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空中英語教室 20240828

hello friends and welcome to studio classroom

my name is Ann Marie and my name is Gabe

thank you very much for joining us here today

let’s start today’s lesson with a it’s all about manners

what were some manners

that you grew up with

and how do you feel about them now

that’s an interesting question when i think of manners

i think of table manners

that is the kind of the etiquette that you need to have

when you’re eating at a table somewhere

with other people at home especially

i think you know

we had a rule

we’re not supposed to put our elbows on the table

when we were eating

and then after the meal when you were eating dessert

then it was okay to put your elbows on the table

i don’t really feel

strongly about

not putting your elbows on the table right now

though what about social rules

do you have any rules about

when you were out in public in society

that you had to follow you know

there’s a saying i don’t know if everybody grew up hearing this

but children are supposed to be seen and not heard so basically

whenever children are out in public

the proper thing is for them to remain as quiet as possible

especially when there are other adults around

but then of course

adults want to see children and are happy when they see children

so children are supposed to be seen but not

heard i don’t know how i feel about that well

why are we talking about manners friends

it’s because that’s what our lesson is all about

it is called mind your manners

today is a great day to learn something new

so let’s do that together

mind your manners remembering to think of others

helps everyone every society has unwritten rules

that people are expected to know

they’re just good manners society comes along

when those rules are followed

when they aren’t people feel frustrated

and sometimes get upset so what are some of these rules

hello everyone

welcome to language lab

i’m Jack

首先我们来看frustrate这个动词

意思是使沮丧

使气馁例如

her inability to solve the complex problem frustrated eevee

but she was determined

not to give up eevee

对无法解决这个复杂的问题

感到沮丧

但他决心不放弃

frustrate的过去

分词frustrated可以当形容词用

意思是气馁的

例如Oscar felt frustrated when his computer crashed

losing hours of Unsaved work

当Oscar的电脑宕机

工作几个小时没有

储存的档案都没了

这让他很沮丧

frustrate的名词是frustration

例如the growing frustration among the townspeople

led to a meeting

to talk about the issue of growing crime in the city

证明的沮丧与日俱增

于是他们召开了一个会议

讨论该市日益严重的犯罪问题

all right let’s talk about manners friends now

our title is a common saying in English mind

your manners

we say this often times to kids when they’re being rude

or they’re doing something that isn’t socially acceptable

we say hey mind your manners

or it can be a reminder for them too

when they’re going to be away from their parents

we say make sure you mind your manners

while you’re away from me that’s right

i think it might be short for be mindful of your manners

mindful is

one of those words

that we’re going to take a look at in this lesson

just to be really aware of how your acting

and how it affects other people around you so mind

your manners speak

or behave properly and politely

remembering to think of others helps everyone well

that’s a true saying wouldn’t you say Anne Marie yes

it’s good to think of others that will help everybody

and that phrase there to think of something

or think of someone is that idea of mindfulness

it’s the idea of keeping other people in your mind

all the time we use this phrase in other ways as well

you could say why didn’t i think of that

why didn’t i come up with that idea myself

so let’s move on here

every society has unwritten rules

that people are expected to know i don’t like unwritten rules

because i like to have clear expectations oh

yeah me too

have you ever played a game where there were unwritten rules

i don’t like to play those

kinds of games

you don’t like to play those kinds of games

or where you can make up the rules

as you go along

not my cup of tea yeah

not your cup of tea no nice crazy not your favorite thing right

so what is an unwritten rule well

the opposite might be a formal rule okay

something that everybody knows

maybe it’s written in law or in the constitution right

that’s a written rule an unwritten rule is informal

but it’s like

because you’re part of this group of people or society

there are certain ways that you should act

or we expect you to act or speak in a certain way

even

though we haven’t written them down as formal rules anywhere

that’s right and our writer here

says they’re just good manners that means you should know this

it’s just the right thing to do all right

we read on society hums along when those rules are followed

that means it’s socially acceptable now

if you hum along to something

it usually means that you’re listening to some type of music

and you start to sing

hung Ming is this sound

so if you hear a song that you know or you like you might

hum along now

what is our lesson say that society

hums along well

when you’re humming you’re probably in a good mood right

if you’re not humming

or if something makes you stop singing or humming

maybe you don’t like that

thing so maybe if someone is acting in an inappropriate way

they’re not following those unwritten rules well

that it might make you a little bit upset

that’s kind of what happens with society right

so society comes along when those rules are followed

when they aren’t people feel frustrated and sometimes get upset

all right so what are some of these rules

although they are unwritten rules

they are written down here in our magazine

friends for us to learn

we’re going to get into them in just a moment

right here in our next reading

mind your manners

people expect that when they enter or exit a place

the doorway should be clear

stopping or standing right

at an entrance or exit blocks the flow of traffic

going in both directions

so people should keep moving

this is also true at the top or bottom of an escalator

when going through a door

pull the door until the person behind

you grabs it instead of letting it shut in their face also

whoever arises at the door first

should open it for the person behind them

opening a door for someone is a gesture of kindness

接下来看doorway这个名词

意思是门口

譬如Jude stood in the doorway

taking a deep breath before stepping into the room to face

the committee

Jude站在门口

深呼吸了一下就走进房间

面对委员会

或是Shawn placed a welcome rug in the doorway

hoping to make

the entrance to his home

inviting Shawn在门口放了一条迎宾地毯

希望让家门口给人温馨感

或是

the homeless man slept in doorways all over the downtown area

trying to keep warm at night为了取暖

流浪汉晚上睡在市中心的各家门口

再来看escalator这个名词

意思是自动手扶梯

譬如when the escalator broke down

it caused problems during the morning

rush hour as everyone had to use the stairs

当自动手扶梯故障时

为早晨高峰时间制造了问题

因为大家都不得不走楼梯

或是Sophia watched the children

as they rode the escalator up

and down fascinated by the moving steps

Sophia

看着孩子们在自动手扶梯上上下下

对移动的阶梯感到着迷

再看一句

Edward always stood to the right on the escalator

so those in a hurry could pass by on the left

Edward每次都站在自动手扶梯的右侧

以便赶时间的人可以从左侧通过

all right let’s get into it

friends people expect that when they enter or exit a place

the doorway should be clear

so this is one of our first unwritten rules

we’re going to talk about now a minute ago

i mentioned the word expectations

and that is a big thing when it comes to unwritten rules

what is an expectation

well it’s a strong belief that something will happen

or it is the case

so an expectation means that you want something to happen you

believe that it should happen a certain way yeah

so society or people in society have certain expectations right

people expect that when they enter or exit a place

the doorway should be clear

that means there should be nothing blocking the doorway

you can use the word clear as an adjective as it is here

or you can use it as a verb right

you can clear the path

or you can clear the doorway

that means something was blocking it

but now you’re taking those things out of the way

okay so stopping or standing right

at an entrance or exit blocks the flow of traffic

going in both directions

i like that we’ve used the flow of traffic here

this is a phrase that we use

when we’re talking about traffic on the street

the way

that the cars are moving if there’s a good flow of traffic

it means that there aren’t any accidents

there isn’t any blockage

that are keeping cars from going through

the flow of traffic is good

but if there’s a bad flow of traffic

it means that people are stopping

and maybe not able to continue going through yeah

you start your car

and then stop again you go forward a little bit and stop

that’s not a good flow of traffic right

and in the same way when you’re walking

or a lot of people are walking in a direction

you want there to be a good flow of traffic

so that’s going in both directions

so people should keep moving this is also true

at the top or bottom of an escalator

the idea here is that when you’re minding

your manners near a doorway

or at the top or bottom of an escalator

don’t just stop there to look at your phone

or do something else

you want to keep moving

this is one of my pet peeves when someone gets on their phone

when they’re standing in the middle of the sidewalk

or at the top of an escalator

in the front of a door

i really really don’t like when people do that pet peeve

means it’s something that really annoys me yeah

well we’ll get to sidewalks tomorrow anyway

okay yeah

it’s related that’s right

stopping in the middle of a sidewalk is kind of the same idea

but yes remember

not to stop in the middle of one of these places

you want to keep moving now

let’s move on here when going through

a door hold the door until the person behind you grabs

it instead of letting it shut in their face

let’s take a look at this phrase to hold the door

that doesn’t mean you’re actually holding it up

or lifting it up off the ground

it’s probably a pretty heavy door

we use this phrase hold the door to mean to hold it open

and not let it close

that’s right also

whoever arise at the door first should

open it for the person behind them

opening a door for someone is a gesture of kindness now

what is a gesture

well a gesture can be a hand

movement or emotion that you make for example

while you’re talking or giving a speech

but a gesture can also be something that you do for someone else

a gesture of kindness is something kind that you do for others

for example getting flowers for someone

who’s in the hospital is a kind gesture

right now it’s time for today’s infocloud

hello everyone welcome to infocloud

traveling to a new country can be a fun and exciting experience

but it can be hard to know how to behave in a new culture

i totally agree

you can look up the rules of that country

on a government website

but that won’t tell you

anything about the unwritten cultural rules yeah

i was traveling in Japan recently

i bought a snack at a convenience store and ate it

while i walked to the subway station ha

you broke an unwritten rule

didn’t you yes

everyone looked at me funny

i didn’t know

why until my Japanese friend

told me that eating and walking at the same time

breaks an unwritten rule well

now you know

keep in mind that unwritten rules aren’t really illegal

you won’t be arrested for breaking them

but the people around you will disapprove

we come across these in everyday

life like it’s often expected to give

people some personal space

when you’re lining up at a store or on public transportation

you’re expected to let people get off a train or bus

before new people get on those are rules that on really laws

but most people in society know about them

and thankfully

they are often written down

if you want to know about some unwritten rules for a new place

look up an article online for some help

unwritten rules不成文的规定

当我们试着融入一个新的环境

除了遵守很明显的规定之外

你还要敏锐观察一下那些unwritten rules

字面上是没有写出来的规定也就是不成文的规定

通常unwritten rules跟一个环境中的文化有关

虽然不犯法但如果你不遵守大家会觉得你很奇怪

it is an unwritten rule to not eat while walking

不要边走边吃东西这是一个不成文的规定

大部分的地方都有不成文的规定

只要仔细观察或是请教别人就可以避免一些麻烦

这就是今天的Infocloud

我们下次云端见

mind your manners

almost everyone knows that

it’s essential to arrive on time for a meeting or date

but they ignore the cues indicating the time to leave

when someone mentions its getting late

or they have a busy day

ahead its time to wrap up your visit

when you see someone looking at the time

its also a signal to move on to something else

最后来看q这个名词

意思是提示暗示或信号

譬如

the actor walked nervously to the back of the stage for his cue

because he had forgotten his line

这位演员紧张地走到舞台后面

等待提示

因为他忘了台词

或是the sudden drop in temperature

was the cue for birds to start flying south for the winter

气温突然下降

是鸟类开始飞往南方过冬的讯号

q也可以当动词

譬如Amy pointed to her watch to kill her friend

that it was time to leave the party

Amy指着手

表示意朋友该离开派对了

all right friends

let’s keep reading here

almost everyone knows that

it’s essential to arrive on time for a meeting or date

now if something is essential

it means that it is necessary

it’s something that you need to do for example

it’s essential that you remember to take your homework

back to school the next day so normally

it’s essential to arrive on time for a meeting or a date

but then people don’t necessarily know when to leave now before

we get to that point

i wanted to talk a little bit about

when it might be okay to be a little bit late

for example and Marie um do you always like it when people like

for example you have a um activity at your house hmm

do you always like it

when people arrive exactly on time or do you like

having that few minutes extra to clean up a little bit more

it depends on what the activity is going to be

if i’ve prepared dinner and dinner’s ready at a certain time

i don’t like people to be late

but sometimes having a little extra time to clean could be okay

right or maybe you’ve heard the phrase fashionably late

for certain events

it may be okay to come in a little bit later than the event

actually starts to arrive fashionably late

but in most cases

you want to be on time okay now when should you leave well

Jack talked about cues in the language lab

but i don’t think he talked about social cues

and that’s what this section is really about the social cues

and you really need to pay attention to those social cues

because after all

they’re not written down

that’s right and we see

an example of a social cue here in this next sentence

when someone mentions that it’s getting late

or they mention that they have a busy day ahead

that means it’s time to wrap up your visit

so this is a social cue if you’re over at somebody’s house

or you’re out to eat with someone

and they say well i really have a busy day tomorrow

that means they are saying i need to go home

or i need you to leave yeah

it’s an indirect way of communicating something

it could also rely on your nonverbal communication

as well or the tone of voice

but those are social cues right

so maybe you need to wrap up your visit well

to wrap up something

is another way of saying you’re going to end something

maybe you heard the phrase

it’s a wrap that means after you

and your team have finished a project

someone says it’s a wrap that means it’s all done

the speaker said that he was about to wrap up his speech

that just means he was about to end his speech okay

so when someone says that it’s getting late

or that they have a busy day ahead

you need to wrap up your visit that means make it stop

make it end and leave when you see someone looking at the time

it’s also a signal to move on to something else

we see this word signal here

and that’s directly related to the phrase social cue

that we were talking on

talking about a social cue is a type of signal

and what does it mean to look at the time well

of course you’re looking at something

like a watch or a clock or the time on your smartphone right now

Ann Marie i do have to be careful about this

because there are times when i’m just curious what time it is

but i don’t actually have to leave or go anywhere

and i don’t want to leave or go anywhere

but i know that

if people see me looking at my smartphone

and looking at the time

they might think i

want to go somewhere

because that’s an unwritten social cue exactly so

friends what do you think about this

has that ever happened to you right now

it’s time for today’s fun fact

fame

hello fact

friends i am detective

Ernest finder

and i have a fun fact for you

today did you know that in some places

it is good mannered to burp

that’s true but in other places

burping is very rude

so if you need to burp be careful where you do it

you don’t want to get in trouble

okay friends

let’s end our lesson today with a quiz put your magazines down

put your notes away

no peeking fill in the blank every society has blank rules

that people are expected to know

every society has unwritten rules

every society has frustrating rules

every society has escalated rules

or every society has strict rules

you know some societies have pretty strict rules

depending on how much they enforce those rules

some rules can be kind of frustrating that’s true

but i believe the correct answer is unwritten every society

or even organization has some unwritten rules that’s right

that is the phrase that we talked about in our lesson today

we are not done talking about manners

friends

so make sure you come back for the second half of our lesson

tomorrow we’ll see you then right here on studio classroom

Mind Your Manners！注意禮貌！(下)

空中英語教室 20240829

hello there and welcome to studio classroom

my name is Gabe and i’m Ann Marie friends

we are on day two of our article called mind your manners

we talked about some of the expectations

society has for us to have good manners

and these are called unwritten rules yesterday

one of the things

we talked about was how you should hold the door open

for someone who’s coming behind

you instead of letting the door slam or shut in their face

Anne Marie when i was in university

i had a friend who was going into a room

it was kind of a big assembly

and this guy in front of her hold held the door open for her

and wanted her to go in kind of smiled

you know and she said no no

i can hold my own door thank you

and she didn’t want him to hold the door

the key thing here is that he was a hymn

she was a very strong feminist okay

and she did not like the idea of these traditional norms of i

don’t know courtesy

common courtesy things that people used to do in the past

but now people see them as like okay

that it’s not okay to do anymore because after all

women can take care of themselves

i feel like minding your manners

now is a little more complicated than it was in the past

i don’t know i think it’s pretty simple the fact of

the matter is it’s polite to hold the door

open for the next person

no matter your gender exactly

and that’s just one of the rules

the unwritten rules we talked about yesterday

we also talked about not staying at the top of an escalator

when people are trying to go through

and making sure you pay

attention to social cues of when it’s time to leave friends

today is a great day to learn something new

and it’s not time to leave we’re just getting

started let’s learn something new together

mind your manners

good manners in the era of smartphones aren’t a mystery

it’s essential that a person’s physical presence take

precedence over a digital one if your phone rings or pings

while you’re with someone say do you mind

if i get that if you’re given permission

keep your call short

and then return your attention to the person in front of you

hello everyone welcome to language lab

i’m Jack首先我们来看名词era

意思是纪元或是时代

例如the discovery of fire marked a new era in human history

changing the way

people lived and cooked

火的发现标示着人类历史的新纪元

改变了人们的生活和烹饪方式

或是the digital era has changed communication by making it

possible to connect with anyone anywhere in the world instantly

是为时代改变的通讯方式

使人们可以与世界上任何地方的

任何人及时联系

再看一句many say

that the sixties was the golden

era of rock and roll许多人说

60年代是摇滚乐的黄金时代

接着来看physical

这个形容词意思是身体的或有形的

譬如regular physical activity

is essential for maintaining good health

定期的身体活动

对于保持良好的健康至关重要

或是the physical demands of the job

required workers to be in good shape

so they could lift heavy objects

这份工作对体能的要求是

工人要保持良好的身体状态

这样才能举起重物

或是after her accident

Mae went to physical therapy to get back her strength

and movement in her leg

Mae发生意外事故后去做物理治疗

以恢复他腿部的力量和活动能力

all right

thank you so much Jack friends

let’s get right into our lesson today

we read good manners in the era of smartphones

aren’t a mystery well

if something is a mystery

it means you’re not quite sure what’s going on with it

or there’s something about it that you just don’t know

but we say something is not a mystery when we’re saying

it should be obvious

this is something everyone should know here’s an example

it’s a mystery when the package will arrive

nobody knows when that package is going to come

and of course

we’re learning about manners here

and when it comes to smartphones

everybody knows

what good manners are you don’t need to be told right

so it’s not a mystery it’s essential

that a person’s physical presence

takes precedence over a digital one what’s a physical presence

well you are watching us on a screen a digital screen right

so we’re not physically together however

Ann Marie and i right now

we’re filming together in the same room

so our conversation should take precedence over a digital one

in other words

if someone calls me

this should be of secondary importance to what’s going on here

that’s right

and that’s what that phrase takes precedence over means

it means to be more important than something else

here’s another example

when you’re a parent

your kids need to take precedence over your own needs

their needs are more important than yours

but we continue on here if your phone rings or pings while

you’re with someone else say do you mind if i get that well

pings is an interesting word and here

it’s just referring to a sound that your phone might

make we all have different ringtones

our phones make different noises when we get a message

but a lot of those sounds resemble up ping

before i got married

i had two roommates

and one of them always left their notification sounds on oh

it’s okay to have notifications

i think but me and my other roommate

we got kind of annoyed at all the things that would happen yeah

several times

a minute and finally

my roommate said to him hey hey

can you please

just you know turn

the sound off from your notifications that way

the sound won’t bother us

i think the other roommate actually kind of

liked us knowing that he was receiving a lot of notifications

a lot of messages from other people

you know what

i leave on on my phone is the keyboard clicking sound

i know that that annoys

a lot of people wait the keyboard clicking sound so

when you type it goes oh

i like the sound

it makes so i just leave it on a little bit of asmr right

well

these are all different sounds that might happen with your phone

right or that your phone might make

so if your phone rings or pings when you’re with someone

you could say do you mind

if i get that this is a good phrase for you to know okay

there are different ways to answer your phone

but you want to tell the other person

that you’re going to answer

your phone do you mind

if i get that why do we use the word get here

we also say hey

can you get the door

it just means to answer

or to take care of that situation to make sure that

that is resolved

if you’re given permission keep your call short

and then return your attention to the person in front of you

we’re gonna keep learning some more common sense manners

here and a minute friends in our next reading

mind your manners

cellphones allow you to keep in touch with others anywhere

but be mindful of your volume

avoid holding long loud conversations in places

such as checkout lines

public parks or on public transportation also

talking to someone on speakerphone is convenient

but let the other person know they’re on speaker there may be

things they want to say privately

rather than broadcast them to whoever happens to be listening

接下来看transportation这个名词

意思是运输或交通工具

譬如efficient transportation systems

are necessary for the economic development of an area

高效率的运输系统

对于一个地区的经济发展是必要的

或是

the transportation of goods between countries has become easier

thanks to changes in the shipping industry

由于航运业的变革

国家之间的货物运输变得更加便捷

transportation的动词是transport

例如

that airplane was used to transport goods to foreign countries

during a time of crisis在危急时刻

那架飞机是用来运送货物到外国的

all right thank you Jack well

cell phones allow you to keep in touch with others anywhere

but be mindful of your volume

let’s take a look at some of these things

friends to keep in touch what does that mean yeah

this is a great phrase

this means you’re going to stay in contact

that’s another phrase

that means

the exact same thing to keep in touch to stay in contact

that means to keep the lines of communication

open whether it’s using

a phone call or email or something

that you’re going to stay in communication with that person

that’s right

we also want to talk about the idea of being mindful

being mindful

just means that you are keeping something in your mind

or you’re doing something intentionally

for example

it’s important to be mindful of how much junk food you eat

it could be okay to eat junk food once in a while

but you need to pay attention to how much

you’re putting in your body

all right that’s right

so it’s kind of like being aware right

especially of how what you’re doing affects other people now

the sentence kind of

makes it feel like it’s okay to talk on your phone in any place

and that’s just not true

there are certain places

where it’s discouraged to talk on your phone like

maybe at a library or the American club here in Taipei

if you answer your phone

the server there will be very quick to come to your table

to tell you to get up and go outside to talk on your phone

interesting

i also saw a sign at a restaurant just the other day

and it said in English and in Chinese it when you talk to me

do not leave your headphones in wait

so what does that mean like

oh basically give me your full undivided attention exactly

it’s the same idea right

we need to be aware and mindful of

the people around us because our devices are nice to have

but they shouldn’t take precedence over the people

we’re interacting with right in front of us

all right so loud conversations shouldn’t be had in places

such as check out lines

public parks

or on public transportation speaking of check out lines

do you think

it’s always impolite to talk on your phone

when you’ve actually gotten to the counter

and you’re buying your stuff

definitely 100 percent

really super rude

because sometimes like it’s an emergency

like i need to talk to this person

or they just called to ask about something and it’s like well

it’s awkward to just hang up right there or say i don’t know

should i say can i call you back in one minute

yeah

because it only takes two or three minutes to check out anyway

yeah or less or less

maybe the person on the other end of the phone could wait yeah

and i have heard from a lot of clerks

or stories about people working at places

like a checkout counter they do like the personal interaction

because sometimes it can be difficult

serving a lot of people who are just there to buy things

and not treat you like a person

so this is a good reminder we read

also talking to someone on speakerphone is convenient

i guess

but let the other person know they’re on speaker do you think

it’s convenient

it is i think

if you’re in the middle of doing something else

and you don’t have to hold your phone

i have a lot of small kids at home

so i can’t use headphones or earbuds

when i’m talking on the phone

because then

i wouldn’t be able to hear what’s going on around me

so sometimes

my only choice is to put the other person on speakerphone

so has this ever happened to you

Anne Marie where you had the speakerphone on

and the other person on the other end of the line

didn’t know and maybe

they said something kind of sensitive

and you didn’t want the people near you to hear it well

the opposite has happened

i said something sensitive on the phone with someone

and someone else was in the room

and i didn’t know it yeah

right so again if you if you have the phone on speakerphone

make sure you tell the other person right away well

there may be things they want to say privately

rather than broadcast them to whoever happens to be listening

right now it’s time for today’s infocloud

hello friends

welcome to info cloud hey Garrett

i see you’ve had a lot of meetings

lately do you like going to those meetings

i used to dislike them

but now i kind of

enjoy the give and take that goes on in meetings

sometimes they lead to great ideas for products

the expression

give and take refers to negotiation and bargaining with

others yes

during the process

you find out how much you should give how much you can take

that’s why it is called give and take

it’s a reminder that sometimes it’s important to compromise

give and take

can also refer to the exchange of ideas

or a discussion about a topic exactly

that’s why i said

there’s a lot of give and take during meetings

people often have heated discussions about what they should do

the process of compromising through

give and take used to make me nervous

but as my negotiation skills improved

i started to enjoy the process like you yeah

we need each other to accomplish great things

so it is very important to learn how to negotiate

and come to an agreement

give and take其实就是跟别人协商

我们生活在一个团队合作的社会当中

因此学习如何give and take是相当重要的

give and take字面上是给予和收取

give and take其实就是跟别人协商

在过程中你必须要给对方一点好处你也必须要求对方对你做出让步

这样一来一往就是give and take

there’s give and take during the meeting with the client

在会议中我们跟客户之间展开协商

give and take也可以是单纯的讨论事情交换意见

这就是今天的INFO cloud

我们下次云端见

mind your manners

there is a basic rule for sidewalks

too don’t hog them

it’s good to be aware of others around you

if your group takes up the entire

sidewalk watch for people approaching some of your group

should then move behind the rest to make way

this will ensure that pedestrian traffic moves smoothly

basically all social behavior boils down to being helpful

and considerate of others

最后来看considerate这个形容词

意思是体贴的

为人着想的

譬如Luke was always considerate of his neighbors

and kept the noise down when their baby was asleep

Luke一直很为邻居着想

当他们的宝宝睡觉时

他会降低音量

或是Josie was considerate enough to send a thank you note

after the dinner party

晚宴结束后

Josie很善解人意

写了一封感谢函

另外considerate的相反词是inconsiderate

来看一个例句

talking loudly on the phone on the MRT

is inconsiderate to the other passengers

在捷运上

大声讲电话

是不为其他乘客着想的行为

all right friends

let’s see how our lesson concludes here we read

there’s a basic rule for sidewalks 2

and when we talk about basic rules

it has the same idea as unwritten rules

or the very simplest rules that could be here is an example

the basic rule at that office is that days off

need to be approved by a supervisor

this is a rule that everyone knows

it’s really basic

there generally won’t be many exceptions to that rule and here

these rules about sidewalks

are kind of similar to what we read about yesterday

when it comes to blocking a path for example

or standing at the top of an escalator or blocking a doorway so

don’t hog them

because there’s only so much space on a sidewalk

or in a doorway or on an escalator

don’t hog them

when i saw this word hog

of course i thought of the animal a hog

which is a kind of pig or like a pig right

but i also thought of the verb hog to hog

something that means to keep it to yourself in certain sports

if you just keep the ball to yourself for example

in soccer and you’re not passing it to anybody else

then somebody might call you a ball hog

and

if i were to keep talking for the next three or four minutes

without letting Ann Marie say anything

then i might be a hog in this conversation

a conversation hog yeah

yeah we can call it a conversation hog all right

we don’t have to do that though

but anyway the point of what this is is that

it is a rule on sidewalks that you don’t hog

the whole sidewalk be aware of others around you

that is the basic rule for this whole lesson right

just be aware of what’s going on around you

if your group takes up the entire sidewalk

watch for people approaching now

this phrase takes up

is a useful one

for you to know friends if something takes up room

or takes up space

that’s just how much space

it occupies

the couch in our living room was taking up too much space

so we got rid of it

we could also use this phrase to talk about time as well

those meetings took up

all of my afternoon think of another way to use that phrase

but yeah watch for people approaching does this

mean people coming in the opposite direction

and they want to get by or does it

mean people who are maybe walking faster than your group

and needs to get around you no

those would be people coming from behind

we’re talking about the people who are coming towards you okay

so that’s people who are approaching they’re coming towards you

when it comes to driving

we have another word for this

it’s called oncoming traffic

that means it’s coming in the opposite direction

but yes watch for people approaching

some of your groups should then move behind

the rest to make way to make way

that means to give way

or allow there to be a space for people to go by

that’s right this will ensure that pedestrian traffic moves

smoothly basically

all social behavior boils down to being helpful

and considerate of others

that’s right boiled down to is a great phrase for you to know

as well friends

that means there is a main factor

or one main thing that you need to keep in mind

it all boils down to that thing

you can kind of think of

boiling a pot on the stove and a lot of the steam

and everything else kind of goes away

but something is remaining

it all boils down to that important thing that’s right

all right friends we’ll be right back after today’s fun fact

hello fact friends i’m detective

Ernest finder

and i have a fun fact for you today

did you know in some cultures

it is rude to talk about personal appearance haha

it’s true telling a person that they look nice

might be seen as too personal

so be careful but that is today’s fun fact

all right friends it’s the end of our lesson

which means it’s time for a quiz put those magazines down

don’t look at your notes good here

we go social behavior

excuse me

blanks down to being considerate of others does it fries down

cooks down bakes down

or boils down

oh those are all cooking terms they are

which one did we use in this phrase

can you fry something down

well okay

you can cook something

what was the other one

you can cook something down

steamed down

cooks down bakes down

or boils down oh

bakes down mmm

though friends i’m just stalling i know the correct answer

but i’m giving you a little bit of time to come up

with the correct answer

it is boils down to

that’s right i hope you got that correct as well friends

that’s all the time we have for today

we’ll see you next time right here on studio classroom

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