'Light at the End of the Tunnel' — VOA Learning English

Article · Language: English · Level: medium · Author: VOA Learning English · ≈ 3 min · 443 words

Topics: суспільство

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Tunnels are long passageways that help us get from one point to another. We drive through tunnels. Subways and trains travel through tunnels. We can walk through tunnels and be protected from bad weather.

Some tunnels are very long. When we drive through them, we must turn on our headlights. If not, we cannot see! If you are afraid of long dark tunnels, having lights is important.

And that gives us this expression – light at the end of the tunnel.

This means to have hope that a bad situation will soon come to an end.

Imagine you are traveling through a long, dark tunnel. You keep going and going but you only see darkness. Then,…

Tap any word for its translation at once; the word goes into your deck together with its sentence.

Anna Matteo wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.

Source: learningenglish.voanews.com/a/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-/7049610.html

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