ñ by Elizabeth Gilbert (born July 18, 1969) is an American author, essayist, short story writer, biographer, novelist and memoirist.

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EAT. PRAY. LOVE

ñ by Elizabeth Gilbert (born July 18, 1969) is an American author, essayist, short story writer, biographer, novelist and memoirist.

ñ memoirs ['memwa:z]

ñ written in 2006

ñ film adaptation – 2010

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Main Characters

Elizabeth Gilbert – a sociable and curious American writer endured a painful divorce and searching for spiritual balance.

Felipe – a middle-aged divorced Brazilian businessman whom Liz met on Bali and fell in love with.

David – a young New-York actor, Elizabeth's ex-boyfriend who introduced Guru to her.

Richard from Texas – Elizabeth's friend in India who helped her a lot to get stronger after her unsuccessful relationships.

Ketut Liyer – a cheerful Balinese medicine man who taught how to find a spiritual balance.

Wayan – a Balinese healer with whose help Liz met Felipe.

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Let's Discuss

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ñ Which countries did Elizabeth visit? Why did she choose them?

ñ What countries would you choose if you were in the author's shoes? Give reasons for your choice.

Vocabulary

Phrase or word	Context	Comments, synonyms or translation
word-for-word identical	...another flier with the same request, word-for-word identical in every way...	~ literally
get up the juice (to do smth.)	I think if we were to stay in Italy for another three years, he might actually get up the juice to kiss me.	~ make up one's mind
king's ransom	...who'd just discovered that she was pregnant for the first time, after spending two years and king's ransom in fertility treatments.	=big sum of money
to pony up	...who refuses to pony up the good stuff anymore – despite the fact that you know he has it hidden somewhere...	=to give the money required
shaky sense of direction	My shaky sense of direction and geography means I have explored six continents in my life with only the vaguest idea of where I am at any given time.
to sit smth. out	...I've decided to sit this particular game out for a while. I don't want to get involved with anybody.	~wait till (smth) is over
high fervor	At such high fervor!	~zeal
give a jones	...and something about meeting this Australian girl on her way to Slovenia just gave me such a jones to hit the road.	jones = пристрастие
to hit the road	~set out, take the road = to start or resume traveling
to make a radical shift	Seeing all this, I could feel my worldview start to make a radical shift.
to nudge one's attention away from smth./smb.	My sister's arrival in Rome a few days later helped nudge my attention away from lingering sadness over David and bring me back up to speed.	~draw away
up to speed	= operating at an acceptable or competitive level
to uncork one's tongue	I have uncorked my tongue, and Italian pouring forth!
to two-time	...my mind was two-timing me again...	~deceive, trick
to bust a gut in laughter	...he was veritably busting a gut in laughter...
short shelf life	Problem is, that you can't accept that this relationship had a real s hort shelf life.
get smb. jammed up	...you used to getting what you want out of life, and you didn't get what you wanted in your last few relationships and it's got you all jammed up.	~overfilled
out of shape	Even just talking about it you're getting all bent out of shape.	~bent, twisted, or deformed = искаженно
betwixt and between	I'm just a slippery antevasin – betwixt and between – a student on the ever-shifting border near the wonderful, scary forest of the new.	= in an intermediate, indecisive, or middle position
to cherry-pick	You don't want to go cherry-picking a religion.	= to choose or take the best or most profitable of (a number of things)
to dust off	I'd only been hanging around with monks and medicine men lately, but suddenly I was dusting off the old sexuality again.	~remember, recall
to have a crush on smb.	I guess I have a crash on him.	~to fall in love with smb.
suitor	I felt it was too soon for me to be receiving a gentleman suitor.	~ladies' man; admirer

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