TEXT
Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.
"A square peg in a round hole", or "the round pegs in the square holes" as used in the advertisement, are examples of idiomatic expressions. Alike these expressions, the meaning of many other English idioms are easily understood just by analysing their words and establishing a relation with the context in which they are inserted.
Bearing this in mind, what does the expression "the round pegs in the square holes" mean in Text?
TEXT
Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.
The text above was used in a 1997 Apple advertisement and was part of Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford University commencement address.
What´s the main idea of this excerpt?
Analyse the joke below and mark the alternative which explains it correctly:
- What is pointless?
- To tell a bald guy a hair-raising story.
Text
When it comes to looking inedible the squid
goes all out. Tentacles, suckers, big blobby eyes,
anything to help communicate the message
"Do not eat me, under any circumstances".
[05] There's even a beak in there somewhere.
It's really more threat than feast.
Which got us thinking. What on earth
was the first person to eat squid doing?
Who in their right mind could look at
[10] raw squid and say, "That's the snack for me"?!?
TO THE VISIONARY WHO FIRST SAW
TENTACLED BRAIN SACS
AND THOUGHT "LUNCH".
What a weirdo. What a hero.
[15] Because as we know, squid just happens
to be one of life's greatest pleasures:
chargrilled squid salad, chilli squid linguine,
crisp calamari dunked in mayo...
So we'd like to say a heartfelt
[20] thank you to the first person to eat squid.
And to all the food pioneers who boldly
ate what none had eaten before -
giving those funny-looking foods
the chance to be delicious.
(Source: https://www.adforum.com/award-organization/6650183/showcase/2017/ad/34548009 retrieved on September26, 2019)
Text above is one of Hellmann's (the food brand) awarded advertisements.
What does the phrase "Tentacled Brain Sacs" in line12 refer to in the ad?
Text
When it comes to looking inedible the squid
goes all out. Tentacles, suckers, big blobby eyes,
anything to help communicate the message
"Do not eat me, under any circumstances".
[05] There's even a beak in there somewhere.
It's really more threat than feast.
Which got us thinking. What on earth
was the first person to eat squid doing?
Who in their right mind could look at
[10] raw squid and say, "That's the snack for me"?!?
TO THE VISIONARY WHO FIRST SAW
TENTACLED BRAIN SACS
AND THOUGHT "LUNCH".
What a weirdo. What a hero.
[15] Because as we know, squid just happens
to be one of life's greatest pleasures:
chargrilled squid salad, chilli squid linguine,
crisp calamari dunked in mayo...
So we'd like to say a heartfelt
[20] thank you to the first person to eat squid.
And to all the food pioneers who boldly
ate what none had eaten before -
giving those funny-looking foods
the chance to be delicious.
(Source: https://www.adforum.com/award-organization/6650183/showcase/2017/ad/34548009 retrieved on September26, 2019)
What does the adjective inedible mean in line1?
Which word from the parenthesis completes each sentence correctly? Mark the alternative that corresponds to the correct sequence from I to VI, respectively.
I - Increasing numbers of people are ........................... to cow's milk. (sensible - sensitive)
ll - I ....................... to spend the night there, so you don't have to wait for me. (intend - pretend)
III - It was rather ................ of him to ask a complete stranger to take care of his luggage. (ingenious - ingenuous)
IV - He left the office at nine exactly, as is his ..................... (costume - custom)
V - Because of legislation, in my country, cinemas have to provide .................. for deaf people. (subtitles - legends)
VI - The company plans to shut down four ................. and cut 10,000 jobs. (factories - fabrics)