{"id":1477,"date":"2025-03-30T14:43:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T06:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=1477"},"modified":"2025-03-31T16:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T08:12:40","slug":"english-pod-16-turn-left-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=1477","title":{"rendered":"English Pod 16 -Turn left here!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Dialogue<\/strong><br><audio src=\"https:\/\/api.frdic.com\/api\/v3\/media\/mp3\/3409453e-2c7e-11e6-8e87-000c29ffef9b?type=mp3&amp;cdn=auto%22\"><\/audio><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/api.frdic.com\/api\/v3\/media\/mp3\/0a07a259-2c7e-11e6-8e87-000c29ffef9b?type=mp3&amp;cdn=auto\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A:<strong> Hurry up<\/strong>, get in.<br>B: I\u2019m in, let\u2019s go!<br><br>A: OK, <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#050304\" class=\"has-inline-color\">make a left<\/mark><\/strong> here. . . no wait, I meant make a right. Come on,<strong> speed up!<\/strong><br>B: <strong>Geez<\/strong>! What\u2019s the rush?<br>A: Don\u2019t worry about it, just drive. Oh, no, the light is about to change. . . <strong>step on it<\/strong>!<br>B: Are you nuts! I\u2019m not going to run a red light!<br><br>A: Whatever. Just turn right here. . . .The freeway will be <strong>packed <\/strong>at this hour. . . .<br>let\u2019s take a side street. Go on! Get out of our way! Move, move!<br>B: What\u2019s your problem! Geez.<strong> Having a fit <\/strong>is not going to help!<br><br>A: Here, I know a short cut\u2026.just go down here, and we\u2019ll <strong>cut though<\/strong> Ashburn Heights. Let\u2019s go, let\u2019s go! Watch out for that lady!<br>B: I\u2019m going as fast as I can!<br><br>A: Yes! We made it. 5:58, just before the library closes.<br>B: You\u2019re such a <strong>geek<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/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\/54c1bbbd-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><strong>hurry up<\/strong> \u2014 Phrase move faster<br><strong>make a left <\/strong>\u2014 Phrase turn left<br><strong>step on it <\/strong>\u2014 Phrase drive a lot faster<br><strong>nuts <\/strong>\u2014 Adjective crazy<br><strong>speed up<\/strong> \u2014 Verb go faster \u2014\u2014\u2014slow down<br><strong>have a fit<\/strong> \u2014 Phrase get very angry<br><strong>cut though<\/strong> \u2014 Phrase quickly go past or though something that blocks you<br><strong>packed<\/strong> \u2014 Verb full, having lots of cars<br>Geez&#8212; \u5929\u554a\u5929\u54ea\u54ce\u5440<br>geek &#8212; \u602a\u80ce ,\u9ad8\u624b, \u6781\u5ba2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>having a fit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Voice: Example one.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><br><em>A: Jeez! You don\u2019t need to have a fit. Nothing is going to happen if we\u2019re five minutes late.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Voice: Example two.<\/em><\/strong><br><em>B: My boss is going to have a fit if I don\u2019t finish this on time.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Voice: Example three.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><br><em>C: Oh, I almost had a fit when my boss told me I had to work this weekend.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>are you nuts?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Voice: Example one.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><br><em>A: You wanna get married now? Are you nuts? You only met up three weeks ago.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Voice: Example two.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br><em>B: Are you nuts? I&#8217;m not going to cheat on the exam. 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