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Full Moon
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Full Moon
满月

Past Progressive Tense

Date: Oct 28 2011

Grammar: Past Progressive Tense

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Halloween is a holiday that celebrates all things spooky, from witches and ghosts to full moons. But wait. What’s so scary about a full moon?

There are a lot of superstitions related to full moons. Some think a full moon makes people go insane. There are even legends about men turning into wolves when the moon is full.

Devan believes that strange things happen when there is a full moon. But Jeff thinks she’s freaking out for no reason. Hear their spooky conversation and decide for yourself who is right.

从巫师和鬼魂到满月,万圣节是庆祝所有恐怖事物的节日。但是等一下。满月有什么可怕的?
满月有很多迷信色彩。有人认为满月能使人们发狂。甚至传说有人在月圆之夜能变身成狼。
德凡相信满月时会发生灵异事件。但杰夫认为她是杞人忧天。听听他们令人不寒而栗的谈话,自己判断谁说的对。

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Devan

Devan

Jeff

Jeff

Devan:  So all these weird things were happening last night. I crossed the path of a black cat, there was, like, weird people walking on the streets and giving me funny looks, and everything felt off. And then I realized that it was a full moon last night.

Jeff:  Hmm. So?

Devan:  So, you know how people’s mood changes when it’s a full moon?

Jeff:  Well, I think that’s kind of a…an assumption. I don’t know how much truth there is to that.

Devan:  You don’t believe that? You don’t think there’s anything spooky or a little bit weird about a full moon?

Jeff:  No, not really. I mean, it changes the Earth physically. Like it stretches the Earth, it creates the tides, so it does affect quite a bit. I don’t know, maybe certain animals are sensitive to that. So I guess there could be some truth behind it, but as far as the people going nuts, I’m not so sure on that one. I think maybe you noticed a black cat and then thought of that, and then put it together with the full moon, and then noticed anything else remotely spooky afterwards.

Devan:  So I guess a belief in werewolves is out for you then, right?

Jeff:  Yeah, not so much. Although that’d be pretty cool.

 

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Recently, Devan noticed a lot of weird and spooky things. She thinks it was because there was a full moon. But Jeff thinks she is just being superstitious.

Jeff says the full moon might affect the Earth or animals in certain ways. But he doesn’t believe that the full moon causes people to go insane. He also doesn’t believe that the full moon turns men into werewolves.

Do you believe that the full moon causes people to behave strangely? Do you find full moons spooky?

 

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Phyu Nwe Win

Myanmar

There are many spooky stories in my country about full moon night. As for me I would like sing songs with playing guitar on full moon night.

01:30 AM Oct 29 2011 |

Phyu Nwe Win

Myanmar

There are many spooky stories in my country about full moon night. As for me I would like sing songs with playing guitar on full moon night.

01:29 AM Oct 29 2011 |

elisegambetti

France

Full Moon can be very romantic and not spooky at all ! I do not believe in those superstitions anyway.

10:36 PM Oct 28 2011 |

Yelumopi

Yelumopi

Colombia

I know all about this storys, I think that is just a lie, the storys was created just for funny and jocks.

08:59 PM Oct 28 2011 |

gomezjo

gomezjo

Colombia

I think that all these kind of beliefs are part of mixing mitology and casual facts.


 


 


 


 

08:40 PM Oct 28 2011 |

i love life

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

 that all from greatest of god when god gives us a lot from blessing if you look at the sky and if you look at the sea if you look at the mountains you will of recognize about all things we have in actually from god 


for me i like to see how is the moon will be ful at half month I prefer moon more than of the sun


full moon refer to the romantic specially when you will be sitting with your sweetheart and when you laying on the sea beach it,s gives ourselves another meaning it,s makes us feel of the comfortable


i dont know what happened over the world maybe there are a lot countries didn.t have full moon because climate change but here in my country we have always full moon in all season for example winter and spring and autumn


congratulation to all countries has full moon you must to exploit a nice moments when you have it

08:13 PM Oct 28 2011 |

ravenkatana

Turkey

Jeff says that would be pretty cool for a werewolf existance but i m sure when it s full moon and after he realized it, he will feel afraid and when he see something like werewolf he ll crap on his panths :D

07:34 PM Oct 28 2011 |

john

johnSuper Member!

United States

Have you ever seen the man in the moon? If you look closely, you can see his eyes, nose and mouth…

07:04 PM Oct 28 2011 |

Wishion

Wishion

China

why not turn to be vampire ?

04:42 PM Oct 28 2011 |

Wishion

Wishion

China

why not turn to be vampire ?

04:42 PM Oct 28 2011 |

Wishion

Wishion

China

why not turn to be vampire ?

04:42 PM Oct 28 2011 |

Wishion

Wishion

China

why not turn to be vampire ?

04:42 PM Oct 28 2011 |

miss316

China

haha, that is interesting i have never thought like that way. Because full moon in Chinese culture means unit and good, so i like full moon very much. Conversely I afraid of crescent moon, because you can not see clearly in the darkness without moon light.

03:39 PM Oct 28 2011 |

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nazr

nazr

India

i dont find that spooky at all instead i love it and admire its beauty. i dunno why people go for such superstitions… creating a fear in oneself for such really beautiful things. i  just feel pity for those idiots who have never noticed the full moon…guyzzz its just awesome and there nothing to get frightened here…. 

01:26 PM Oct 28 2011 |

Laura Gl

Saudi Arabia

Every living thing has its own circle, and so does the moon, I dont know if people act strangely to full moon, this is the first time I am knowing this. I dont find full moons so spooky, people usually see it, and they dont find signs of scariness in it..

12:11 PM Oct 28 2011 |

DaniloOtaku

Brazil

This superstition is really interesting I’ll adore see a werewolf hahaha


when the moon is full it’s awesome take some time and apreciate it xD

11:50 AM Oct 28 2011 |

idrissever

idrissever

Turkey

There are nothing to scary on the earth but there just human beliefs. The human being is the king of universe. We just need to accept our force.

11:49 AM Oct 28 2011 |

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FUN777

FUN777

Egypt

I don’t believe in these things although. i heard that people’s feelings change when there is a full moon, but actaully i don’t even notice that at least in myself. For me i think the full moon affects the sea, but people or animals i’m not quite sure.

11:16 AM Oct 28 2011 |

dandouna

dandouna

Tunisia

Whenever the moon is full i wanna be out : having a drink, enjoying this time somewhere.. Just a feeling Wink

11:15 AM Oct 28 2011 |

Bruce_zhou

China

Actually ,i never superstitious,but you know natural really more strongly,we can not find the root cause after the strange things happened,i never believe that made by ghost,just we can not find the reason with our knowledge as well,but why many people are believe have the ghost in the world,because when we as a chind,our parents told us some strange story can not explaining at that time,and many movies the theme is ghost and the ghost always appeared in the full moon night,so horrible,i believe that ,full moon really can make humain some strange behaviours,cause by the gravitational force, just from my point of view ,i don’t know it’s right or not,at lease ,i don’t beileve that cause by ghost,as for me ,just very miss my family when the full moon coming.

10:47 AM Oct 28 2011 |

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