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Lesson 46 – Liking & Disliking
Read and listen to these three people talking about likes and dislikes:
“I’m a
lifelong fan of U2 – they’re my
all-time favorite band. In addition to the
sheer enjoyment (pure
pleasure) of listening to their music, I’m also a
great admirer of Bono and his philanthropic work. He’s
concerned not only with the
fleeting pleasure (momentary enjoyment) of fame and fortune, but also
with making a difference in the world. I
hold him in the highest regard (have great respect for him) for
this reason.”
“When my daughter was a baby, I noticed that she
developed a particular liking for classical music, and
when she was six I signed her up for violin classes. It was a
real pleasure to see her
obvious enjoyment
of the lessons. She
grew quite attached (strongly like/love over time) to her teacher, who says that she
has the potential to turn her
great love of music into a professional career. Now my daughter is 13 and
lately she’s expressed a
clear preference for the most difficult pieces of music – she says she wants a
challenge.”
“I
took an instant dislike to Sam from the moment we were introduced. Within five minutes, he was
talking about his
deep dislike of foreigners – without knowing that my own parents were immigrants
from Argentina. He said he
had nothing but contempt (only hate) for people who abandoned their own
countries to come to ours, and then began making horribly racist jokes and comments. I have no idea
where Sam’s
blind/irrational hatred (hatred without a logical reason) of foreigners comes from, but he
seems to have
developed a strong aversion (developed an intense dislike) to interacting with anyone
who’s the slightest bit different from him. I try to be polite, but deep down I
hate him with a passion
(hate him a LOT).”
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