Sunday 16 July 2017

Have you ever been thrilled to bits?

Today’s English
July 17th, 2017

To be happy is to live.  Man is not merely to be a programmed computer which simply follows commands and has no feelings.  First Mark, first prize, first love, first child, first job, first house, first car  and there are thousand and one other things which make a person happy.  How to express in English one’s joy in different situations is our concern today.

1. You are looking so happy. Any good news?

2. I wish you a long and happy retirement.

3. I rejoiced at my child’s play.

4. Don’t feel anything. Come on! Be cheerful and enjoy the party.

5. See there how much she is delighted with her new car!

6. She shed tears of joy at her daughter’s marriage.

7. He is a light-hearted man working always in high spirits.

8. The excited children cried out in chorus.

9. We all jumped out of joy to hear that news.

10. I’m so glad/pleased to see you here.

11. I can still remember the blissful year I spent with her.

12. It’s a great pleasure to welcome you all this morning.

13. You are so kind enough to us. Thanks a lot. No mention please. It’s my pleasure.

14. We all cried out in ecstasy to see India win the match.

15. I was thrilled to bits (=extremely happy) to get selected in TCS.

16. He was as high as a kite with her new car.

17. They were dancing in the streets (=so happy) about the pay hike.

18. She was full of the joys of the spring (=so excited) on her wedding day.

“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”
- Jalaluddin Rumi

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