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Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

0395 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—down in the dumps

Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Shane Peterson

Self-improvement, Language Learning, Education

4.7812 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2015

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Today’s expression and dialog: down in the dumps Shane’s really down in the dumps. Why? He got yelled at by his mom. What for? He forgot to help her clean on Saturday. Happy JUNE and happy Monday, everyone!! Actually, Monday is kind of a "day off" for me, so I like it! But June...oh...it will soon be summer. And summer is NOT my favorite month~~ I love WINTER!!! But, I will survive. Okay, let's get to today's podcast... Can you think of a TERRIBLE place to be? What about...in the dump? Remember, yesterday we studied what "the dump" was. Going to the dump for a few minutes is okay, but can you imagine STAYING there? And in some countries, people live there or right next to the dump. Oh, it's SO sad, isn't it? It's very depressing. We are SO lucky that we are not "in the dump". Well, emotionally, we can still be "in the dump". But we say it like this, "I feel down in the dumps". Yes, with an S on dump. But it refers to "the dump" and it means "super sad" or "super depressed". I hope YOU have a very HAPPY week, but if you are down in the dumps, I'll be waiting for you when you come out^^ Coach Shane Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! www.patreon.com/coachshane Our sponsors: www.letsmasterenglish.com Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! www.audibletrial.com/lme (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/DailyEasyEnglish Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

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0:00.0

Hello everybody, my name is Coach Shane and welcome to easy English expressions.

0:11.0

You and me every day, come on, let's master English.

0:29.7

Hello everybody, welcome back to Daily Easy English Expression.

0:36.3

It's Monday, Monday, ba, ba, ba, ba, bah, bah, bah.

0:37.9

Yeah, it's Monday for some of you.

0:40.7

It's June 1st.

0:42.7

Happy June, everybody.

0:46.6

Today's expression is down in the dumps.

0:49.3

I'm down in the dumps.

0:52.0

I'm feeling down in the dumps.

0:59.4

If you are down in the dumps, you are down in the dumps that means you're very sad you're very depressed yeah i hope that you are not down in the dumps yeah it happens to everybody it

1:09.9

certainly does.

1:16.5

Why does down in the dumps mean sad? Why does it mean depressed?

1:22.1

Well, yesterday we studied the word dump, the dump.

1:31.4

And where is the dump? It's the place where the city throws away the garbage. Would you like to be in the dump all day? Would you like to live in the dump? No, it's a terrible place. It's

1:40.9

smelly. Oh my God. And you know, actually in some countries, maybe in many countries,

1:48.0

people do actually live in the dump or right next to the dump. Oh, it's so sad. It's so

1:55.4

depressing. It really is. And that's why the expression down in the dumps means sad or depressing

2:03.6

because anybody who is in the dump surely would be sad

2:10.3

let's check out a dialogue

2:12.1

huh shane's really down in the dumps

2:17.0

why he got yelled at by his mom what for Huh, Shane's really down in the dumps. Why?

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