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Feifei: Hello, this is The English We Speak
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and I'm Feifei.
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Rob: And hello, I'm Rob.
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Feifei: Rob, didn't you know it's very rude
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to eat while talking?
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Rob: Sorry! It's just... somebody left these
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doughnuts here and I had
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to eat them - I have
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a soft spot for doughnuts.
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Feifei: Couldn't you wait?
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Rob: No, sorry I can't - ooo, is that
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chocolate I can see in your bag -
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you couldn't spare
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a few chunks could you? I have
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a soft spot for chocolate as well.
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Feifei: No Rob, you can't but can I assume
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a 'soft spot' refers to your large and soft
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belly you have as a result of eating
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too many sweet things?
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Rob: How dare you! Having a soft spot
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does not mean having a fat belly -
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not that I have one anyway.
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If you have a soft spot for something,
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it means you have the
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feeling of really liking
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something or someone.
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Feifei: Right. And it's quite
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a strong feeling?
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Rob: It is. When you have a soft spot
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for someone it means you
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have a lot of affection
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for them. Is there anyone you
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have a soft spot for, Feifei?
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Feifei: Hmmm. At the moment I just
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have soft spot for some examples!
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He always had a soft spot for the
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woman in accounts - and guess what?
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Now they're getting married!
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She has a soft spot for designer shoes -
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her cupboard is crammed with
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hundreds of pairs,
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some she's never even worn!
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She's got a soft spot for her
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English teacher and keeps buying him
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presents - and she's
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always the first to turn up for his lessons.
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Feifei: This is The English We Speak from
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BBC Learning English and
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we're learning about
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the phrase 'to have a soft spot' - which is
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a feeling of really liking something
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or someone.
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So Rob, you asked if I had a soft spot
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for someone and I do!
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Rob: Ooo, go on.
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Feifei: He's tall and handsome...
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Rob: Oh yes.
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Feifei: A little beard...
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Rob: Of course...
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Feifei: And a natural performer.
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Rob: I knew it! You only had to say, Feifei...
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Feifei: Yes, it's the great actor, Scott Foley.
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Rob: Oh I see. You have a soft spot
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for him?
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Feifei: I do. And how about you, Rob?
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Rob: There's nobody - just doughnuts -
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soft, round, sweet and squidgy
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in the middle - what's
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not to like?
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Feifei: Ah, just like you then!
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Rob: Time to go Feifei. Bye!
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Feifei: Bye bye!
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