Friday, 19 July 2013

There is no royal road to learning

Meaning:

  • Learning anything requires a lot of work and effort.


Example sentence:

Why don't you attend some of the lectures? You can't just copy other people's notes and think that you'll pass your exams. There is no royal road to learning.



Questions for you to answer:
  1. Do you believe this idiom is true or do you think that you can achieve big things with just a bit of luck?
  2. Would you describe the road in the picture as 'royal'?
  3. What would be the opposite of 'royal' road in this sense?
  4. When trying to learn something, do you usually travel on 'royal roads'?

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