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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 383: Mending a Broken Heart.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 383. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is called “Mending (or fixing) a Broken Heart.” A “broken heart” is when someone feels sad usually because a romantic relationship has ended. I know how this feels – many, many times I have felt it! We’ll hear a dialogue between David and Victoria about someone who has a broken heart. Let’s get started.

David: Why has Joyce been moping around all week? What’s wrong with her?

Victoria: She’s suffering from a broken heart. Her boyfriend broke up with her over the weekend. They had been together for two years.

David: Did she tell you the gruesome details?

Victoria: Not really. She just