Have something done

این مثال را بخوانید:

Study this example situation:

The roof of bill’s  house was damaged in a storm, so he arranged for a worker to repair it. Yesterday the came and did the job.

Bill had the roof repaired yesterday

این یعنی اینکه آن پسر خودش سقف خانه را تعمیر نکرده است.بلکه از شخص دیگری برای این کار در خواست کرده است. پس کس دیگری سقف را تعمیر کرده است.

This means: Bill didn’t repair the roof himself. He arranged someone else to do it for him.

Compare: Bill repaired the roof. (= he did it himself)

               Bill had the roof repaired. (= he arranged for someone else to do it.)

Now study these sentences:

Did Peggy design her business cards herself or did she have them designed?

Get something done is possible instead of have something done.

I think you should get your hair cut. ( = have your hair cut)

have something done sometimes has a different meaning. For example:

he had all his money stolen while he was on vacation.

This doesn’t mean that he arranged for somebody to steal his money.! It means that: “ all his money was stolen.”

With this meaning, we use have something done to say that something happened to someone: Jack had his nose broken in a fight.(= his nose was broken.)

Verb + ing

Verb + ing Stop        enjoy       dislike         admit       consider      miss Finish      mind       imagine       deny        involve        postpone Delay       suggest    regret         avoid       practice       risk If these verbs are followed by another verb, the structure is usually verb + -ing:  ☻Stop talking!  ☻I’ll do the shopping when I’ve finished cleaning the apartment.  ☻I don’t miss working late every night.  ☻Have you ever considered going to live in another country?  ☻I can’t imagine George riding a motorcycle.  ☻When I’m on vacation, I enjoy not having to get up early. The following expressions also take -ing: Give up (=stop)                      keep or keep on (= do something  go on (= continue)                continuously or repeatedly) put off ( = postpone)                                             ☻ Are you going to give up smoking?  ☻ He kept (on) interrupting me while I was speaking Note the passive form (being done / being seen / being told, etc.): ☻ I don’t mind being told what to do. You can not normally use the infinitive (to do/to dance, etc.) after these verbs and expressions: ☻ I enjoy dancing. (Not to dance) ☻Would you mind closing the door? (Not to close) ☻Jill suggested going to the movies. (Not to go) When you are talking about finished actions, you can also say having done/having stolen, etc. But it is not necessary to use this form. You can also use the simple -ing form for finished actions: ☻ He admitted stealing (or having stolen) the money. ☻ They now regret getting (or having gotten) married. With some of the verbs in this unit (especially admit, deny, regret, and suggest) you can also use a (the) … structure: ☻ He denied that he had stolen the money. (Or denied stealing) ☻ Jill suggested that we go to the movies. (Or suggested going)

English idioms

Idiom: The ayes have it

If the ayes have it, those who voted in favour of something have won

Idiom: Off on one

If someone goes off on one, they get extremely angry indeed

ALL SET

If you're all set, you are ready for something

Happiness In a Nutshell

 

Patience

A woman approached the great violinist Fritz Kreisler after one of his concerts...


She said, "Mr Kreisler, I would give my life to play as you play!"
He turned and smiled and said, "I DID!"



If you want to be really good at something, you might need to spend your whole life practising ... or ten years practising ... or at least six months!



A hundred years ago, most people understood this. Nowadays, people want instant results

For whatever you want to do, here's a strategy ... practise every day, but don't expect to see progress every day!



If you are:

* getting your body fit

* learning a language

* refining your golf swing

* taking singing lessons

* learning a new sport, beginning a hobby, starting a new career ...



give yourself enough time.



Get a daily plan, stick with it ... AND allow yourself time to improve.



You might see little progress in a month. Give it six months of effort - or a year of effort - THEN assess your improvement.



Most people quit too soon!

IN A NUTSHELL

To be successful, this is what you need - in order of importance:

1. Patience and persistence
2. Talent