Americans avoid talking about politics and religion with strangers. Find out what happens when a husband and wife discuss such controversial topics in this episode.
Slow dialogue: 1:25
Explanations: 2:36
Fast dialogue: 17:30
Vivian: That news commentator should be fired for making such inflammatory comments. At least I won’t watch this show again until she is.
William: As usual, you’re making a mountain out of a molehill. She was just expressing her opinion, albeit a controversial one.
Vivian: Her opinion is offensive. Mark my words: Before the end of the week, a lot of people will be up in arms calling for her head on a platter.
William: I doubt it. It’ll all blow over. It’s just a tempest in a teapot.
Vivian: No way. She’ll never get away with it.
William: Oh, yeah?
Vivian: Yeah.
William: Do you want to make a bet?
Vivian: Sure, I’ll take that bet. What does the winner get?
William: Just the pleasure of seeing the other person eat her words.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
2011년 3월 23일 수요일
2011년 3월 22일 화요일
670-Making Controversial Commnets
We all make mistakes. Learn how to talk about forgiving someone who has done you wrong in this episode.
Slow dialogue: 1:09
Explanations: 3:03
Fast dialogue: 19:42
Luc: You’ll never guess who called and left a voicemail message today.
Angela: Who?
Luc: Barbara!
Angela: Oh, really? What did she want?
Luc: She said she was calling to RSVP for our party this Saturday.
Angela: Did she?
Luc: Stop playing innocent with me. Did you or did you not invite her to our party this Saturday?
Angela: I may have. Okay, I did.
Luc: Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t you and Barbara have a knock-down, drag-out fight last month?
Angela: We may have.
Luc: And didn’t you say that you’d never speak to her again much less invite her over to our house?
Angela: That’s water under the bridge. You know what they say: “To err is human, to forgive divine.”
Luc: I can’t believe my ears. You ranted and raved for days that you’d hold against her for the rest of your life all of the terrible things she said about you.
Angela: I was being overdramatic. I don’t think I ranted and raved, actually. We just had a little spat. It’s best just to forgive and forget.
Luc: Unbelievable! Why can’t you have a selective memory when we have fights?
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- RSVP: V. répondez s'il vous plaît(please reply)
- Much less: 하물며 ~ 은 아니다, 더욱이, and certainly not
I don't want even to see her, much less speak to her. - That’s water under the bridge. 이미 지나간 일이잖니.
- err= make a mistake
- rant and rave = 소리지르다, 고함치다 show that you are angry by shouting or complaining loudly for a long time
- Spat: 옥신각신 함 disagreements
2011년 3월 16일 수요일
666-Travelling to less poplular sites
Planning a nice vacation this year? Learn how to make it a bit more exciting in this episode.
Slow dialogue: 1:30
Explanations: 3:12
Fast dialogue: 16:39
Vanessa: Put away that guidebook. I want our vacation to be exciting and unique, not cookie cutter. Tourists all visit the same sites. I want to explore and go to some places off the beaten path.
Justin: That would be fine except we’ve never traveled to Podville before and we don’t speak the language. How are we going to make our way around if we don’t plan out our trip?
Vanessa: We’ll be fine. Stop worrying. We spend too much time planning. Let’s just fly by the seat of our pants.
Justin: You really want to just go unprepared? That’s just not sensible. Anything could happen.
Vanessa: I’m not going to lose sleep over it. We just need to meet some locals and they’ll be able to tell us about the hidden, secluded, and offbeat sites. Those are the ones I want to see.
Justin: You can explore all you like, but I’m bringing some insurance.
Vanessa: What insurance?
Justin: I’m bringing two guidebooks and this phone number.
Vanessa: Phone number for what?
Justin: The phone number for the American embassy. That’s where I plan to go for help when you get lost off the beaten path!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
Slow dialogue: 1:30
Explanations: 3:12
Fast dialogue: 16:39
Vanessa: Put away that guidebook. I want our vacation to be exciting and unique, not cookie cutter. Tourists all visit the same sites. I want to explore and go to some places off the beaten path.
Justin: That would be fine except we’ve never traveled to Podville before and we don’t speak the language. How are we going to make our way around if we don’t plan out our trip?
Vanessa: We’ll be fine. Stop worrying. We spend too much time planning. Let’s just fly by the seat of our pants.
Justin: You really want to just go unprepared? That’s just not sensible. Anything could happen.
Vanessa: I’m not going to lose sleep over it. We just need to meet some locals and they’ll be able to tell us about the hidden, secluded, and offbeat sites. Those are the ones I want to see.
Justin: You can explore all you like, but I’m bringing some insurance.
Vanessa: What insurance?
Justin: I’m bringing two guidebooks and this phone number.
Vanessa: Phone number for what?
Justin: The phone number for the American embassy. That’s where I plan to go for help when you get lost off the beaten path!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
2011년 3월 15일 화요일
668-Having Cash Flow Problems
Running a small business isn’t always easy. Learn about what happens when the money is gone in this episode.
Slow dialogue: 1:23
Explanations: 2:45
Fast dialogue: 17:11
Kylie: I’ve just crunched the numbers and we’re not going to be able to meet payroll next month because of cash flow problems.
Miguel: That can’t be. The cash flow projections from last month showed that we’d be fine.
Kylie: We didn’t anticipate a shortfall in income this month and didn’t set aside enough cash to hedge against a cash flow problem.
Miguel: What can we do? We need a stopgap solution now. (=temporary)
Kylie: Well, we could try to extend our line of credit at the bank.
Miguel: We’re already overextended at the bank. I don’t want to push our luck.
Kylie: The other option is to hold off on paying our suppliers and hope that our income goes up next month, as predicted.
Miguel: Do you really think we can hold them off for that long?
Kylie: I’ll have a talk with our biggest suppliers and give them assurances that they’ll get paid. Let’s just hope they’re not having cash flow problems of their own!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
Slow dialogue: 1:23
Explanations: 2:45
Fast dialogue: 17:11
Kylie: I’ve just crunched the numbers and we’re not going to be able to meet payroll next month because of cash flow problems.
Miguel: That can’t be. The cash flow projections from last month showed that we’d be fine.
Kylie: We didn’t anticipate a shortfall in income this month and didn’t set aside enough cash to hedge against a cash flow problem.
Miguel: What can we do? We need a stopgap solution now. (=temporary)
Kylie: Well, we could try to extend our line of credit at the bank.
Miguel: We’re already overextended at the bank. I don’t want to push our luck.
Kylie: The other option is to hold off on paying our suppliers and hope that our income goes up next month, as predicted.
Miguel: Do you really think we can hold them off for that long?
Kylie: I’ll have a talk with our biggest suppliers and give them assurances that they’ll get paid. Let’s just hope they’re not having cash flow problems of their own!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
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