'The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions' — VOA Learning English

Article · Language: English · Level: medium · Author: VOA Learning English · ≈ 3 min · 417 words

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Roads are paved with different kinds of materials, such as concrete or asphalt. Older roads were paved with cobblestones. Some streets in Washington, DC still have the cobblestones from over a hundred years ago. They were meant for horses and carriages. So, they can be difficult to walk on.

Today we talk about roads paved with a very different material – intentions. Intentions are things we mean to do or things we want to do. They are not things we have done.

So, sometimes we say: The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

This is a proverb -- a short, well-known saying containing a wise thought. The wise thought with this…

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Anna Matteo wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.

Source: learningenglish.voanews.com/a/the-road-to-hell-is-paved-with-good-intentions-/67

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