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The phrase “lost cause,” in this podcast, means something that will be impossible to do, so one shouldn’t even try: “Some people believe that trying to discover the true meaning is a lost cause.” The phrase “root cause” or “underlying cause” is used to talk about the real reason why something happens: “The root cause of poverty is a lack of education.” The phrase “to further the cause” means to help other people fight against an important social problem: “She dedicated her life to furthering the cause, helping women get the right to vote.” Finally, the phrase “with good cause” means justified, or with one’s feelings or actions being reasonable: “In this economy, everyone is worried about losing their job, with good cause.” within reason In this podcast, the phrase “within reason” means with moderation and without reaching extremes, or as long as something remains reasonable: “The doctor says that it’s okay to eat cookies and candy within reason, but don’t eat too much of that kind of food.” The phrase “no reason” is sometimes used to answer a question when one doesn’t want to tell the other person the real answer: “A: Why didn’t you come to class this morning? B: No reason.” The phrase “no rhyme or reason” means without any organization or logic: “The books were shelved with no rhyme or reason, making it very hard to find what you’re looking for.” Finally, the phrase “it stands to reason” is used to talk about something that is very logical and should be understood rationally: “It stands to reason that inflation will rise if the government prints too much money.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 586 – Getting a Girlfriend/Boyfriend Back
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 586: Getting a Girlfriend or Boyfriend Back.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 586. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. Go there to download a Learning Guide for this episode that will contain lots of good information to help you improve your English even faster.
This episode is a dialogue between Grace and Yuji. It’s called “Getting a Girlfriend or Boyfriend Back,” meaning after you have separated – broken up, split up, you no longer are boyfriend and girlfriend – and then you want to get that person back into a relationship. Let’s get started.
Grace: What are you doing?
Yuji: I’m working on a plan to get April back.
Grace: I think that’s a lost cause. You guys broke up three months ago. There’s no way she’ll take you back.
Yuji: Watch me prove you wrong. When I tell April about all of the ways I’m going to change and to make her happy, she’ll let
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