Throwback Thursday S1 #25 - Expressions Related to Negative Energy
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| 0:00.0 | Expressions related to negative energy. |
| 0:07.6 | I'm John. |
| 0:08.3 | And I'm Sydney. |
| 0:09.7 | In this lesson, you'll learn expressions related to negative energy. |
| 0:13.2 | These are more everyday expressions that you might hear when someone is talking about something upsetting. |
| 0:17.9 | The expressions you'll be learning in this lesson are. |
| 0:20.4 | The blues. Backhanded compliment. |
| 0:24.0 | Knock it off. To cut corners. Sydney, what's our first expression? The blues. Meaning sadness, |
| 0:31.4 | feelings of depression. The blues. Listeners, please repeat. The blues. The blues. Listeners, please repeat. |
| 0:38.4 | The blues. |
| 0:43.6 | Blue is literally a color. |
| 0:48.5 | But if you have the blues, or if you're feeling blue, then you are sad. |
| 0:52.7 | The blues are also a type of music which express sadness and loss. |
| 0:54.7 | Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| 0:57.7 | A nap is the best cure for the blues. |
| 1:03.0 | A nap is the best cure for the blues. |
| 1:05.9 | A nap is the best cure for the blues. |
| 1:08.2 | Okay, what's the next expression? |
| 1:09.7 | Backhanded compliment. |
| 1:14.2 | Meaning, a statement which is both a compliment and an insult at the same time. |
| 1:17.1 | Backhanded compliment. |
| 1:19.2 | Backhanded compliment. |
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