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踢出局

Learn Phrasal Verbs

Date: Nov 29 2011

Themes: Friend, Soap Opera

Grammar: Phrasal Verbs

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People are social animals. All over the world, you will find that people want to be included. If something exciting is happening, everyone around it wants to be part of it. But some things require a certain number of people. You can’t put six players on the court in basketball, only five. So if six want to play, someone will have to be the odd man out.

The odd man out is a person left out of a group. Jason and Devan are getting married soon. At a wedding, the bride’s best friends and relatives get to stand beside her during the ceremony. They’re called bridesmaids. The groom has groomsmen. Traditionally, there is the same number of bridesmaids and groomsmen. In these situations, someone often has to be the odd man out. Find out who it will be in this case.

人是社会动物。你会发现全世界的人都渴望被接纳。如果发生了令人激动的事,周围的每一个人都想参与其中。但有些事需要控制特定的人数。你不能在篮球场上放上6个队员,只能有5个。如果6个人想玩,有人就必须被踢出局。
踢出局是指一个人脱离了团队。詹森和德凡马上要结婚了。婚礼上,新娘最好的朋友和亲戚站在她身旁。他们被称为伴娘。而新郎则有伴郎。传统上伴郎和伴娘的数量相等。这种情况下,通常有人就得被踢出局。在这个例子中,找出这人是谁。

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Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Jeff

Jeff

Jason

Jason

Mason

Mason

Dale

Dale

Jeff:  Hey, buddy, check out what I got. Blazers tickets…

Jason:  No way! Nice.

Jeff:  Yup. Anything for my best friend.

Jason:  OK.

Mason:  Whoa. Best friend? I mean, who came up with the best proposal idea ever? Am I right?

Jeff:  You mean the one that didn’t work out?

Mason:  Wait. Whoa…

Jason:  That was my fault. That was my fault that it didn’t work out.

Dale:  Hey, guess what, buddy. Guess what I got. Blazers tickets.

Jason:  Really?

Dale:  Yeah.

Jeff:  No way. Let me see those. Wait a second. Row J seat 7. These are mine!

Dale:  I was just trying to show my best friend a good time.

Jason:  OK. OK. OK.

Dale:  He’s my best friend, you know.

Jason:  I get what’s going on here. Devan’s got two bridesmaids. I only get two groomsmen, and nobody wants to be the odd man out.

Mason:  That’s totally right, man. We all want to be part of the wedding.

Jeff:  My girlfriend’s in the wedding.

Mason:  The girl that I’m in love with is in the wedding!

Dale:  Oh yeah? Well, I should definitely be a groomsman, because I’ve performed dozens of weddings.

Jason:  Really?

Dale:  Yeah. I’m a Justice of the Peace. Booya!

Jason:  Dale, why don’t you officiate the wedding? That way, everyone can be part of it.

Dale:  Oh, well I…

Jason:  Then no one has to be the odd man out.

Jeff:  Hey, could I be the best man?

Jason:  OK, I guess.

Jeff:  Great.

Mason:  Alright, well, if you’re the best man, Marni is the maid of honor. So while you two are walking down the aisle, Ella and Mason will be walking down the…

Jeff:  No, no, no. I don’t want this guy walking down the aisle with my lady. I’m out.

Jason:  I’ll tell you what. If you take me to the game, I will not make you my best man. How about that?

Jeff:  Deal.

Jason:  Let’s go.

Mason:  So I don’t get to walk Ella down the aisle. But at least I’m not the odd man out, right, Dale? Oh man. Not again. Guys! Do you got an extra ticket?

 

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Jeff tells Jason that he has tickets to a basketball game. Then Dale walks up and says that he also has tickets to a basketball game. Jeff realizes that Dale just took his tickets. Jason realizes that his friends want something from him. They don’t want to be the odd man out.

Jason will only get two groomsmen in the wedding, and no one wants to be left out. Dale says that he should be a groomsman because he has performed many weddings. Jason asks him to perform his wedding so that no one has to be the odd man out.

Have you ever been the odd man out?

 

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DarknessLight

Germany

In my group of friends no can be an odd man out…whatever the situation was we all have to be involved, unless it needed a certain number of persons then someone should stay with the “odd man out” XD

05:38 PM Oct 13 2012 |

zengzongpen

Bolivia

i alway be the oll man out ,because i not going well with my friends. 

12:30 PM Jan 30 2012 |

vijay raj

vijay raj

India

Interesting…..........

06:51 AM Dec 16 2011 |

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pattabhi007

India

I was always the odd man out. But I don’t want to be.

01:21 PM Dec 15 2011 |

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Vicky^^

Vicky^^

South Korea

Being odd man out is freaking awful ㅠ.ㅠ It feels so bad… But even if you are odd man out cheer up, next time you won’t stay out, you gotta be on the top. Believe me:)

05:58 PM Dec 02 2011 |

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 julito

julito

Argentina

Rebecca-de  :  start having self-confidence , for what you have  shared with us  , you are very  smart .If they dont´t  (for whatever reason) want to hang out with you  ( sometimes students are very mean) then  go to the gym ,  go to dance  ,whatever, new friends  those that deserve you will come along   best of luck. 

10:43 PM Nov 29 2011 |

Rebecca_de

Brazil

I usually am the odd man out! Specially in college, when my classmates want to hang out I stay alone. But when they have a paper or something to present, they all call me becouse I am the one who knows stuff. 


I hate being the odd man out, it always happens to me =\


Sometimes I wonder what my problem is becouse it seems people don’t like me.

10:31 PM Nov 29 2011 |

tamago

tamago

Japan

about Me ??

09:24 PM Nov 29 2011 |

panictx

panictx

South Korea

In my wedding, my friends sang a congratulatory song for my wife and me. So no one was the odd man out at the wedding.Tongue out

09:20 PM Nov 29 2011 |

Mehmet74

Turkey

Sure in some cases you have to be odd man out. But when you deserve to place in some group but somebody else take place instead of you, you must fight for your place.

09:16 PM Nov 29 2011 |

mangojoy

mangojoy

United States

I think I remember being the odd man out during a basketball game actually. That’s OK. I just waited my turn, or so I hoped. haha


I also found myself the odd man out many times when I was with a group of friends deciding where to go or what to do. Many times my opinion was different from the rest of the group.

09:15 PM Nov 29 2011 |

friendlover

Turkey

Nobody has to be odd man out..They could find one bridesmaid more:)

06:09 PM Nov 29 2011 |

Di_Noskova

Di_Noskova

Georgia

nice story) I like these guysLaughing they are funny)))

03:42 PM Nov 29 2011 |

lz435266552

China

like

09:34 AM Nov 29 2011 |

Sara_Thinker

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

it should be not important for any one to be odd man out,because every where u look can see god colors!

09:20 AM Nov 29 2011 |

Tamie

Tamie

Russian Federation

really amusing….

09:06 AM Nov 29 2011 |

妞额

妞额

China

yes ,just sometimes

08:30 AM Nov 29 2011 |

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selvgali

selvgaliSuper Member!

Honduras

Never, i didn’t even know this existed, when I got married the only two people were my wife and I, no bridemaids, no groomsmen, very easy.

05:46 AM Nov 29 2011 |

dearpesar

dearpesar

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

i am born odd man outCry

05:02 AM Nov 29 2011 |

bonniewang99

China

it’s interesting.

03:54 AM Nov 29 2011 |

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