The English We Speak: Bounce

Learning English Conversations

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Education, Language Learning

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🗓️ 6 June 2011

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week we're looking at a new slang usage of the word 'bounce'.

Transcript

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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. Hello and welcome to The English we speak.
0:18.0	My name is William Kramer.
0:20.0	I'm Yang Lee.
0:22.0	Lee, do you mind if we don't look at a phrase today?
0:26.0	Don't look at a phrase?
0:28.0	So what do you want us to do today instead?
0:31.0	Um, nothing actually. I've got to go and meet a friend at the airport.
0:35.6	So what are you saying, William, that you don't have time for today's program?
0:41.0	Is that all right? Oh well. Well, thanks Lee. I'm just going to bounce.
0:48.0	Hey, hey William, wait, wait. What do you mean? What did you say just now?
0:54.0	Um, I'm just going to bounce, I'm going to leave.
0:58.0	I think we need to hear another example of that phrase.
1:06.0	Hey, Tom. example of that phrase. Hey Tom, where are you going? The party's just getting started.
1:08.0	Sorry dude, I got a bounce.
1:10.0	I'm on an early shift tomorrow.
1:12.0	In that clip we heard someone saying he had to leave a party.
1:16.0	Yes, that's right.
1:18.0	He said, I got a bounce.
1:20.0	To bounce usually means for something to go up and down.
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