What does 'new normal' mean? Listen to The English We Speak
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Hello everyone. This is The English
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We Speak with me, Feifei...
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... and me, Rob. Hey, Feifei, this is
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all a bit weird, isn't it?
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A bit weird? What do you mean?
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Well, us not being in the same studio.
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You not being able to make me
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a cup of tea. Us
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not going out for lunch. It's not...
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.... it's not normal! It's certainly different,
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Rob. But it's good to have
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some time apart,
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isn't it?
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I don't know. It's not like it used to be.
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Things have changed.
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Well, Rob, this is the new normal. It's a
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new English expression
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that describes the
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way people will live their lives during
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and after this coronavirus outbreak.
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Oh right. Does that mean I get
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some new examples as well?
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It does, and here they are...
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After lockdown, things won't be the same
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- we'll have to get used to a new normal.
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Getting up at 6am and going for
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a run every day is my
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new normal - and it feels good.
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The new normal means working from
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home more and not going into the office.
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This is The English We Speak from
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BBC Learning English, and in this
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programme we're learning
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about the phrase 'new normal', which
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describes the way people
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will live their lives during
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and after this coronavirus outbreak.
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Rob, I'm sure we'll get used to
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the new normal
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- sometimes it's good to
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change our routine.
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Yes, but I like my routine - go to the office,
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drink tea, eat biscuits, talk to you, go for
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lunch.
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Hmmm, maybe the 'new' normal will be
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good for your health and your work.
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Come on, Feifei, there must be something
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about old normal that you miss?
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Let me have a think... making you tea,
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listening to your stories,
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giving you my biscuits - no,
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I think I'll get used to the
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new normal - and so should you, Rob.
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OK, Feifei. I'll give it a try. Now, I'd
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better go and do some work.
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Wow! That's not normal, that sounds
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like a new Rob! Bye.
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Bye.
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