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I Can't Keep Doing This (Intermediate)
· 28 min · Episode 275
Episode I Can't Keep Doing This (Intermediate)
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Enough is enough. Something has to change. I’m sorry everyone, but I can’t do episodes every fortnight anymore.
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New Vocabulary
Binge – to do a lot of one thing in one go, e.g. to binge a TV show
A leap of faith – a big, scary decision in your life – comment and let me know what leap of faith you’ve been putting off in your life!
Watching paint dry – an expression we use to refer to a very boring activity
On the back burner – when you keep putting off an important project because it’s not urgent
‘That sucks’ – a colloquial way of saying something is bad
Fortnight – two weeks, or fourteen days (UK English)
To kick in – to start taking effect, e.g. when a medicine kicks in
Anodyne – boring, uninspired, unoriginal
Anecdote – a small story from everyday life
A preview – when you get to see/hear part of something before it’s released
Video about North Korean pop culture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T-pPPUAppk
00:00 Intro
01:24 New Vocabulary
07:37 How tastes have changed
10:45 Me vs. the other English learning podcasts
14:04 Bored of my own style
16:34 I need more time
18:19 Big plans
19:42 Story preview!
24:27 Vocabulary Recap
25:29 Tell me about your leap of faith!
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