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Liveinjapan Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

"the end of me"

0Hi, teachers.02br
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00I've seen the movie called 'Vanilla Sky' that goes like below:02br
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00David and Sophia are drawing their caricatures. After they finished,02br
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00'I'll sell it to you' (David)02br
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00'How much for it?' (Sophia)02br
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00'One kiss!' (Daivid)02br
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00Then David smiles and say 01b00'That smile is gonna be the end of me.02b00' 02br
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00Can anyone tell me the meaning of the words.02br
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00I think the meaning is that at the time only way for him to do is smiling. but I'm not sure.0-
  

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0 No, it means that after the kiss, he expects to become totally involved in their love, "caught" in it. 0-

  • 0 No, it means that after the kiss, he expects to become totally involved in their love, "caught" in it.
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0 No, it means that after the kiss, he expects to become totally involved in their love, "caught" in it. 0-
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0Thank you Marius.02br
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00My understanding is that02br
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00He's been caught in it and cannot get out of it, because it's so much fun to him.02br
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00Now am I right?02br
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00Could you tell me another example that is easier to understand? That scene in the movie is a bit difficult.0-
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0It's not an expression you need to worry about adoping, if you're having a hard time with it02br
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00It can have different meanings. The end of my life as I know it. I was happy and single before, but now that I've met you... oh, your smile draws me in... it's going to be the end of me. My life is going to change forever. 02br
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00But another way of
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00 It's going to be too much for him (good or bad, depending on the point of view), too difficult to endure/sustain. 0-
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0Thank you Grammar Geek, and Marius.02br
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00I understand your suggestion GG.02br
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00GG and Maius' answers really helped me, because I couldn't find the meaning of "the end of me" in any dictionary I know.02br
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00From now on, I won't be confused when I see these words.02br
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00Thanks.02br
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