Everyone wants to be happy, right?
Two expressions in English that mean "very, VERY happy" are: to be "on top of the world" and "over the moon." You cannot exchange them. You cannot be "over the world," or "on top of the moon."
A friend of mine from Africa feels "on top of the world" this week. He has reached his goals. He got an education degree from St. Michael's College in Vermont. He is very, very happy. He is also "over the moon" because he is going home soon. He will see his wife and his children. He has been away a long, long time.
When were you last "on top of the world" or "over the moon"? Can you tell someone about it in English? Can you write a sentence or two about it?
Yesterday I was taking pictures with a camera at a college graduation. Someone was holding a fancy pole called a "mace". It had a little statue of St. Michael -- who is an angel -- sitting on top of the world. I wonder what St. Michael was thinking. He had a sword. He killed an evil dragon in the world. Do you think he was also "on top of the world," meaning, happy?
American astronauts were the first men to step on the moon. Do you think they were "over the moon" (very, very happy) about that? I think so. I remember hearing their voices on the radio. I was a young girl.
Two expressions in English that mean "very, VERY happy" are: to be "on top of the world" and "over the moon." You cannot exchange them. You cannot be "over the world," or "on top of the moon."
A friend of mine from Africa feels "on top of the world" this week. He has reached his goals. He got an education degree from St. Michael's College in Vermont. He is very, very happy. He is also "over the moon" because he is going home soon. He will see his wife and his children. He has been away a long, long time.
When were you last "on top of the world" or "over the moon"? Can you tell someone about it in English? Can you write a sentence or two about it?
Yesterday I was taking pictures with a camera at a college graduation. Someone was holding a fancy pole called a "mace". It had a little statue of St. Michael -- who is an angel -- sitting on top of the world. I wonder what St. Michael was thinking. He had a sword. He killed an evil dragon in the world. Do you think he was also "on top of the world," meaning, happy?
American astronauts were the first men to step on the moon. Do you think they were "over the moon" (very, very happy) about that? I think so. I remember hearing their voices on the radio. I was a young girl.
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