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Stevenukd Posted 19 years ago
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ACTING CAREER
0 Dear Teachers, 02 br
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00 1. "do the dishes" means "wash the dishes" or "do the washing-up", right? 02 br
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00 2. She should find another profession soon because her acting career is all but finished. 02 br
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00 - What does "her acting career is all but finished" mean here? 02 br
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00 1. "do the dishes" means "wash the dishes" or "do the washing-up", right? 02 br
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0 1. 02 br 02 br 00 2. She is trying to be an actress, but is not having any success.
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0 1. Yes, exactly. 02 br
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00 2. She is trying to be an actress, but is not having any success. Or, perhaps she did have success in the past, but she is not finding any acting jobs now, and it doesn't look like she will again soon. 0-
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00 2. She is trying to be an actress, but is not having any success. Or, perhaps she did have success in the past, but she is not finding any acting jobs now, and it doesn't look like she will again soon. 0-
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0 all but - very nearly, almost 02 br
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0 <2. She should find another profession soon because her acting career is all but finished. > 02 br
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00 For some reason, she isn't getting regular work anymore or she has done something to cause employers not to want her. 02 br
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00 Imagine a goalkeeper who takes bribes in order to help fix football matches. The press and FIFA discover his 01 i
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00 For some reason, she isn't getting regular work anymore or she has done something to cause employers not to want her. 02 br
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00 Imagine a goalkeeper who takes bribes in order to help fix football matches. The press and FIFA discover his 01 i
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01 cite 10 Milky 12 cite 10 Imagine a goalkeeper who takes bribes in order to help fix football matches. The press and FIFA discover his 11 i 10 cheating 12 i 10 and from then on his footballing career is all but finished. 12 br10 Milky 02 br
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