* Buying a House? 1
* Buying a House? 2
* AI Girlfriend
* Mysteries of the Mona Lisa
* Mr.G and Jellybean
Buying a House? 1
John and Linda are worried about their future.
they both have good jobs, but they are concerned about the economy.
of the two of them, Linda is the most worried. She wants the security of owning her own home.
her husband disagrees. As a result, they often fight about money.
1. to Linda what's one advantage of owning her own home?
[]She and her husband would stop fighting.
[]They don't need to worry about their jobs.
[]it gives her a sense of security.
[]it doesn't depend on the economy.
Linda wants to buy a house, but John against the idea.
he thinks prices is too high, and he doesn't want to be trapped.
if they owned a house it's more difficult to move somewhere else if things changed.
for example, what would happend if he lost his job.
if he lost his job, they might want move to another city or country.
if they owned a home or flat, it's more difficult to move.
if they decided to move, they woud prolby seld.
Buying a House? 2
AI Girlfriend
A dream woman! Well, it’s an interesting idea, but hard to image a reality.
I guess it could be fun for a while, but then it would get boring, don’t you think?
For sure, no real emotion. Everything would be mechanical and artificial, even the language
Well, not necessarily. That would depend on how intelligent it is.
There are some who say HIs are going to be more intelligent than we are.
Mysteries of the Mona Lisa
Without a doubt, one of the world’s most recognizable pieces of art is the Mona Lisa. Painted in the 16th Century by Leonardo da Vinci, it continues to attract crowds of people who are captivated by the mysterious woman in the portrait.
Her enigmatic smile and penetrating gaze reach out through the ages as if she were alive today.
Critics and art lovers still argue about her identity. One theory is that the way she posed suggests that she was with child. Another theory argues that her hairless face - no brows or lashes - indicates that she was a prostitute. It seems that in 16th Century Italy women working in the world’s oldest profession had hairless faces in order to make themselves more sexually arousing. There is, however, evidence that at one time the woman in the portrait had thick eyebrows. Perhaps they were inadvertently erased when the painting was cleaned. Nobody knows for sure.
The painting itself has an interesting history. With the death of Leonardo, it went to his friend King Francois I, and then to Louis XV and the Palace of Versailles. It wasn’t until 300 years after its completion that it was recognized as a masterpiece. For a time, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte hung it in his bedroom. Eventually, it found a permanent home when it was added to the collection of the Louvre in Paris.
In 1911 it was stolen by a museum employee and two accomplices. This theft made the painting famous all over the world. During World War II it was taken away and hidden from the Nazis, as were many important works of art. Today the painting resides at the Louvre, captivating a whole new generation. Whoever she was, the mysteries surrounding the Mona Lisa continue to engage our imaginations.
Mr. G and Jellybean
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