A white elephant

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🗓️ 8 April 2013

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Does Finn have to look after his uncle's white elephant? Find out more with The English We Speak.

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0:00.0	This is a feature from BBC learning English.
0:03.0	For more information and our terms of use go to BBCworldservice.com
0:09.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:11.0	The English We Speak.
0:18.0	Hi, I'm Faye Faye, and joining us here today in the zoo to present the English we speak is Finn.
0:24.0	Hi.
0:25.0	What's the matter Finn?
0:26.6	You sound worried.
0:28.3	The zoo is a place of fun.
0:30.2	Yes, and I love animals too. But I don't know what I'm going to do with that white elephant.
0:38.0	That one over there?
0:42.0	Uh, no, the one my uncle is giving me.
0:45.0	Your uncle is giving you an elephant.
0:48.0	Yeah, he's moving to South Africa and he's giving away some of his things.
0:54.0	And are you ready to take care of an elephant?
0:58.0	That's the problem. I'm not. It is beautiful. Oh yes, I'm sure it is. And it is powerful.
1:10.0	Yes, very powerful. But it needs too much petrol.
1:16.0	Petrol?
1:17.0	Yes, old sports cars need a lot of petrol, you know.
1:25.0	Oh, that's a relief. You're talking about a car.
1:29.0	Of course. I wasn't talking about an actual elephant.
1:34.0	The elephant sounds relieved too.
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