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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English
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We Speak. I’m Feifei.
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Rob: And I’m Rob.
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Feifei: So, Rob, you don’t look so happy!
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Rob: I’m… ok.
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Feifei: I thought you were off to a rock
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concert for your birthday this weekend.
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Rob: Yeah, I was. I love rock music.
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Feifei: Oh. What happened?
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Rob: Well, I booked my ticket a month
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ago. It wasn’t cheap. Three of my friends
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said they were coming too. But they just
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told me they forgot to book the tickets, and
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now there are none left.
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Feifei: What a pain. I’m sorry.
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Rob: Yeah, I’m a bit miffed.
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Feifei: I’m not surprised. Err, Rob, sorry to
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mention this while you’re feeling upset…
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Rob: Yes…?
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Feifei: Do you mind if I use ‘miffed’ as our
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word today?
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Rob: Yeah, OK then.
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Feifei: OK, so as you might have worked
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out, to feel ‘miffed’ is to feel frustrated or
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annoyed, usually because of the
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behaviour of other people. It’s what Rob is
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feeling right now, because his friends
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didn’t book tickets to a concert with him.
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Let’s just give him a minute, while we
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listen to these examples.
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You know what? I’ve been working really
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late all week to finish this proposal, but
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my boss hasn’t said a word of thanks.
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Yeah, you could say I’m pretty miffed.
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Laura met this guy on holiday. She told
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me he was really special, and that they
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seemed serious about each other. But he
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hasn’t called in weeks. She’s really miffed
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about it.
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You’d think that when you order a
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vegetarian pizza, it would come without
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meat. No wonder Martin was miffed when
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it arrived with ham on it!
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Feifei: This is The English We Speak from
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BBC Learning English.
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So, feeling any better yet, Rob?
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Rob: Well, I just got a message. Get this:
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apparently my friends were joking.
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Feifei: Err, I knew.
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Rob: What?
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Feifei: Well, I told them to say that, so we
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had the opportunity to talk about ‘miffed’.
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Rob: Seriously?
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Feifei: Yeah, you don’t mind, do you?
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Rob: Of course I mind. You made me feel,
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well… miffed!
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Feifei: Sorry about that.
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Rob: And I’m miffed with you now!
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Feifei: Rob, you know what?
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Rob: What?
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Feifei: I got a ticket too. It is your birthday
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after all - I wouldn’t miss it!
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Rob: Really? OK, all is forgiven!
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Feifei: Bye.
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Rob: Bye.
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