Do You Understand This English Sentence?

Fatemeh- You’re welcome. You got it right, but delete involuntary & change to a “hasty decision.”

Sabann Nee- Call him first, then admit mistake. Delete “were.”

Amira- Your answer is right on point.

Hi Mr.Alston,

The therapist says “Call your friend and apologize, tell him you made a mistake and it was a reckless decision”

Hello Mr. Alston. Thank you very much for your new lesson 🙏
My answer is:
accept a humiliating defeat and call your boyfriend and admit to your mistakes. Tell him it was an involuntary and hastily decision.

Lesson No. 13.7

Therapist counsel:

Call your boyfriend and eat crow. Tell him it was a knee-jerk decision. 

Question: Can you explain the therapists’ counsel?

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Everyday English as used by English-speaking people is full of idioms, phrases, phrasal verbs, and some slang, even among business and professional people.

Focusing your study of English on only textbook English and grammar will leave you lacking of skills to fully understand an English conversation.

Continue to expose yourself to non-textbook part of English, record your learning in a journal; speak and write at your ability whenever you have the opportunity.

Explanation of Lesson No. 12.6

Reeling from= A confused uneasy feeling

Got smart= To make a rude comment (past tense of “get smart”)

Straight up= To speak directly in making a comment

Your days are numbered= Only a matter of time before the end

Reaching out= To make contact with someone

Time off= Absent without pay as punishment

Shot myself in the foot= To make a stupid mistake

Do you feel me= To understand what was said

Thank you very much Mr. Alston 🙏
I learned new topics, thanks a lot

Sabann Nee – Good explanation, keep going.

Fatemeh – Thanks. Your explanation is good, “cheekily” is British English. “Time off” is not being fired but being off without pay.

Amira – Your explanation is accurate and smooth. Your time and participation on this website is showing through in how you express yourself in English. 

Bora – Good explanation. “Shock” is too strong;”confusion” is better. You are making good progress in your English, continue.

Hi Mr. Alston,

Janet is saying “I was confused because of the news I gave at our meeting, then a supervisor got nasty with a worker and told him outright that he was going to get laid off, so I gave him a break from work. I realized I made a mistake and I’m beating myself up for it now because my sister is trying to date my ex-boyfriend. Do you understand me?”

Hello Mr. Alston. Thank you very much for your new lesson 🙏
My answer is:
I was confused and lost my balance from the news that I gave at our meeting, then a supervisor spoke cheekily to a worker and told him, you will not continue for much longer and you will be fired; so I fired him.
On the other hand, I hurt myself white break up this relationship, because my sister trying to make relationship with my ex-boyfriend.Can you understand my feelings?

Lesson No. 12 “Reading between the lines” #6 

Janet to the therapist:

“I was reeling from the news that I gave at our meeting, then a supervisor got smart with a worker and told him straight up, “your days are numbered” so I gave him time off.”

I shot myself in the foot because my sister is reaching out to my ex-boyfriend. Do you feel me? 

Question:

Can you explain Janet’s dialogue with the therapist?

Explanation of Lesson No. 11.5:

You all did your research very well to identify the meaning of the idioms:

A little birdie told me= Having information without revealing your source.

Walking papers= A notice of being released.

Talk to me= Use your imagination to picture the scenario of the therapist and Janet. An exclamation mark was used to express the feeling of the therapist. In spoken English, the tone and emotion of the speaker would give more meaning to the phrase.

Sabann Nee, you got it! You re-wrote it as if someone was saying it in another way rather than describing it. Good job, and remember, we’re all here to improve our English abilities.

Everyone, “talk to me” is used as a phrasal verb rather than being used in a sentence. It is used as an encouragement to talk in detail about something serious for consultation or consolation.

The therapist is saying, “I’ve heard about your background, now let me hear it from you.”

Amira, a good explanation, but re-write it into a paraphrase. Include “Talk to me.”

Bora, good effort, but rewrite it into a paraphrase. Also, the company having financial difficulty doesn’t mean it’s bankrupt.

Fatemeh, paraphrase is accurate; but include “Talk to me.”

Sabann Nee, welcome! Paraphrase started good, but boyfriend did not experience the same situation and the workers have not been given a dismissal notice.

Hello Mr. Alston. Thank you very much for your new lesson 🙏
My answer:
Someone told me what happened to you in the company and it was affecting you. Also told me that your relationship with your nice boyfriend is broken, so you went out.