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Podcast: Can a leopard change its spots?

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Podcast: Can a leopard change its spots?

of course &e0s going to c&eat again. 2 leopard can0t c&ange its spots. /&at do -ou t&in51 Dot necessaril- in regards to c&eating, but in general8 do -ou t&in5 it is true t&at people can0t c&ange1 +o -ou agree 4it& t&is sa-ing ?2 leopard can0t c&ange its spots?1 E- opinion is, it depends. I certainl- t&in5 it is possible to c&ange. It is possible for people to c&ange, to modift&eir be&avior for various reasons. <o I t&in5 t&at a leopard can c&ange its spots. 2 figurative leopard, of course. Dot t&e animal. <ure, sometimes people e)&ibit t&e same be&avior all t&eir lives... t&e- do t&e same t&ing over and over again. (ut t&at0s not al4a-s t&e case. <o, t&is sa-ing... 2 leopard can0t c&ange its spots1 I t&in5 sometimes it applies, but most of t&e time, to be &onest, I don0t t&in5 it does. /&at is -our opinion1 +o -ou agree t&at a leopard can0t c&ange its spots, or do -ou &ave an interesting stor- to tell us about &o4 someone reall- c&anged t&eir be&avior1 3et us 5no4 in t&e comments. #al5 to -ou ne)t time.

Key expressions
all -our eggs in one bas5et a leopard can0t c&ange its spots

Glossary
4&at0s 4orse F o que pior off t&e -ello4 pages F a partir das p!ginas amarelas a sa-ing F um ditado

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