Prefer is  one of the  verbs that we frequently use in every day conversation;however, with different sentences you should use different forms

a) afterpreferyou can use either infinitive or gerund without any difference in meaning

e.g.    I prefer to continue my education in Iran

        or       I prefer continuing my education in Iran

b) if there is an object after prefer, you cannot use gerund. In that case you must use an infinitive

e.g.      I prefer youto instalthe computer.   Not installing

c) when you prefer something to something, you should use gerund in both cases

e.g.    I prefer cycling to swimming

Q:  Which one is faster, cold or heat?                           i

A:  Heat; you can catch cold

Q:  What did they award the man that invented the door knocker?       i

A:The No-bell prize

Q: What always falls without getting hurt?                                    i

A:Rain

Q:What word is always pronounced wrong ?                          i

A: Wrong

Q: What is full of holes yet can still hold water?                             i

A:A sponge

Q: What is worse than finding a grub in your apple?                 i

A: Finding a half grub

All of us are getting ready for the exams these days. These are some advices in order to be successful not only at school but also in your whole life

Plan while others are playing

Study while others are sleeping 

Decide while others are delaying

Prepare while others are daydreaming

work while others are wishing

Save while others are wasting

listen while others are talking

smile while others are frowning

persist while others are quitting

Life is the hound

Equivocal

Comes at a bound

To tear me or be friend

I cannot say its intent

Till it has jumped

over my hands

With teeth or tongue

Mean while I stand

And wait the event

To be in hot water: To be in trouble

قوانین مربوط به جمع بستن اسم ها در انگليسي

1- بيشتر اسمهاي انگليسي را مي توان با اضافه كردن s  با آخر آنها به جمع تبديل كرد.
door
doors
 
book
books
pen
Pens
 
cat
cats

اسمهاي مختوم به s – sh – ch –x – z – ss را بوسيله es به جمع تبديل مي كنيم
box
boxes
 
church
churches
bus
buses
 
glass
glasses
 
3-  اسمهاي مختوم بهy در صورتيكه حرف مافبل y يك حرف بي صدا باشد هنگام جمع بستن y  حذف و مابقي كلمهies مي گيرد.
lady
ladies
 
army
armies
ولي چنانچه حرف ماقبل y يكي از حروف صدادار باشد، كلمه هنگام جمع بستن فقط s مي گيرد.
boy
boys
 
valley
valleys
 
 
 
 
 
 
4- كلماتي كه به حرف یا f-feختم مي شوند در هنگام جمع بستن f /fe به ves تبديل مي شوند.
leaf
leaves
 
wife
wives
knife
knives
 
thief
thieves
يادآوري: roof و proof  و برخي از كلمات ديگر از اين قاعده مستثنا هستند و فقط s مي گيرند.
 
5- برخي از كلمات مفرد را بوسيله تغيير حروف صدادار آنها به جمع تبديل مي كنيم.
man
men
 
tooth
teeth
foot
feet
 
woman
women
 
6- برخي از كلمات مفرد را با اضافه كردن حروفي غير از s يا es به آخرشان به جمع تبديل مي كنيم.
child
children
 
criterion
criteria
 
 
 
 
 
 
7- مفرد بعضي از كلمات همانند جمع آن هاست.
sheep
sheep
 
fish
fish

سوار شدن:   To get in / To get on

To get in is used for cars; To get on is used for all other forms of transportation.   m

It's easiest to get in the car from the driver's side. The door on the other side doesn't work well.  m

I always get on the bus to work.    m

پیاده شدن :   To get out of / To get off

To get out of is used for caers; To get off is used for all other forms of transportation.  m

Why don't we stop and get out of the car for a while?  k

Helen got off the train in the 42nd Street terminal.   m

                                                        اصطلاح عامیانه fishy یعنی داری مشکوک میزنی