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Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

0560 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—a rat's nest

Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Shane Peterson

Self-improvement, Language Learning, Education

4.7812 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2016

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Today’s expression and dialog: a rat’s nest I have to go to Eduardo’s today. You don’t sound too excited. No, his place is a rat’s nest. Yuck~ It can’t be that bad! Right now I am getting ready to MOVE to Chicago! So, my house is a disaster! I've got books and clothes and boxes EVERYWHERE. If a rat came into my home, it might leave because it is TOO dirty!!! But...to be honest, if you look at my desk, it is almost ALWAYS very messy~ If you live in a messy house or have a messy room or desk...maybe your car is really messy inside--then you need today's expression! Let's clean!!Coach Shane Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to parmyproductions@gmail.com Or you can go here: 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!! #LME #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

Transcript

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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.

0:29.5

Hello, everybody, welcome back to Daily Easy English Expression.

0:34.0

Today's expression, ooh, a rat's nest.

0:37.0

Do you live in a rat's nest?

0:43.7

Is your room a rat's nest? Is your room a rat's nest? Is your desk a rat's nest? Is your hair a rat's nest? What is a rat's nest? Rat, R-A-T, you know, like a big mouse. Rats are

0:52.5

pretty disgusting. Rats are the dirty ones.

0:55.2

Not that mice are clean.

0:56.8

Anyway, a rats, that's possessive S, rats nest, N-E-S-T.

1:02.4

And the nest, when we say nest, we usually think of a bird.

1:05.9

A bird's nest is the home that a bird makes and lives in.

1:12.2

And rats also build nests, not in trees, but in other places.

1:19.1

So a rat's nest is a rat's home.

1:21.8

And in America, if you live in a rat's nest, that means your house is really, really dirty.

1:34.0

Check out the dialogue.

1:36.8

I have to go to Eduardo's today.

1:40.1

Oh, you don't sound too excited.

1:42.6

No, his place is a rat's nest. Yuck. Oh, it can't sound too excited. No, his place is a rat's nest.

1:45.5

Yuck!

1:46.3

Oh, it can't be that bad.

1:53.1

Poor Eduardo.

1:54.5

Don't worry, Eduardo.

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