were friends.
(a) The rabbit learnt a lesson from this race and never to be as proud as a peacock again .
(b) The rabbit regretted to have a sleep / regretted to sleep. From that time on, the rabbit and the tortoise were friends.
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a. The rabbit learnt a lesson from this race: never to be over-confident. Using a simile inside a metaphor sounds weird, so you should omit the peacock.
b. The rabbit regretted having fallen asleep. From that time on, the rabbit and the tortoise were friends.
b. The rabbit regretted having fallen asleep. From that time on, the rabbit and the tortoise were friends.
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