Real Life English Podcast #19 – Expressions related to MOVEMENT
Words to Know
- Young grasshopper – A common thing for a Martial Arts master to call a student.
- Period – Menstrual cycle
- Cramps – Painful contractions of muscles
- Hypnosis – a state of consciousness where you are very open to suggestions (see photo)
- Blood – the red liquid in your body that comes out when you are cut
- Cologne – scented water to make men smell good (perfume is for women)
- On top of the world – To feel absolutely amazing (this was an expression in Episode #13)
- Warm and fuzzy – happy and comforted
- Liquor – alcohol that is very strong: rum, whiskey, vodka, tequila, etc.
- The more the merrier – the more people, the more fun it is
- Handsome – good looking (used for men)
- Inside joke – a joke that only people within a selected group would understand because it refers to a previous humorous situation
- Intervals – a space between two things, a gap
- Cleared it up – removed any confusion
- Relevant – closely connected or appropriate
- Make up – cosmetics that are generally used by women to make them “more attractive”
- Lips – what you kiss with
- Opposed – contrasting or conflicting with each other
- Gazelle – a small, four legged animal with horns (see photo)
- Mankind – human beings considered collectively; the human race
- Saying – a short expression, generally containing wisdom
- Jamming – to play/improvise with other musicians
- Chunk – a thick, solid piece of something
- Strap – a piece of flexible material used to carry or hold on to something
- Swing dance – (watch a swing dance flash mob)
- Bullshit – nonsense
- Turn off – switch off
- Foul mouths – people who swear/curse
- Hatchet – a small ax
- Ax – a tool typically used for chopping wood (see photo)
News
- The RLE Party is confirmed for July 8th at Devassa in Savassi, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The party starts at 5pm.
- The podcast will now be released by 12 noon on Tuesdays.
- The Real Life English Podcast was downloaded 2,000 in one day.
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Shout Outs
- Little House, Argentina – “Think, idea, try, do, do again, and again, keep doing, success”
- Rodrigo Pena, Brazil – “Which country would you like to visit? What would you do there?”
- Fahad – @9o_fahad
- The feng Friends of Guangdong, China – iTunes review
Questions
- What is the difference between “avenue,” “street,” “boulevard,” and “road”?
Expressions
- Jump to conclusions
- By leaps and bounds
- Spread yourself to thin
- Swing by
- Breaking my balls
Tip
- Immerse yourself in English by changing the language of your phone, computer, Facebook, Twitter, email, software, and everything you can into English.
Joke
- Put down – to place on a surface, (I can’t put it down – when a book is so good you can’t stop reading)
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Song
Chorus:
I crave you like a breath underwater
I’m someone’s son and you’ll be somebody’s daughter
And we’re both somebody, intertwined together we can be hotter
- Crave – a powerful desire desire
- Intertwined – twisted together; connected or linked closely.