{"id":1181,"date":"2025-03-25T11:41:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T03:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=1181"},"modified":"2025-03-25T15:45:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T07:45:05","slug":"english-pod-13-im-in-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=1181","title":{"rendered":"English Pod 14 &#8211; I\u2019m in Debt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Dialogue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/api.frdic.com\/api\/v3\/media\/mp3\/21f2b9e1-2c7e-11e6-8e87-000c29ffef9b?type=mp3&amp;cdn=auto\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Hello, I\u2019m here to see Mr. Corleone.<br>B: Right this way, sir.<br><br>C: Charlie! What can I do for you?<br>B: Mr. Corlone, I\u2019m really sorry to trouble you, but I need your help.<br><br>C: Anything for you, Charlie! Your father was like a brother to me.<br>B: Well, sir, you see, this<strong> recession<\/strong> has <strong>hit me pretty hard<\/strong>; I lost my job and I\u2019m in a lot of <strong>debt<\/strong>.<br>C: I see. . . . . .<br><br>B: Yeah, you know, I\u2019ve got credit card bills, car payments, I\u2019ve got to pay my <strong>mortgage<\/strong>; and <strong>on top of all that<\/strong>, I have to pay my son\u2019s college <strong>tuition<\/strong>.<br>C: So you\u2019re asking for <strong>a loan<\/strong>.<br><br>B: Well, I just thought maybe you could help me out.<br>C: What? At a time like this? I\u2019m broke too, you know!<br> You\u2019re not the only one who has been hit by the recession! <br>I lost half my money in the stock market crash! Go on! Get outta here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/api.frdic.com\/api\/v3\/media\/mp3\/54c1bbb9-1e6f-11e7-be40-000c29ffef9b?type=mp3&amp;cdn=auto\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Vocabulary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>trouble<\/strong> \u2014 Verb, Present Simple disturb or bother<br><strong>recession<\/strong> \u2014 Noun (singular) \u2014 a period of time when the economy of a country is bad<br><strong>hit me pretty hard<\/strong> \u2014 Phrase had a strong, negative affect on me<br><strong>debt <\/strong>\/det\/ \u2014 Noun (noncount) the amount of money you owe to a person, bank, company, etc.<br><strong>on top of all tha<\/strong>t \u2014 Phrase besides that, in addition to = like \u201cand also\u201d<br><strong>broke<\/strong> \u2014Adjective not have any money<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>tuition<\/strong>  \/tu\u02c8\u026a\u0283n\/ &#8212; the money you pay for being taught<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>mortgage<\/strong> \/\u02c8m\u0254\u02d0r\u0261\u026ad\u0292\/ \u62b5\u62bc\u8d37\u6b3e;\u6309\u63ed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>borrow<\/strong> \u2014 Verb, Present Simple take and use some money, and return the equal amount of money at a later time<br><strong>pay back<\/strong> \u2014 Phrase return the money you borrowed<br><strong>a loan<\/strong> \u2014 Noun (singular) amount of money borrowed<br><strong>take out a loan<\/strong> \u2014 Phrase borrow money<br><strong>unemployed<\/strong> \u2014 Adjective having no job<br><strong>downturn<\/strong> Noun (singular) \u2014 a time when the economy is worse than usual<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hit me pretty hard \u6253\u51fb\u5f88\u5927<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example one.<br>A: My divorce hit me pretty hard. I\u2019m so depressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example two.<br>B: This cold has hit me pretty hard. I\u2019ve been in bed for a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example three.<br>C: The news of Fluffy\u2019s death hit me pretty hard. I\u2018ve been crying for days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2018m sorry to trouble you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example one.<br>A: Can I trouble you for a moment? I just need you to sign this form for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example two.<br>B: I\u2018m sorry to trouble you, but may I go home early today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example three.<br>C: Can I trouble you for a pen? Mine is not working anymore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dialogue A: Hello, I\u2019m here to see Mr. Corleone.B: Right this way, sir. C: Charlie! What can I do for you?B: Mr. Corlone, I\u2019m really sorry to trouble you, but I need your help. C: Anything for you, Charlie! 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