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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English
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We Speak with me, Feifei...
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Rob: ...and me, Rob. Hey, Feifei. I have
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a little challenge for you.
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Feifei: Oh, good. I like a challenge.
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Rob: Right. Well. Can you name a bird
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that has bright feathers?
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Feifei: A parrot?
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Rob: No. It has big colourful feathers that
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it sticks up when it's showing off
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and trying
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to attract a mate.
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Feifei: Got it! A peacock.
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Why are you asking?
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Rob: Well, it's a clue for this
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authentic English phrase.
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Can you think of an expression
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which describes someone
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showing off to attract attention?
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Feifei: Yes, Rob. It's 'peacocking' ...
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I often use it to describe you!
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But, Rob, peacocking
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never impresses me!
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Rob: Well, Feifei, you are hard
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to impress ... but maybe these
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examples of 'peacocking' will...
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Why does Dev have to wear
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that bright shirt and walk
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around the office talking and laughing
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loudly? It's obvious that he's peacocking,
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but to me, he's just annoying.
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When we first met, I was impressed
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by John's flashy clothes
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and constant jokes. But he was
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obviously peacocking because
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now he just wears jeans and
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never says anything funny!
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I thought my peacocking skills
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would work wonders on our
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blind date. Unfortunately,
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she told me I was just showing off,
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and I just needed to be myself.
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I don't think I'll be
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seeing her again.
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Feifei: You're listening to The English
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We Speak from BBC Learning English.
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We're talking about
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'peacocking', which describes someone
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showing off to attract attention
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and impress people.
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Rob: Originally, it described
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an extreme and over-the-top way
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a man might dress and the arrogant way
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he might behave to attract a woman.
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Feifei: Yes, I can see why you would have
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been good at that, Rob!
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Rob: Well, women do it now too, Feifei,
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for example, by bragging
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on Instagram about the
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amazing things they've done.
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Feifei: OK, it seems like anyone can be
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guilty of peacocking these days.
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Rob: Well, you'd never find me peacocking,
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Feifei - I'm not the sort of person to show
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off, I hate to attract attention.
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Feifei: What do you mean, Rob?!
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You're always centre of attention.
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Rob: Thanks!
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Feifei: Bye!
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Rob: Bye bye!
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