One of the best things about learning another language is hearing the outcome of of a student translating an expression that is unique to that culture. For example, Coraima, one of my Spanish-speaking students, has screamed out "I'm breaking my brain..." on a couple of different occassions, usually after she's been thinking a lot & working very hard. ;) (The equivalent for us would be, "I'm racking my brain.")
Recently, Coraima had been working hard & another girl in the class looked at her paper, scooted closer to her, & began copying down a response. Coraima slams her fist on the table & bursts out, "Meees! Ugh! I break my brain & then she copies me! It's no right!" It was pretty awesome.
The expression in Spanish is "Me estoy rompiendo mi coco," meaning, "I'm breaking my coconut." I give her credit for changing the word coconut to brain.
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