0405_to bail on someone

0405 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—to bail on someone
中譯/中文意思: 失約/放某人鴿子
Dialog at: 3:15 and 5:45

A: Is Jim helping you with your English?
B: He bailed on me.
A: What happened?
B: As soon as we started, his girlfriend called.



New words:
01:00 patron 捐款人
01:00 sponsor 贊助商
01:38 promise 承諾
02:36 give you a ride 送你一程

0404_no strings attached

0404 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—no strings attached
中譯/中文意思: 沒附帶條件
Dialog at: 4:38 and 9:49

A: Did you sign up for the free DDM lessons?
B: No. He’s just trying to sell his classes.
A: Well, yeah, but the 8 lessons are free!
B: No strings attached?
A: None!



New words:
03:32 brand-new 全新的
06:16 advantage 好處/優勢
09:45 committment 承諾

0403_to put it bluntly

0403 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—to put it bluntly
中譯/中文意思: 老實說
Dialog at: 3:26 and 7:14

A: Have some of this!
B: What’s this tea in a bowl?
A: It’s soup! How is it? Be honest.
B: Well, to put it bluntly…it’s flavorless.



New words:
02:51 bald 禿頭
04:01 digest system 消化系統
04:35 flavorless 沒味道
05:44 curious 好奇

0402_(place) is a dump

0402 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—(place) is a dump
中譯/中文意思: (某地方)很髒
Dialog at: 1:58 and 4:19

A: Let’s go eat at Earl’s Restaurant.
B: No way. The place is a dump!
A: But their hamburgers are SO good.
B: Wha… Yeah, they really are tasty!



Dictation:

Hello, everybody,

My name is Coach Shane, and welcome to Easy English Expressions. You and me everyday. Come on. Let’s master English.

Hello, everybody. Welcome back to Daily Easy English expression. These days we’d been studying “D-U-M-P” dump, right? Well, some of you are gonna be happy, some of you are not. But we have four more dump lessons. That’s right. This is such useful words, so common in daily English. Today’s expression I told about it in very first lesson, a little bit. But it’s a great one to remember. This place is a dump. That place is a dump. Now, if you’ve been listening to the past couple of podcasts, you can already guess what the meaning is. If you say “This place is a dump”, it’s terrible, it’s not a place you want to be. Now, when this expression used, especially, when talking about restaurants, stores, bathrooms, public bathrooms, and apartments or houses. So if you’re moving to a new apartment or you’re going to buy a house, you go to look at the place, oh my god, this place is a dump. It’s terrible. It’s really dirty maybe there’re lots of bugs, it’s just not nice. Let’s check out the dialog:

A: Let’s go eat at Earl’s Restaurant.

B: No way. The place is a dump!

A: But their hamburgers are SO good.

B: Wha… Yeah, they really are tasty!

That is a problem. It’s true, that’s my experience. When I lived in Korea, my favorite restaurant was a dump, it’s very dirty. I am not joking. You could actually see sometimes roaches, I know it’s disgusting. But the food was so good and here right I lived, there is a restaurant, it’s pretty bad. You put your arms on the table and your arms slide off the table, because of too much grease. You pick up the spoon and you realize you need to use your napkin to clean the spoon because it’s already a little bit dirty. I am not joking. It’s a dump but the food is so good. I don’t know what they do, maybe there’s some drugs in the food, I don’t know. But oh my goodness, the food is delicious. And most of the guys who eat there were truck drivers. I’m telling you if you find the place where truck driver eats, you’ll know it’s good food, but the problem is, many times those places are dumps. It’s true.

So tell me, did you ever eat at a dump? What about your favorite restaurant? Is it a dump? I’m really curious to find out. Usually a dump is a terrible place to go, but sometimes, oh my god, the food is good. It’s addiction, it’s like a drug, you gotta keep going. So, I would continue to visit my dump. I just told my neighbor get sick. That’s today’s expression. Have a great day. The week’s coming up, by hope you have a great week and together let’s master English.

0401_to dump someone

0401 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—to dump someone
中譯/中文意思:  甩了某人
Dialog at: 1:47 and 3:20

A: You look down in the dumps.
B: Oh, man… I’m so sad.
A: What happened?
B: She dumped me. She dumped me for another man~



Dictation:

Hello, everybody, My name is Coach Shane, and welcome to Easy English Expressions. You and me everyday. Come on. Let’s master English.

Hello, everybody. Welcome back to Daily Easy English expression. For me, it’s Saturday. But for most of you, it’s Sunday. Did you have a nice weekend? I hope so. What? Oh, no. Some of you had a terrible weekend. What happen? Oh, no. Your girlfriend left you. Your boyfriend left you. Oh, my god! And you need to know today’s expression. Your girlfriend dumped you. Oh, your boyfriend dumped you. Hahaha, no, that’s not a happy expression. It’s actually a sad expression, unless you didn’t like your boyfriend or girlfriend, then it’s a happy expression. Hey, if somebody dumps you, that means they throw you away. You are garbage to them. But you know what? Be happy. I’m not joking. Be happy. If somebody dumps you, because it means you’re free. I can save money, you can do what you want. I don’t have to brush your teeth. You don’t have to worry about how your look. Everything is good. Let’s check out the dialog:

A: You look down in the dumps.
B: Oh, man… I’m so sad.
A: What happened?
B: She dumped me. She dumped me for another man~

She dumps me. She dumps me for another man. Let me tell you what happens in that situation. If the woman or the man dumps you for another person, that means, I’m not joking, that means somebody better is coming along. Now, it’s up to you to meet that person. But, there is somebody better out there absolutely. Hey, are you a good person? Did you do anything wrong? Well, if you’re a bad person, if you did something wrong, then you deserve to be dumped. But if you’re a good person, if you didn’t do anything wrong, then obviously, that person who dumps you is an idiot, a fool, and I guarantee there’s somebody better out there. So, don’t worry. If you got dumped recently, rejoice, be happy. It’s great. I’m serious. Enjoy it and just keep being a good person. Let’s check out the dialog two more times. Let’s have a fantastic weekend everybody and together let’s master English.

0400_... per se

0400 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—... per se
中譯/ 中文意思: ...本身
Dialog at: 2:47 and 7:39

A: Should I throw this away?
B: Don’t touch that T-shirt.
A: Why not? It’s not worth anything! It’s a rag!
B: It may not be valuable per se, but it means a lot to me.



Dictation:

Hello, everybody,

My name is Coach Shane, and welcome to Easy English Expressions. You and me everyday. Come on. Let’s master English.

Hello, everybody. Welcome back to Daily Easy English expression. Oh yeah, the weekend is here again. When you say the weekend, what do you think of? Do you think of no work, relaxing, sleeping late, meeting friends. Well, for most of you, the weekend is here, but for me, it’s not the weekend per se. That’s today’s expression. Something, something, something per se. It’s an adverb. P-E-R S-E.

Have you ever heard an American or British person said something, something, something per se? Well, it’s a great expression. So for me, it’s not the weekend per se. And what that means is the normal person’s idea of the weekend. Well, that’s not the same for me. For me, actually, my weekend is very busy. I have my hangout, I have my live classes. This is one of the most busy. My weekend is actually Monday. Monday is my day off. That’s my free day. So, my weekend per se, it’s Monday. You can say Sunday and Monday. Now, some people, especially the Muslims and the Jewish people, their weekend is Friday night. It’s Friday and Saturday. The Christians: Saturday and Sunday. And Coach Shane: Sunday and Monday. So, we all like the weekend, but our weekend per se can be different. How we think of the weekend, it can be different. Now, the definition of per se is actually something like in itself or as such. And this is gets a little bit confusing. So the best way to understand “per se” is by listening to examples. So check out today’s dialog, it should help:

A: Should I throw this away?
B: Don’t touch that T-shirt.
A: Why not? It’s not worth anything! It’s a rag!
B: It may not be valuable per se, but it means a lot to me.

Great dialog and it’s a true story. For many people, do you have a T-shirt. Maybe it’s very old, maybe there’re some holes in it. Maybe the quality of T-shirt isn’t that good. But maybe that T-shirt has special meaning to you. Maybe it was from your university days. Maybe your brother gave it to you. Maybe it’s a special tease T-shirt. So to you, it’s valuable. Now, when we say valuable, we think of money. So, it’s not valuable per se, it’s not valuable the way most people think. But, to me, it’s valuable.

So let’s go back the weekend. Saturday and Sunday is the weekend. But my weekend per se is that actually Sunday and Monday. Most people think of the weekend is Saturday and Sunday. But my weekend per se as most people would think, it’s Sunday and Monday. Is that making sense? Let me give you two examples. How about the word, disaster, D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R. Can you image a disaster? What’s an example of disaster? How about an earthquake or a large fire? Right, a disaster’s something really terrible. People might die, it’s very, very, very horrible. But what about this sentence: “Oh no, I failed my test, it’s a disaster”. It’s really a disaster, no, it’s not really a disaster. So we can say: “Well, it’s not a disaster per se, but it is really terrible for you”. What most people think about as a disaster? Your situation is not a disaster. It’s not a disaster per se, but it’s a bad situation. And had you ever heard this expression? If you work hard, you will be successful. But that’s not always true. Some people work hard their whole life and maybe they’re happy but they’re never rich, like Bill Gates. Many people think a success as becoming rich like Bill Gates. So we could say this sentence: “Hard work per se does not guarantee success”. Hard work in ??? self, hard work by itself is not enough to guarantee success. You have to be lucky. You have to know people. You have to win the lottery. That’s the idea.

So per se, per se is a very common word, well, not super common, but you’ll hear it probably two or three times a month if you listen to American TV shows, if you listen to the American news or you read American newspapers. You’ll probably see it two or three times a month. Per se, P-E-R S-E, it’s used in America usually as an adverb. And it’s a great word to get to know. It’s not an easy one but you want you to do. It’s I want you to pay attention. Start listening for it. Maybe do some google searches. Find other examples. And the easiest way to find this example is just type “per se, but”. But there’s quotation marks, quotation per se common but quotation, and then you will find lots of examples on google. Okay? It’s a great expression, but you need to practice it. That’s it. Check out the dialog two more times, have a great day. Together, let’s master English.

0399_dumpster

0399 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—dumpster
中譯/中文意思: 垃圾子母車
Dialog at: 3:46 and 6:23

A: Mom, where are my comics?
B: I put them away~
A: Where?
B: In the dumpster!
A: What? No~~



http://www.wikihow.com/Dumpster-Dive

Dictation:

Hello, everybody,

My name is Coach Shane, and welcome to Easy English Expressions. You and me everyday. Come on. Let’s master English.

Hello, everybody. Welcome back to Daily Easy English expression. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast. You can listen to all 399 podcasts. You go to my website. It’s easy, www.letsmasterenglish.com. Go there. Check LME radio, “Let’s Master English Radio”. And you can find all my podcasts. You can download them, read the conversations. It’s all free. Thank you so much, guys. Hopefully, may I got lots bills and you can help me out. I’ll talk about that, maybe tomorrow. Today’s expression, what? “Dumpster”. Dumpster, D-U-M-P-S-T-E-R. You know, a couple of days ago, we studied “the dump” and “down in the dumps”. Remember that? What one more dump were “dumpster”. What is a “dumpster”? Yes, it’s a noun. A dumpster is the really, really, really large trash can, basically, that you can see at an apartment where many, many people live. They put their trash in one big huge metal garbage can, dumpster. That’s we call, we call it a “dumpster”. Just go to the google and doing image search “D-U-M-P-S-T-E-R”, “dumpster”.

It’s the same thing as the garbage, basically and it’s a fun word. What was not really a fun word, I mean it’s a real word. But we do have a something called dumpster diving. Dumpster diving is actually kind of funny and college kids use it. Now, dumpster diving could refer to homeless people who jump inside dive, D-I-V-E, inside the dumpster to find food. You know, people throw away food so if there’s dumpster outside a restaurant at night, you might find some homeless people going through the garbage, looking for food. It’s really terrible, truly sad. And we do have this expression, “dumpster diving”.

But college kids go dumpster diving all the time, too. College kids, you know, they live by themselves. Do they have any money? Of course not, they have no money. But, you know, they want furniture, they want something, some decoration. So many college kids, they go to a wealthy apartment building and they look at the dumpsters. And they’ll find furniture that people are throwing away, clothes that people are throwing away and they take it. Now these college kids, you know, they could have a nice school, expensive education, but they still go dumpster diving. In the dumpster, you can find, actually, you can find some pretty cool things, probably. I don’t know, I don’t go dumpster diving. All right, check out the dialog:

A: Mom, where are my comics?

B: I put them away~

A: Where?

B: In the dumpster!

A: What? No~~

Oh, mom. Mom, why did you throw away the comics? Comics, you know, a comics are a comic books. You know those fun books when you’re young. I don’t know, I guess old people read them, too. But when I was kid, I used to like reading comics and I like superman comic books. It was a comic book called “Archie”. Archie was a boy and he’s pretty cool. What else? “Garfield”, oh, Garfield was great. “The far side”, far side, one of the greatest comic books ever, oh, I loved it. Do you like comic books or did you, did you like comic books when you were young? Still? It’s possible, why not? You know, if I had, gosh! I don’t know, I had. When I was young, I probably had fifty or sixty comic books. If I still had those comic books today, they would be worth money. Oh, yeah. In America, people could collect comic books. Damn! I wish I still had them. I could be rich. I could have a real studio and stay of the silly studio that I have. I am not complaining. I like it.

In the dumpster, of course, your regular garbage goes in the dumpster. Once again, dumpsters are really huge, so inside the dumpster, you could find table even a chair, maybe even a couch. I find old magazines, old clothes, electronics, you could find a lot of things in the dumpster, especially, in the rich neighborhood. If you don’t have a lot of money, if you are college student, maybe homeless, you might be tapped to go dumpster diving. Now, I hope that none of you ever need to go dumpster diving, unless you’re a college kid, and you’re looking for a cool chair. That I understand. That’s it, everybody. Thank you so much for listening. Have a fantastic day. Stay out of the dumpster, please. Do not put my podcasts in the dumpster, please. Listen to the dialog two more times and together let’s master English.