1- to destroy something or someone completely:
Just one of these bombs could annihilate a city the size of New York.
2- to defeat someone easily and completely in a game or competition:
Tyson annihilated his opponent in the first round.
Slow-witted Forrest Gump has never thought of himself as disadvantaged, and thanks to his supportive mother, he leads anything but a restricted life. Whether dominating on the gridiron as a college football star, fighting in Vietnam or captaining a shrimp boat, Forrest inspires people with his childlike optimism. But one person Forrest cares about most may be the most difficult to save — his childhood love, the sweet but troubled Jenny.
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1I asked the zebra,
Are you black with white stripes?
Or white with black stripes?
And the zebra asked me,
A mean duke grew tobacco, and his cardinal rule was to always keep the plants healthy. The duke’s top minister was his twin brother. They closely resembled each other. One day, the tobacco plants started to die. He hired men to watch the fields. Soon, the men brought a woman to him and said, “We captured a witch!”
Continue reading The Duke and the MinisterNorwegian Air Shuttle said Friday one of its Boeing 737s has been stuck in Iran for three weeks after an unscheduled landing due to engine problems, as U.S. restrictions reportedly create headaches for the airline and possibly passengers.
Continue reading Get the plane back on the wingsOne morning, people from a small town found a little girl by a stream. She seemed to be wearing a green costume. As the people got closer, they saw that the girl’s skin was green!
“Oh my!” The people exclaimed. “What if her motive for coming to our town is bad? What if she has a strange origin?”
Continue reading Mrs. May and the Green GirlI’ve been alone with you inside my mind
And in my
I sometimes see you pass outside my door
Hello, is it me you’re looking for?
When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be pretty
Will I be rich
Here’s what she said to me
اینروزها اغلب دلمان میخواهد بگیریم و برویم…
آیلتس و تافل را میگویم.
تا کمی اقتصاد ناجور و شرایط بحرانی میشود؛ یادمان میافتد که میبایست سالها پیش آیلتس خود را با نمرهای عالی میگرفتیم. حمله به سوی آیلتس، تافل و مهاجرت!
Peter’s job was driving a taxi downtown. He made a small salary. But he liked his job because it wasn’t dull. Every day, he saw new things that appealed to him. Peter was practical about the future. “Maybe I can get a scholarship to college,” he thought. “I could learn mathematical formulas and get a job at a bank. I could help clients invest their money.”
Continue reading The Taxi Driver