Today, I'm going to talk about the word bear.

And with a mini-story, you will practice your English conversation skills.

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The word bear is normally used as a noun

when we're referring to a large furry animal

that likes eating honey.

In the second part of this podcast,

you will meet two funny bears,

yogi and Bubu.

The word bear can also be a verb.

In that case, it has several meanings.

A few of them are to hold, to support, to exhibit, to stand, or to give birth

to. For example, if I say that I can't bear something, I mean that I can't tolerate it or stand it. It's just too much,

or it makes me feel very unhappy. Here are some more examples. Usually, we use the verb to bear when we need to accept or tolerate something, especially something

unpleasant.

Examples.

The pain was almost more than Jason could bear.

How can you bear to eat that food?

There are some similar expressions.

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