The Bob and Rob Show - Lesson 41: Polls, Missiles and Goblins | Текст песни

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Lesson 41: Polls, Missiles and Goblins. Jul 6th, 2006

On this show, we discussed the phrasal verb “to get at”, and a recent poll on British people’s opinions of America from “The Daily Telegraph”, which is a serious paper from the UK. We also discussed world peace and the World Cup again.

1. We thanked Jola (pronounced Yola) for her very kind donations to the Bob ‘n Rob Show. We really appreciate it.
2. We tried to answer Tanit’s question about the idiom “Billy big time”. We believe this is a deviation of the original “to hit the big time”, which means to succeed in a big way. In certain contexts, it may mean to be ‘big-headed’ or over confident: e.g.: “the England football team thought they were Billy big time but they lost in the quarters”. Another phrase connected with this is “Billy no mates”, which means, funnily enough, someone who has no friends.

Extra Language

two faced: someone who says one thing to a person and then talks behind that person’s back.

interrogate: to question someone intensely

goblin: a fantastical creature (see ‘Lord of the rings’

the punchline: the funny and critical part of a joke

toot your horn / blow your own trumpet: to boast, or to show off

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Ancient Japanese English Study Secret

shadowing: repeat TV newscasters etc. Repeat people in conversation to show understanding and reaction

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Phrasal Verb

“to get at somebody ” has a few meanings:

1) it can mean to criticize someone in an unkind way e.g.: My boss is always getting at me.

2) it can mean to use threats or financial rewards to persuade someone to make the decision you want them to make e.g.: The Mafia got at the witness so the charges were dropped.

“to get at something ” has a few meanings:

1) it can mean to be able to reach something e.g.: I couldn’t get at the plate because it was too high.

2) it can mean to discover the truth about something e.g.: I want to get at the truth.

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Joke:
Bubba

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Both sides of the pond

We focused mostly on pronunciation differences this week, except for the adjective “mean”.

(US) Tuesday (UK) Tuesday
(US) Puma (UK) Puma
(US) Status (UK) Status
(US) Semi (final) (UK) Semi (final)
(US) Data (UK) Data
(US) mean (angry) (UK) mean (stingy, not generous)

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Song

Peace around the world
By Freedom People
Lyrics:
It doesn’t matter ’bout your color or your creed
It doesn’t matter which religion you believe
It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or if you’re poor
Whether your a politician or one who fights the war

It really makes no difference what country you are from
Nobody wants to lose their daughter or their son
Take a moment of silence, say a prayer for everyone
It’s time to stop the violence, lay down the guns and sing…

Peace around the world
Peace around the world
Peace is coming to us all

Love is universal
And music is the voice
Everyone can live in peace
If we all make the choice
To love
Oh yeah

There’s got to be a way to end all the war
Love’s the only thing that’s worth fighting for
Nothing’s worth the taking of another person’s life
When it’s love we should be making to end the world’s strife

The day will come when everyone will live in harmony
And celebrate the brotherhood of all humanity
Divided we will fail, together we’ll achieve it
But before it can happen we’ve all got to believe it

Peace around the world
Peace around the world
Peace is coming
Peace is coming
Peace is coming
To us all
Peace is coming to us all
All around the world
Peace is coming to us all