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Travel News wire… Abu Dhabi is set to open major museums in the coming years. The Louvre Abu Dhabi is set to open in 2015, featuring a convex curved roof. The Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and the feather-shaped Zayed National Museum are also under construction. Singapore is to open a $400million cruise ship terminal by the summer of 2012. Last year, almost one million people visited Singapore by ship.

 

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Hiroko's Memory Tips:

Look over the phrases for 5 minutes.
Say them to yourself without looking at the screen.
At lunchtime, say them to yourself again. Can you remember all three phrases?

Achilles' Heel

Michael: Are we going to rest at the hotel when we arrive in Doha?

Lars: No, we won't have time. We've got to hit the ground running. We'll go straight from the airport to the meeting.

Explanation: To hit the ground running means to move as soon as the plane lands.

Prescription drug abuse

Patient: Did my test results show anything bad?

Doctor: No, the operation went fine, and the tests show that you are now tumor free!

Explanation: tumor free means that all tumors have been removed, and there is no sign of any new tumor.

This week's E-mail Phrase

large scale

Dear Deborah:

The new client has just offered us a major contract. We're all happy about the deal, but we will have to make large-scale changes in our R&D department. Let's talk about the details face-to-face.

Explanation: large scale means that actions will be taken with big budgets and big steps. Budgets might be calculated in millions of dollars instead of thousands.

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