I'm Sorry I Love You V
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Marco: Hello English learners, welcome back to EnglishPod. My name is Marco.
Erica: And I'm Erika.
Marco: And we're going to be looking at our fifth episode of our famous love story.
Erica: Yes, "I'm Sorry I Love You".
Marco: Okay, part five. So if you haven't listened to the first four, I suggest you go do that first because...
Erica: You're going to be a little bit lost.
Marco: But it's getting really good.
Erica: Yeah, and so, so good that I don't think we can even say...
Marco: What's going to happen next.
Erica: We can't say what the key language is.
Marco: Yeah, we can't preview anything because we want to surprise you.
Erica: Yes, but we can tell you this.
Marco: What's going on?
Erica: The last time we saw Veronica and Steven, they broke up, right?
Marco: Right.
Erica: And Veronica was with her friend and feeling really terrible. And then Steven suddenly came to sing a beautiful song.
Marco: So this is continuing on that.
Erica: Right.
Marco: Okay, so let's listen to the dialogue and then we'll come back and talk about some of the difficult vocabulary we might find.
Veronica: Honey, of course I forgive you. I love you so much. I've really missed you. I was wrong to get upset over nothing.
Veronica：亲爱的，我当然原谅你。我太爱你了，我真的很想你。是我不好，不该为了无关紧要的事发脾气。Steven: I'm sorry I haven't called or anything, but right after you decided you wanted a break, I was called up north to put out some major forest fires. I was in the middle of nowhere working day and night trying to prevent the blaze from spreading. It was pretty intense.
Steven：对不起，我一直没给你打电话。但就在你决定要冷静分手之后，我被召去北方扑灭一些重大的森林大火。我当时身处荒郊野外，昼夜不停地工作，试图阻止火势蔓延。当时真的很紧张危险。Veronica: Oh, honey, I'm glad you're okay. But I have some exciting news. I think I'm pregnant.
Veronica：噢，亲爱的，真庆幸你没事。不过我有一个令人激动的好消息，我觉得我怀孕了。Steven: Really? Wow, that's amazing! This is great news. I've always wanted to be a father. We'll go to the doctor first thing in the morning.
Steven：真的吗？哇，太不可思议了！这真是个大好消息！我一直都想当爸爸。我们明天一大早就去看医生。Doctor: We have your test results back and indeed you are pregnant. Let's see here. Everything seems to be in order. Your approximate due date is October 27, 2009, so that means the baby was conceived on February 3, 2009.
医生：你的检查结果出来了，你确实怀孕了。让我看看，一切指标看起来都很正常。你的预产期大约是 2009 年 10 月 27 日，这意味着受孕时间大约是在 2009 年 2 月 3 日。Steven: Are you sure? Are these things accurate?
Steven：你确定吗？这些数据准确吗？Doctor: Well, yes, sir, they are.
医生：是的，先生，非常准确。Veronica: What's wrong? Why are you asking me these questions?
Veronica：怎么了？你为什么问这些问题？Steven: This baby isn't mine. I was away the first week of February at a training seminar. I... I...
Steven：这孩子不是我的。二月的第一周我正在外地参加培训研讨会。我……我……Veronica: No, it can't be!
Veronica：不，这不可能！
Marco: All right, so more drama in our love story.
Erica: Oh, my God. Things were going well and now more bad news.
Marco: Yeah, or good news.
Erica: Or good news, we're not sure yet.
Marco: Yeah. Okay, let's take a look at the vocabulary first in "Language Takeaway".
Erica: Language Takeaway.
Marco: Well, we're going to look at four words now. The first one, blaze.
Erica: Blaze.
Marco: Blaze.
Erica: Blaze. So this noun is another word for a fire, right? Or a big fire.
Marco: Yeah, a really big fire, the blaze. So basically it's like the flame of the fire.
Erica: Yes. This one is a little bit difficult, so I think we can use some examples to show us how to use this word.
Example 1: The blaze is spreading quickly. We need to evacuate these people.
Example 2: We have to go in there and save those people from the blaze.
Marco: Okay, so it's clear now, blaze. Let's look at our next word, conceived.
Erica: Conceived. The past of conceive.
Marco: Right, conceive. Conceive is a nice fancy word.
Erica: Yes, and what does it mean, Marco?
Marco: To create.
Erica: Oh, like how you sidestepped around that one. So it means to create. You can conceive a baby.
Marco: Yes.
Erica: You can conceive an idea.
Marco: Yes, so it basically means to create.
Erica: Yes, most commonly with the baby, though.
Marco: Yeah, yeah, conceive. So after the baby was conceived, we have a due date.
Erica: Yes. We all know that it's nine months later, approximately.
Marco: Yes, due dates. So the due date is the date of birth, basically. It's the doctor's guess when the birth would be.
Erica: Would be, okay. Yes, when you go to the doctor and say, "When will my baby be born?" He'll say, "Well, your due date is blah, blah, blah." Nine months later.
Marco: Yes. Okay, and our last word in language takeaway, accurate.
Erica: Accurate.
Marco: Accurate.
Erica: Accurate. So the due dates aren't accurate. You're right, that means they're not 100% sure or precise.
Marco: Yes. So when something is accurate, it's absolutely certain, absolutely precise, yes, 100%.
Erica: Okay, so accurate. Let's listen to some more examples of how we can use accurate.
Example 1: A blood test is the most accurate way of finding out if you're pregnant.
Example 2: These reports are not accurate, John. We checked and discovered a lot of mistakes.
Example 3: This new software helps us calculate costs in a very accurate way.
Marco: With those examples, I think we're ready to listen to this dialogue again. This time we're going to slow it down, right?
Erica: Yeah, in case you were so shocked by what happened that you couldn't follow.
Veronica: Honey, of course I forgive you. I love you so much. I've really missed you. Please forgive me. I was wrong to get upset over nothing.
Veronica：亲爱的，我当然原谅你。我太爱你了，我真的很想你。请原谅我，是我不好，不该为了无关紧要的事发脾气。Steven: I'm sorry I haven't called or anything, but right after you decided you wanted a break, I was called up north to put out some major forest fires. I was in the middle of nowhere, working day and night, trying to prevent the blaze from spreading. It was pretty intense.
Steven：对不起，我一直没给你打电话。但就在你决定要冷静分手之后，我被召去北方扑灭一些重大的森林大火。我当时身处荒郊野外，昼夜不停地工作，试图阻止火势蔓延。当时真的很紧张危险。Veronica: Oh, honey. I'm glad you're okay, but I have some exciting news. I think I'm pregnant.
Veronica：噢，亲爱的，真庆幸你没事。不过我有一个令人激动的好消息，我觉得我怀孕了。Steven: Really? Wow, that's amazing! This is great news! I've always wanted to be a father. We'll go to the doctor first thing in the morning.
Steven：真的吗？哇，太不可思议了！这真是个大好消息！我一直都想当爸爸。我们明天一大早就去看医生。Doctor: We have your test results back, and indeed, you are pregnant. Let's see here. Everything seems to be in order. Your approximate due date is October 27th, 2009, so that means the baby was conceived on February 3rd, 2009.
医生：你的检查结果出来了，你确实怀孕了。让我看看，一切指标看起来都很正常。你的预产期大约是 2009 年 10 月 27 日，这意味着受孕时间大约是在 2009 年 2 月 3 日。Steven: Are you sure? Are these things accurate?
Steven：你确定吗？这些数据准确吗？Doctor: Well, yes sir, they are.
医生：是的，先生，非常准确。Veronica: What's wrong? Why are you asking these questions?
Veronica：怎么了？你为什么问这些问题？Steven: This baby isn't mine. I was away the first week of February at a training seminar. I... I...
Steven：这孩子不是我的。二月的第一周我正在外地参加培训研讨会。我……我……Veronica: No, it can't be!
Veronica：不，这不可能！
Marco: All right, so continuing on with our drama, let's take a look at some interesting phrases in "Fluency Builder".
Erica: Fluency Builder.
Marco: Well, we've got three phrases for you. The first one is "in the middle of nowhere".
Erica: Middle of nowhere.
Marco: Middle of nowhere.
Erica: Middle of nowhere. This is a kind of a funny one, but I think if we listen to some examples, it will help us to understand the meaning of this phrase.
Example 1: We are in the middle of nowhere. How can we find our way back home?
Example 2: I was in the middle of nowhere, so I couldn't even use my mobile phone.
Example 3: It takes me two hours to drive to your house. It's in the middle of nowhere.
Marco: All right, so middle of nowhere, it means that you are lost...
Erica: Yeah, you're in a place with no cities or people or anything nearby.
Marco: Okay, so just imagine yourself in a desert, that would be the middle of nowhere.
Erica: Yes, or in Canada.
Marco: Canada... That would be the middle of nowhere.
Erica: All right, let's take a look at our next phrase, "first thing in the morning".
Marco: First thing in the morning.
Erica: First thing in the morning.
Marco: First thing in the morning. So when we talk about the first thing, it means...
Erica: Really, really early in the morning.
Marco: Really early, yeah. So I can change it a little bit and say "first thing in the afternoon".
Erica: Early in the afternoon, or "first thing tomorrow morning".
Marco: Right, so really early tomorrow.
Erica: Okay, so it's a very common way of referring to very early.
Marco: Yeah, it's not like first thing in the morning is like six o'clock in the morning, right? But if you say, "Okay, I'll take care of that first thing in the morning," you'll do it right away in the morning.
Erica: Right away. Right when you get to the office, for example.
Marco: Right, yeah. Okay, let's look at our last phrase, "seems to be in order".
Erica: Seems to be in order.
Marco: Everything seems to be in order.
Erica: So everything is okay, everything's normal. Everything seems to be normal, everything looks okay. So this is a very common phrase when people check your documents or report. They'll say, "Okay, all the papers seem to be in order."
Marco: Very common.
Erica: Yes. Good news when you're pregnant that everything seems to be in order.
Marco: Exactly, everything is normal. All right, so let's listen to this dramatic dialogue one more time and we'll come back and talk some more.
Veronica: Honey, of course I forgive you. I love you so much. I've really missed you. I was wrong to get upset over nothing.
Veronica：亲爱的，我当然原谅你。我太爱你了，我真的很想你。是我不好，不该为了无关紧要的事发脾气。Steven: I'm sorry I haven't called or anything, but right after you decided you wanted a break, I was up north to put out some major forest fires. I was in the middle of nowhere working day and night trying to prevent the blaze from spreading. It was pretty intense.
Steven：对不起，我一直没给你打电话。但就在你决定要冷静分手之后，我被召去北方扑灭一些重大的森林大火。我当时身处荒郊野外，昼夜不停地工作，试图阻止火势蔓延。当时真的很紧张危险。Veronica: Oh, honey, I'm glad you're okay, but I have some exciting news. I think I'm pregnant.
Veronica：噢，亲爱的，真庆幸你没事。不过我有一个令人激动的好消息，我觉得我怀孕了。Steven: Really? Wow, that's amazing. This is great news. I've always wanted to be a father. We'll go to the doctor first thing in the morning.
Steven：真的吗？哇，太不可思议了！这真是个大好消息！我一直都想当爸爸。我们明天一大早就去看医生。Doctor: We have your test results back and indeed, you are pregnant. Let's see here. Everything seems to be in order. Your approximate due date is October 27, 2009, so that means the baby was conceived on February 3, 2009.
医生：你的检查结果出来了，你确实怀孕了。让我看看，一切指标看起来都很正常。你的预产期大约是 2009 年 10 月 27 日，这意味着受孕时间大约是在 2009 年 2 月 3 日。Steven: Are you sure? Are these things accurate?
Steven：你确定吗？这些数据准确吗？Doctor: Well, yes, sir, they are.
医生：是的，先生，非常准确。Veronica: What's wrong? Why are you asking me these questions?
Veronica：怎么了？你为什么问这些问题？Steven: This baby isn't mine. I was away the first week of February at a training seminar. I... I...
Steven：这孩子不是我的。二月的第一周我正在外地参加培训研讨会。我……我……Veronica: No. It can't be.
Veronica：不，这不可能！
Erica: Well, Marco, what do you think about this situation? What would you do if you were this guy?
Marco: It's complicated. I know. Uh, I don't know what I would do. It seems like something very typical of soap operas.
Erica: Yes. Well, I don't know because she didn't really deny it in the end. She didn't say no right away.
Marco: Yeah, but she didn't say like, oh...
Erica: Yeah, she didn't really accept it, so it's still a little bit difficult to see if maybe she cheated on him or something.
Marco: Hey, guys, what do you think? Do you think Veronica cheated on Stephen? Do you think it's his baby? Maybe it's not. Maybe the doctor is wrong. Maybe it's the doctor's baby!
Erica: Anything could happen here at EnglishPod, so send us your ideas and tell us what do you think happens next. Come to englishpod.com where you can leave your questions, your comments.
Marco: Yeah, and Marco and I are always around to answer your questions, respond to your comments.
Erica: Exactly, and we want to know what you think will happen next.
Marco: All right, guys, so until next time... Bye!
Erica: Bye!
