Achilles heel
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span> <span word="heel">heel</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="point">point</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span>, <span word="whoever">whoever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multinational">multinational</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fails">fails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="inadequacy">inadequacy</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apt">apt</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span> <span word="heel">heel</span> – <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="fails">fails</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="Achilles">Achilles</span> <span word="heel">heel</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span>’ <span word="heel">heel</span>. <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="mythology">mythology</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lovely">lovely</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="personable">personable</span>, <span word="gods">gods</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>. <span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span>’ <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="immortal">immortal</span>, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="river">river</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ankle">ankle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="immersed">immersed</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heel">heel</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="forgot">forgot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ankle">ankle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span>’ <span word="body">body</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="impenetrable">impenetrable</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="weaponry">weaponry</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> – <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unwashed">unwashed</span> <span word="heel">heel</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wound">wound</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arrow">arrow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="heel">heel</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="use">use</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="clich">clich</span>é <span word="with">with</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="proves">proves</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ok">ok</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span> <span word="heel">heel</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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