No-win situation

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🗓️ 27 August 2012

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Rob finds himself in a no-win situation although he wins a horse racing bet. What does it mean?

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0:00.0	This is a download from the BBC.
0:03.0	For more information and our terms of use, go to BBCworldservice.com
0:08.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:11.0	The English We Speak.
0:13.0	We Speak.
0:14.0	From the BBC.
0:17.0	Hello and welcome to The English we speak. I'm Rob.
0:24.0	And hello I'm Lee.
0:26.0	Shh, shh, shh, sheh,
0:27.0	Lee, Lily, quiet please.
0:29.0	I need to concentrate.
0:30.0	The race is about to finish, and I've got a bet on.
0:33.2	Yay! I've won! I've actually won! I'm rich!
0:39.1	Well done Rob! So what have you won Rob?
0:42.0	10 pounds!
0:44.0	Oh, just 10 pounds.
0:46.0	Oh well, that's quite useful actually.
0:50.0	Oh, is it? Why's that?
0:52.0	Well, you owe me five pounds, and you did say you would buy me a glass of champagne if you won a race.
0:59.6	Oh, right, did I? Ah, so that'll leave me with 50 pence maybe I'm not a winner after all
1:07.1	honestly every time I make some money I have to give it away
1:11.4	Sorry Rob it's a no-win situation, or a lose-lose situation.
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