Wednesday, October 19, 2011

waterproof



This is a common children's nursery rhyme ( a rhyme which children learn in nursery school):

Rain, rain, go away,
Come again another day.


There is a "heavy rain" warning today.

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The ending "-proof" on a word means "difficult to do".

A waterproof coat is a coat where the water cannot soak through easily.
A waterproof watch is a watch where the water cannot get into the watch; but if it is very wet, water might get in.
A bulletproof vest is a vest that policemen wear. Bullets cannot go through. But sometimes it doesn't work.
Shatterproof glass is special glass that is hard to break. It is used in car windshields and at hockey rinks.