Words and their stories: down to earth
<p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="new">new</span>. <span word="Together">Together</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> "<span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>." <span word="Down">Down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honest">honest</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="accepts">accepts</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="equals">equals</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="proud">proud</span>.</p><p><span word="Down">Down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="important">important</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> "<span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heads">heads</span>." <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lets">lets</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="big">big</span> <span word="head">head</span>."</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> "<span word="his">his</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>." <span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>.</p><p><span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="both">both</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>." <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="common">common</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>." <span word="She">She</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="real">real</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="his">his</span> "<span word="head">head</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span>." <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="daydreamer">daydreamer</span>."</p>
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