The English We Speak: 'Rabbit'
Learning English Conversations
BBC
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🗓️ 7 February 2011
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary. This week's phrase is 'rabbit in the headlights'.
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. |
| 0:13.0 | From BBC Learning English. |
| 0:17.0 | Hello, I'm Finn. |
| 0:22.0 | Hello, I'm Finn. And I'm Lee. And we're whispering. We're talking very quietly because today we're watching an award ceremony for the Best Dancer in the UK. |
| 0:35.0 | Yes, I think he's going to begin now. |
| 0:38.0 | Shh Shh! |
| 0:40.0 | And the Award for Best Dancer this year goes to Timmy Tapper. |
| 0:46.0 | Thank you. |
| 0:51.0 | Timmy, would you like to say a few words? |
| 0:54.0 | Yes. |
| 0:56.0 | Um, thank you. |
| 0:58.0 | To everybody. |
| 1:01.0 | Thanks. |
| 1:02.0 | Great. Well, thank you Timmy, you've done a... Everybody. Thanks. |
| 1:03.0 | Great, well, thank you to me. |
| 1:04.0 | You've done a fantastic job this year. |
| 1:07.0 | Lee, what happened? |
| 1:10.0 | He was like a rabbit in the headlights. I don't know. He was very nervous |
| 1:15.3 | But what did you say Finn about rabbits? Oh rabbits yes a rabbit in the headlights. |
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