#0348 – Showing Disapproval and Sympathy, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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#0348 – Showing Disapproval and Sympathy, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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ESL Podcast 348 – Showing Disapproval and Sympathy
GLOSSARY
long face –
an expression of sadness, depression, and/or disappointment
* Heidi had a long face for weeks after her dog died.
that’s awful –
that’s too bad; a phrase used to show that one sympathizes with
another person and agrees that something is sad or unfortunate
* I just heard that you may be losing your job. That’s awful!
what a rotten thing –
what a shame;
a phrase used to show that one thinks
something is horrible, terrible, very sad, or very bad
* Did you hear that Rehman called Nancy a fat pig? What a rotten thing to say!
I’m so sorry to hear that –
a phrase used to show that one sympathizes with
another person’s situation and feels sad that something has happened to that
person
* I’m so sorry to hear that your uncle passed away. Please let me know if there’s
anything I can do to help.
Who do they think they are? –
a phrase used to show that one is angry and
upset about something that someone said or did, and that one thinks that person
didn’t have the right to do it or shouldn’t have done it
* Did you hear that the city council raised the price of parking again? Who do
they think they are?
that’s really too bad –
what a shame; a phrase used to show that one thinks
something is horrible, terrible, very sad, or very bad
* Even though they waited in line for three hours, they weren’t able to get tickets
to the show. That’s really too bad.
dead set against –
strongly opposed to something; strongly believing that
something is wrong and should be changed
* Helen was dead set against using disposable diapers until she found out how
difficult it was to wash cloth diapers.
to pull together –
to work together; to cooperate; to work as a group
* At difficult times like this, we need to pull together and support each other.
the time has come –
it is time to do something; it is time for something;
something should be done now
* Don’t you think the time has come to tell Harry that we don’t have enough
money to pay for his college education?
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ESL Podcast 348 – Showing Disapproval and Sympathy
to put (something) on the line –
to risk losing something; to do something that
puts something in danger of being lost or taken away
* As a firefighter, he puts his life on the line every day.
to take a dim view –
to view something negatively; to not approve of something;
to think that something is a bad idea
* As a very religious family, they take a dim view of people who do not go to
church.
to speak out –
to state one’s opinion against what other people believe; to state
something that one strongly believes in, especially when other people don’t
agree
* Amnesty International speaks out against the way that many countries treat
their prisoners.
to lay low –
to not draw attention to oneself; to act calmly and quietly so that
other people do not notice oneself
* The criminal decided to lay low in jail and quietly look for an opportunity to
escape.
to take (something) lying down –
to accept something that one doesn’t agree
with without fighting against it
* Your landlord just doubled your rent? You’re not going to take that lying down,
are you? You have to fight against it!
to take it –
to accept something without fighting for something better; to accept
whatever other people do to oneself or give to oneself
* The company just cut our vacation time, but we have to take it, because if we
complain then we’ll probably lose our jobs.
to have got another thing coming –
to be surprised by something bad in the
future; to have something happen that will be unexpected and unwanted
* If she thinks she can act that way without any consequences, she’s got another
thing coming.
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. How does Maggie feel about management’s decision?
a) She thinks it was inappropriate.
b) She thinks it was sad, but necessary.
c) She thinks jobs should be put on the line.
2. What does Maggie mean by saying, “I’m not going to take this lying down”?
a) She’s going to sit down.
b) She’s going to fight against management.
c) She’s going to stop laying low.
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WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN?
to speak out
The phrase “to speak out,” in this podcast, means to state something that one
strongly believes in, especially when other people don’t agree: “The students are
speaking out against the teacher’s decision.” The phrase “to speak out of turn”
means to speak when one isn’t supposed to, usually because it is someone
else’s turn to speak: “Don’t speak out of turn. If you have something to say, raise
your hand first.” The phrase “to speak up” means to speak more loudly: “Could
you please speak up? I can’t hear what you’re saying.” The phrase “to speak up
for (someone or something)” means to say something in support of another
person or thing: “When everyone else was saying bad things about Charlie, Hank
spoke up for him and told everyone that he thought Charlie was a wonderful
person.”
to take it
In this podcast, the phrase “to take it” means to accept something without fighting
for something better: “I can’t take it anymore! I have to ask my neighbor to stop
making so much noise.” The phrase “to take it (that)” means to assume,
suppose, or understand: “I take it that you won’t be calling Charlotte anymore,
since you two broke up. Is that right?” The phrase “to take it out of (someone)”
means to make someone very tired: “Working a 12-hour shift at the hospital can
really take it out of you!” Finally, the phrase “to take it from (someone)” means to
believe what someone has to say, and it is used to emphasize that what a person
is going to say is true: “Take it from me – studying abroad will be one of the best
experiences of your life.”
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CULTURE NOTE
Many people have written and spoken about sympathy, and many of their
phrases have become well known “quotes” (phrases that one person said or
wrote, and now many people repeat).
Paul Eipper, a German painter and writer, wrote that “Sympathy is a virtue
unknown in nature.” A “virtue” is a very good quality and something that one
admires in a person. This quote means that only humans show sympathy toward
each other, but animals do not. Many people think that this is one of the main
differences between humans and other creatures.
Another quote, “Next to love, sympathy is the divinest passion of the human
heart,” is “attributed to” (credited, or shown to have been created by another
person) Edmund Burke, an Irish author. Something that is “divine” is holy or
God-like, so he means that sympathy is one of the highest “emotions” (feelings)
that humans can have.
Oscar Wilde, an Irish poet, once said, “If there was less sympathy in the world,
there would be less trouble in the world.” He took a more negative view of
sympathy, believing that sometimes sympathy causes too much trouble. Without
sympathy, people would “mind their own business” (pay attention to only those
things that affect them) and not “interfere” (do things to try to change a situation)
with other people’s lives or countries’ affairs.
Wilde also said, “I can sympathize with everything, except suffering.” This quote
seems to show that he believes that sympathy isn’t enough when one sees other
people “suffering” (having emotional or physical pain). Unlike Eipper and Burke,
who believe that sympathy is the best thing humans can offer, Wilde seems to
believe that it is more important to fight against “injustice” (unfairness) than to
simply feel bad about another person’s situation.
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Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – a; 2 – b
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ESL Podcast 348 – Showing Disapproval and Sympathy
COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 348: Showing
Disapproval and Sympathy.
This is ESL Podcast episode 348. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to
you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles,
California.
Visit our website at eslpod.com to download a Learning Guide for this episode.
The Learning Guide contains all of the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences,
additional definitions, comprehension questions, cultural notes, and a complete
transcript of this episode. This 8 to 10 page guide is available for each new
episode of our podcast.
This podcast is called “Showing Disapproval and Sympathy.” It’s a dialogue
between Maggie and Joe about someone who is going to lose their job. They’re
going to use a lot of vocabulary we might use when you don’t like something – “to
disapprove,” as well as to show sympathy to someone. Let’s get started.
[start of dialogue]
Maggie: Why the long face?
Joe: I just heard that I won’t be rehired for next year.
Maggie: That’s awful! What a rotten thing for the management to do.
Joe: I’ll be okay, but Monica is losing her job, too.
Maggie: Oh no, not Monica, too. I’m so sorry to hear that. Who do they think
they are? How can they treat us this way?
Joe: They’re management and they can do whatever they want to. Monica just
bought a new house and I’m sure she’s going to have to sell it.
Maggie: That’s really too bad. Listen, I know you’ll be dead set against the rest
of us pulling together to talk to the management, but I think the time has come.
Joe: I won’t let you or anyone else around here put your jobs on the line to try to
save ours. The management will definitely take a dim view of us workers trying
to speak out. Just lay low and hope that you won’t lose your job, too.
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