{"id":1786,"date":"2025-04-18T16:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T08:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=1786"},"modified":"2025-04-18T16:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T08:50:11","slug":"english-pod-27-asking-for-time-off-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=1786","title":{"rendered":"English Pod 28 &#8211; I\u2019m\u00a0 Sorry,\u00a0 I\u00a0 Love\u00a0 You\u00a0 II"},"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\/eda84960-36ab-11e6-bd07-000c29ffef9b?type=mp3&amp;cdn=auto\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A: I\u2019m so <strong>relieved <\/strong>that your ankle wasn\u2019t broken! I feel just awful about this whole thing. I wanna <strong>make it up<\/strong> to you. Let me take you out to dinner tonight. <strong>My treat<\/strong>. <br>B: That sounds great! I\u2019d love to! Here is my address. <strong>Pick <\/strong>me <strong>up <\/strong>at eight? <br><br>A: Perfect!<br>B: Thank you for such a lovely evening! The food was amazing, and I had a great time.<br><br>A: Me too. You look so beautiful tonight! I wish this night would never end. There\u2019s something I have to tell you\u2026 <br>B: What is it? <br><br>A: I woke up today thinking this would be just like any other <strong>ordinary<\/strong> day, but I was wrong. <strong>A twist of fate<\/strong> brought us together. I <strong>crashed <\/strong>into your life and you into mine, and this may sound crazy, but I\u2019m falling in love with you, Monica.<\/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\/5af4bcdc-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>relieved <\/strong>\u2014 Adjective relaxed and happy that something difficult has been stopped<br><strong>make it up<\/strong> \u2014 verb do something good as a balance to a bad or hurtful action<br><strong>my treat <\/strong>\u2014 phrase I will pay<br><strong>pick up<\/strong> \u2014 verb go somewhere in order to get someone or something<br><strong>ordinary <\/strong>\u2014 Adjective normal<br><strong>twist of fate<\/strong> \u2014 phrase unplanned events that has a big impact on the future<br><strong>crash<\/strong> \u2014 verb hit something causing serious damage<br><strong>fall in love<\/strong> \u2014- phrase start being in love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>relieved \u2014 happy or relaxed feeling that you get if you avoid something bad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example one.<br>A: They were relieved to hear that the company would not be making any layoffs. \/\u02c8le\u026a\u02cc\u0254fs\/\u89e3\u96c7\uff0c\u88c1\u5458<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice: Example two.<br>B: I\u2019m so relieved to hear your voice; I was worried something happened to you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dialogue A: I\u2019m so relieved that your ankle wasn\u2019t broken! I feel just awful about this whole thing. I wanna make it up to you. Let me take you out to dinner tonight. My treat. B: That sounds great! I\u2019d love to! Here is my address. Pick me up at eight? 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