lunes, 1 de agosto de 2016

TODAY'S IDIOM: THE UPS AND DOWNS

"THE UPS AND DOWNS"



If you talk about "the ups and downs" in someone's life, or during a period of time, you talk about both the good times and the bad times. 

Example: She'll have to learn to cope with the ups and downs of life in the public eye, like other famous people do. 

Altibajos.

Example sentences:

  • He's successful now, but he experienced many ups and downs early in his career / Él ahora es exitoso, pero experimentó muchos altibajos al principio de su carrera.

  • In his book, Bill Clinton describes the ups and downs of life as U.S. President. We hear about the good and bad experiences he had / En su libro, Bill Clinton describe los altibajos de la vida del presidente de Estados Unidos de América. Escuchamos acerca de las buenas y malas experiencias que tuvo.

Additional examples:

  • I've had my ups and downs, but in general life has been good to me.

  • All people have their ups and downs.



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