The Little Prince - vocabulary #4

     Once upon a time I decided to learn English. I treated this resolution very carelessly, so naturally I did not succeed. Apart from learning English, I wanted to learn how to play guitar but when it came to real work, I always found some excuses to not do it. My ambitions were barely larger than that of an average six year old child. It was so embarrassing! Things changed when I got a book about habits and after reading it I exclaimed: "Now I know why I cannot take up new things successfully". Then I shrugged my shoulders, because I realized that I hadn't had the knowledge of how important habits are in our daily lives before and that they are largely responsible for our success or failure. From then on I started to try to be more understanding towards myself. 


Vocabulary used:

barely; apart from; exclaim; shrug one's shoulders; understanding towards; once upon a time; carelessly; take up; succeed; when it comes to.

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