APAD: Every cloud has a silver lining

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Every Cloud has a Silver Lining means that you can derive some benefit from every bad thing that happens to you. No matter how bad a situation might seem, there is always some good aspect to it.
This expression is usually said as an encouragement to a person who is overcome by some difficulty and is unable to see any positive way forward.

The origin of the idiom is most likely traceable to the year 1634, when John Milton pennedhis masque Comus. In it, the quote appears as “Was I deceived or did a sable cloud Turn forth her silver lining on the night?”

www.phrases.org.uk + www.gingersoftware.com/content/phrases/every-cloud-has-a-silver-lining
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The most recent pandemic in our history, Covid -19, has impacted our lives for more than 4 years now.  Somehow I felt the world stopped and we all lost almost two precious years of our lives, especially during the first year, when almost all schools, including universities, stopped in-person classes.  I got Covid in April of 2020 with a 911 ambulance trip to the ER. I still remember the very scary feeling as the only patient in the empty ER ward.staring at the white ceiling.

But I survived, and the world survived. Children kept growing and life kept moving on.  Believe it or not, there is even a silver lining coming with it: "the most common benefits of the crisis included more time with family and friends, and a slower pace of life".  I also believe that the wild animals were probably happier during the pandemic when we were not around as much.
 
 
 

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Thanks! A silver lining is a metaphor for optimism. -矽穀居士- 給 矽穀居士 發送悄悄話 矽穀居士 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 10:15:31

I think Silver Lining can be used on its own. -矽穀居士- 給 矽穀居士 發送悄悄話 矽穀居士 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 10:16:04

4Sure. 黎明曙光。:-) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 10:33:39

Hard to have one without the other :-)) -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 10:42:26

that‘s nature! ;-) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 10:52:08

想起一句電影台詞說一個大反派,他說的話也不完全錯誤,至少語法是對的 -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 13:55:33

還有:這篇文章我連標點符號都不信。 -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/08/2024 postreply 08:50:45

記得孟晚舟在重獲自由的第一次公開講話時就說過這句話:) -妖妖靈- 給 妖妖靈 發送悄悄話 妖妖靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 18:02:19

是吧?覺得那個事件裏加拿大最“傻”最冤枉了哈。just my 2 cents. ;) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 18:39:02

對於我來說,2020年的一年我至少做了我三年能做的事情:) -妖妖靈- 給 妖妖靈 發送悄悄話 妖妖靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 18:42:13

是的。那一年醫療係統負荷巨大超常,醫護人員不僅極累,也非常危險。衷心地感激你們! -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/07/2024 postreply 18:50:36

They should give you a long break. -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/08/2024 postreply 08:49:03

我的break肯定比你多:)很Enjoy:) -妖妖靈- 給 妖妖靈 發送悄悄話 妖妖靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/08/2024 postreply 08:54:43

去看詩!:)不定哪天用你的例子了:) -妖妖靈- 給 妖妖靈 發送悄悄話 妖妖靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/08/2024 postreply 08:55:28

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