No fear (Halloween Special): The English We Speak

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BBC Learning English


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Feifei: Hello, and welcome to The English
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We Speak... I'm Feifei... Argh!
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Rob: And I'm Rob. Ah Halloween!
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I love Halloween, Feifei. Are you looking
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forward to trick or treating?
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Feifei: No fear!
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Rob: No fear? You mean 'yes fear!'
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Halloween's all about fear!
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Feifei: That's what I don't like about it.
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Rob: What's not to like? There's ghosts
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and witches and jack-o'-lanterns!
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Come on, Feifei!
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Get on your broomstick and let's go!
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Feifei: No fear, Rob!
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Rob: Why do you keep saying 'no fear',
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Feifei? You're kind of missing the point.
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Feifei: No, you are missing the point, Rob.
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'No fear' is an expression which actually
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means 'certainly not', 'no way'.
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Rob: Ah, I get it. So by saying 'no fear',
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you mean 'absolutely not'.
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Feifei: That's right. Let's hear some
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examples before my legs turn to jelly.
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A: Fancy that Justin Bieber concert?
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B: No fear! I can't stand him.
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A: Why don't we stay in tonight and watch
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golf on the TV.
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B: Golf?! No fear. I'd do anything other
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than watch golf.
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Feifei: This is The English We Speak from
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BBC Learning English. We're learning the
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expression 'no fear', which means
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'absolutely not', 'no way'.
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Rob: So come on Feifei, fear is fun.
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Let's go trick or treating!
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Feifei: No fear, Rob!
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Rob: Yes fear!
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Feifei: No fear! Actually, Rob, what's that
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thing... behind you?
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Rob: What thing?
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Feifei: Don't move but it's just...
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reaching out a bony hand and...
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about to touch your shoulder...
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Rob: I'm outta here. Argh!
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Feifei: Well, at least that gets me
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out of Halloween for another year. Bye!
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