Floating Ideas
Today's quote from Frank Zappa offers a quirky perspective on mental flexibility.
A mind is like a parachute. Não funciona se não estiver aberta.It doesn't work if it's not open.
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The Plus version of this story
Uma mente é como um paraquedas. Não funciona se não estiver aberta.
A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it's not open.
Today's vocabulary
🧠 Mente [femin. noun]: Mind🪂 Paraquedas [masc. noun]: Parachute🔌 Funcionar: To work, to function 🪧 Estar: To be📂 Aberta [femin. adjective]: Open
There is a Plus version of this story
The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on idioms and expressions.
- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
- The words in it, explained, with examples
- 2 more recordings
- An interactive exercise
Written for level A2. Every lesson has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.
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