... 's heels £ kick one's legs (25)To give up the ghost £ will die (26)I love to work with 99s £ the dying patient (27)Give him enough rope £ let him kill himself (28)To go without a passport £ kill oneself (29)Cash in one's ... ) £ •Ç apple: apple polisher(kiss-ass) £ »apple-pie(representative American style);apple-dumpling(sweet elder sister) £ •È egg: lay an egg(throw bombs) £ »put all one's egg in one basket(a ling shot gamble) £ »Teach your grandmother to suck eggs.(to ... flaunt, exaggerate, without restrain?(Liukaifang,1995:128). Accordingly, the Author thinks anoth...

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• Approx Pages: 15
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• Grade Level: High School

... He has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil.", "The happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune." Once again, Scrooge contemplates the way he has treated people, and is remorseful. "I should like to be able to say a word ... doesn't bring happiness. Scrooge sees what an innocent, adorable child Tiny Tim is, Bob Cratchit's son, and is heart broken at the thought of him dying. Before the visits from all the spirits and ghosts, Scrooge wouldn't have cared one bit whether Tiny Tim lived or died, but he now ac...

• Word Count: 5644
• Approx Pages: 23
• Grade Level: High School