{"id":1676,"date":"2025-04-08T17:28:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2025-04-09T10:07:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T02:07:01","slug":"english-pod-22-%e2%80%90the-weekend-%e2%80%90-christmas-chronicles-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=1676","title":{"rendered":"English Pod 22 &#8211; The Weekend\u00a0 \u2010\u00a0Christmas Chronicles II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\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\/3994fed0-ed22-4acd-a8b1-c16622e807c8?type=mp3&amp;cdn=auto\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Really, gentlemen, you can\u2019t <strong>take me to jail<\/strong>! Don\u2019t you know who I am? Kris Kringle, you know, Papa Noel, Pere Noel, Babbo Natale, sheng dan lao ren!<br>B: Yeah, Yeah, we\u2019ve heard that one before, haven\u2019t we Joe?<br><br>C: Yeah, last week we<strong> booked<\/strong> this guy who <strong>claimed <\/strong>to be the tooth fairy! Can you believe that?<br><br>A: It\u2019s Christmas Eve and I have all these Presents to deliver! Where is your Christmas spirit? What will happen when all the children wake up tomorrow and don\u2019t find<br>any gifts in their <strong>stockings<\/strong>?<br><br>B: Sorry buddy, you were parked in a no-parking zone, you were <strong>speeding<\/strong>, and you have no ID!<br>C: Besides that, even if we let you go now, your sleigh has been <strong>impounded <\/strong>and those <strong>reindeer <\/strong>were taken to the city zoo.<br><br>A: What! This is unbelievable! What\u2019s this world coming to? Christmas is <strong>ruined<\/strong>!<br>C: What\u2019s that up ahead? It looks like\u2026 elves!! Elves!! Whoa, they\u2019re shooting <strong>candy canes<\/strong>! Mayday, Mayday, we are <strong>under heavy<\/strong> attack! We need <strong>backup<\/strong>!<\/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\/54c1bbc9-1e6f-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>take someone to jail<\/strong> \u2014 phrase take someone who is arrested to a place where other criminals are kept<br><strong>book <\/strong>\u2014 verb arrest (informal)<br><strong>claim<\/strong> \u2014 verb say something is true when some people say it may not be true<br><strong>stocking<\/strong> \u2014common noun, singular large sock; traditionally, Christmas gifts are put inside on the Christmas Eve<br><strong>speed <\/strong>\u2014 verb drive faster than legal speed limit<br><strong>impound<\/strong> \u2014 verb held by the police<br><strong>ruined<\/strong> \u2014 Adjective damaged or destroyed<br><strong>reindeer <\/strong>\u2014 common noun, non variable large deer that lives in the north part of the globe<br><strong>elf<\/strong> \u2014 common noun, singular small creature (in stories) that have pointed ears and magic powers<br><strong>candy cane<\/strong> \u2014common noun, plural a stick-shaped candy with red and white curves on the top<br><strong>under heavy<\/strong> \u2014phrase being attacked or hurt<br><strong>backup<\/strong> \u2014common noun, non variable help<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ruined<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Voice: Example one.<br>A: It\u2018s been raining for five days. Our vacation is ruined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example two.<br>B: Look at this hole! You\u2019ve ruined my favorite pair of jeans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example three.<br>C: Sam, you\u2018ve been caught steeling from the company, your chances for a promotion are ruined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>claim to<br>Voice: Example one.<br>A: Daniel claimed to be the son of a Government Minister, but later we found out that he was lying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example two.<br>B: The criminals claimed to have a gun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example three.<br>C: This man here, he\u2019s claiming to know your father<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>under heavy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example one.<br>A: We\u2018re under heavy attack!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example two.<br>B: We\u2019re under heavy fire!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example three.<br>C: The Prime Minister is under heavy security<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dialogue A: Really, gentlemen, you can\u2019t take me to jail! Don\u2019t you know who I am? Kris Kringle, you know, Papa Noel, Pere Noel, Babbo Natale, sheng dan lao ren!B: Yeah, Yeah, we\u2019ve heard that one before, haven\u2019t we Joe? C: Yeah, last week we booked this guy who claimed to be the tooth fairy! 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