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Hello, it's really good to be back again! It's been a long time, hasn't it? I think the last time I was here
speaking to you was back in 2010. And I think it's no coincidence that the topic of that episode was
procrastination and perfectionism. I'm not going to bore you with a bunch of apologies and
explanations; I think it's better to just dive right in with a new conversation. But before you listen,
you're going to need some background context. So here's what I think it will be helpful for you to
know as you go in to listening to the conversation.
You're going to hear me and my mom. And we are at my sister's house in Santa Barbara, California.
It's early in the morning. In fact, I think we were meeting in the kitchen to get our first cup of coffee
and we were still in our pajamas!
The night before, I had burned my arm really
bad
* when I was trying to make a cup of tea. And it
wasn't a serious burn; I didn't have to go to the doctor, but it was super painful. So in the
conversation, you're going to hear how my mom tried to help me and whether or not she was
successful.
So if you're ready, let's get the ball rolling and get right into the conversation!
Conversation Transcript
Mom: How's your arm?
Lori:
Oh my gosh! That aloe vera stuff is
freaking
witch-doctor voodoo magic.
M:
I'm so glad! Really!
L:
Seriously. Seriously, look! [Lori
displays her burn] You can
see...you can barely see it.
M:
Well, I told you what the lady
had told me about her leg...
L:
Yeah.
M:
...and I've never tried it
because I've never had a burn
like that, but I mean,
any port
in a storm
, it's all we had.
L:
Yeah. Seriously, it hurt
so...when I went in to you it
hurt so bad. I was...really...
M:
I know, I could tell you were
almost
losing it
.
L:
I was almost going to cry. If I
didn't know that crying just doesn't help I would have been crying...and
M:
Well, that never stops me! [laughs
L:
The very second you put on it was like, "Aah, relief, relief, oh!" And then it felt so much
better than the ice -- it didn't hurt at all. And
I'm not going to lie
, as I lay there at night it
started hurting again...
M:
You could feel it, yeah
L:
... but it wasn't so bad; it was still painful enough [but] I could
deal with
it
...And then when I,
at one point in the night I woke up and realized, "Oh, it just doesn't hurt."
M:
Oh my gosh!
L:
Then I woke up again and realized the
bandage had come off, and it had
come off and the pieces [of aloe vera}
were lying in the bed! And yeah, it still
feels
tender
but...
M:
Oh my gosh...
L:
..I really can't believe it...
I am sold on
the value of aloe vera.
M:
I am too. Oh, [walking over to the
kitchen window] she [Lori's sister]
keeps that big...it's this big plant right
out here, you can see it...see that red
thing...you can where I cut the leaves
off...
L:
OK, yeah.
M:
So if you ever need any...
L:
And that's, really...well, any time that I tried to use it before, what I had done, is just cut the
leaf and then I'd squeezed out the juice and just rubbed the juice on, but this was actually
putting the cool flesh of the plant against the burn...
M:
It...I wouldn't have known to do that if that lady hadn't told me about her leg...
L:
Yeah, me neither.
M:
And I just thought,
"Well, pfft, let's
t
ry it" you know, so...
L:
And I know they do sell...umm...in
Holland I had seen special bandages
that are, like, these gel bandages that
are specifically for burns that you put
on, and those
supposedly
work really
well.
M:
Well, they actually sell the bottles of
the gel, I don't know, there might be
other stuff in it, and I don't know if it
works. But I remember I tried to fly
with one of those bottles of that gel
one time...they [the airport security]
had to, like, have me open it up and
they had to sniff it. This was before
9/11!
Can you imagine
now?
L:
OK, wow. Now they would have taken it...maybe if...It would have had to have been under
three ounces.
M:
This was a
big
bottle.
L:
OK, yeah.
M:
Well cool! That's awesome.
L:
Well, thanks for the tip...I'm so glad Clonie [nickname of Lori's sister] had that plant...
M:
Oh, me too!
L:
...Because it would have been
a long night
.
Final Words
Before I sign off, I just want to remind you that you can find the transcript and the vocabulary notes
on the website. Go to
http://betteratenglish.com/001
and that's where you'll find it. While you're
there you can also find ways to get in touch with me if you want to, or leave a voice message, or any
of those things that might be fun to do. Until next time, have fun learning English! Bye!