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Entries in dreams (7)

Saturday
Nov192011

“This is like a dream come true for me.”

English Lesson: Dream come true

You just got accepted to one of the top graduate schools for your area of study. You're happily telling your good friend the news about it:

This is like a dream come true for me.

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Monday
Sep052011

“Every so often I'll have a dream where I'm being chased by some kind of monster.”

English Lesson: Being chased by some kind of monster.

You're talking with a group of friends about your dreams. There is a reoccurring dream that happens to you sometimes. You describe it:

Every so often I'll have a dream where I'm being chased by some kind of monster.

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Saturday
Jul232011

“I'm finally making a go of it.”

English Lesson: I'm finally making a go of it.

You've wanted to open your own restaurant for a few years. Recently, you've decided that you're actually going to open it. You're talking to a friend about your new plans, and you say:

I'm finally making a go of it.

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Sunday
Feb272011

“One day I want to buy a little farm in the country and grow vegetables and raise chickens.”

Buy a little farm in the country

You and your boyfriend are having fun imagining what you will do when you retire. You say:

One day I want to buy a little farm in the country and grow vegetables and raise chickens.

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Wednesday
Dec012010

“I think that the ship symbolizes your feelings about your professional life.”

The ship symbolizes your feelings about...

Your friend told you about a recurring dream he has in which he's on a ship that's sinking. He asked you what you think it means. You explain your theory:

I think that the ship symbolizes your feelings about your professional life.

(something) symbolizes (something)

A "symbol" is one thing that represents something else. For example, a wedding ring is a symbol for a couple's marriage.

"Symbolize" is a verb that means to be a symbol. Here's an example:

This wedding ring symbolizes our love and commitment to each other.

People think that the events that happen in your dreams are symbols for emotions or memories in your real life. People often try to interpret each other's dreams, which means to explain what the dreams mean.

There are also a lot of symbols in things like:

  • literature
  • paintings
  • ceremonies

(someone's) feelings about (something)

Your emotions and thoughts about something are sometimes called "your feelings". When it's used in this way, "feelings" is usually plural.

(someone's) professional life

Your "professional life" is your job or career. In the example above, the speaker thinks that her friend dreaming about being on a sinking ship means that he is worried about his job.

People sometimes name different parts of their lives in this way. Here are some other "parts" of a person's life:

  • Your personal life is what you do outside of work.
  • Your home life is what happens at home with your family.
  • Your spiritual life includes prayer, meditation, going to a church, temple, or mosque, and so on.
  • Your romantic life is time that you spend dating, having sex, or talking to your husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend.
Wednesday
Dec012010

“I have this recurring dream where I'm on a boat that's sinking.”

A recurring dream

You and a friend are talking about the topic of dreams. There's a certain dream that you often have. You tell your friend about it:

I have this recurring dream where I'm on a boat that's sinking.

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Monday
Mar012010

“Do you ever think 'what if'?”

You chose not to move to Hollywood to follow your dream of being an actor. Your friend asks you many years later:   

Do you ever think "what if"?

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