Rob: No! No! Don't pass the ball to him!
Vera: Rob is so loud! That's a lovely drawing, Dominic!
Dominic: Thank you, mummy! This is a balloon and the letter B! And this is…
Vera: And this is a boat, isn't it?
Dominic: No! This is a ball, to play football! Can't you see?!
Vera: Hi. I am Vera and this is Dominic.
Dominic: … and I am five! I'm a big boy now!
Vera: And Rob is over there, watching TV, supporting his team.
Rob: Arrrrghhhh! They're going to lose!
Vera: And Dominic is learning to write…
Rob: Oh nooooo! They've lost another goal! The writing is on the wall now! 壞事要發生了
Vera: Oh, no, writing on the wall? My nice and clean wall?! Dominic, have you written on the wall? Naughty頑皮的 boy!
Rob: No, no, no - there's nothing written on your wall, Vera! In English, we use the expression 'the writing is on the wall' when we want to say that something bad is going to happen to something or someone and there isn't much you can do about it. Like my football team. If it loses this match it is out of the championship.
Vera: So there is nothing written on the beautiful, clean walls of my brand new apartment?
Rob: No. Here are some examples of how you can use this expression.
Vera: Rob is so loud! That's a lovely drawing, Dominic!
Dominic: Thank you, mummy! This is a balloon and the letter B! And this is…
Vera: And this is a boat, isn't it?
Dominic: No! This is a ball, to play football! Can't you see?!
Vera: Hi. I am Vera and this is Dominic.
Dominic: … and I am five! I'm a big boy now!
Vera: And Rob is over there, watching TV, supporting his team.
Rob: Arrrrghhhh! They're going to lose!
Vera: And Dominic is learning to write…
Rob: Oh nooooo! They've lost another goal! The writing is on the wall now! 壞事要發生了
Vera: Oh, no, writing on the wall? My nice and clean wall?! Dominic, have you written on the wall? Naughty頑皮的 boy!
Rob: No, no, no - there's nothing written on your wall, Vera! In English, we use the expression 'the writing is on the wall' when we want to say that something bad is going to happen to something or someone and there isn't much you can do about it. Like my football team. If it loses this match it is out of the championship.
Vera: So there is nothing written on the beautiful, clean walls of my brand new apartment?
Rob: No. Here are some examples of how you can use this expression.
Vera: So that's what this expression is used for: to indicate that something will end up badly. Well, at least my walls are ok. They are nice and clean! Dominic is still a good boy!
Rob: Gooooooal! Finally!
Rob: Oh, sorry Vera. Your walls are free of writing but your carpet is flooded with wine. Sorry. I've just knocked打破 my glass on the floor by accident and there is a big stain污點…
Vera: Oh Rob is the bad boy now! My beautiful carpet!
Rob: Red wine, white carpet… The writing was on the wall for this one. Sorry. And bye…
Vera: Bye Rob. Bye carpet.
Dominic: Carpet!? I want to write on the carpet!
Rob: Gooooooal! Finally!
Rob: Oh, sorry Vera. Your walls are free of writing but your carpet is flooded with wine. Sorry. I've just knocked打破 my glass on the floor by accident and there is a big stain污點…
Vera: Oh Rob is the bad boy now! My beautiful carpet!
Rob: Red wine, white carpet… The writing was on the wall for this one. Sorry. And bye…
Vera: Bye Rob. Bye carpet.
Dominic: Carpet!? I want to write on the carpet!
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