《Lesson 086 Royalty》.pdf

The Bob and Rob Show Study Guide Lesson 85: Royalty date: May 19, 2007 file name: bobrob 05- 19-07 Show notes This week we’re talking about royalty. Rob will have much more to say about this topic than Bob. Quotes "The office of president is a bastardized thing half royalty and half democracy that nobody knows whether to genuflect or spit." Jimmy Breslin. "It can only be by blinding the understanding of man and making him believe that government is some wonderful mysterious that excessive revenues are a paid. Monarchy is well calculated to ensure this end. It is the popery of government a thing kept up to amuse the ignorant and quiet them into taxes." Thomas paine. Phrasal Verbs and Idioms "to reign over (also ‘rule over’)” To have power over subjects of a nation or a group of people e.g: the Queen of England has reigned over her subjects for decades. “to rein in” 1) To gain control of something/someone by halting their progress or activities e.g: My boss reined in the renegade employees ! 2) To pull on the reins of a horse to make it go slower or stop e.g: John reined in his horse and waited until his friend caught up. EXTRA: “to rule out” To exclude a possibility of some kind e.g: don’t rule him out because he may have hidden skills. Idioms: 1) "to be blue blooded" or “be a blue blood” To have royal blood/be a member of the royal family or aristocracy e.g: Prince Charles is a true blue blood. Bonus Idiom: “a royal pain" To be annoying, frustrating, troublesome and problematic e.g: Look at that spoiled brat. What a royal pain. AJESS Expressions that help to modify a sentence: In my experience …. the royal family is a royal pain. To a certain extent …. I think sometimes Japanese can be a little more polite than Americans. In theory …. perhaps the monarchy is a good idea. In some households …. in Japan families actually put out a flag on Constitution Day. In some parts of the world …. there are absolute monarchs. In the past …. if yo