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Feifei: Hi! Err, Neil.
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Neil: Yes?
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Feifei: What are you doing?
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Neil: Oh, I'm just standing here,
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I'm... Actually, I can't remember
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why I came in here.
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Feifei: You seem miles away! We're
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in the studio, and we're about
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to record an episode
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of The English We Speak.
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Neil: Of course we are, sorry.
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I had a brain fade there.
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Feifei: Anyway - let's get on
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with the programme. And the phrase
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we're going to teach is...'brain fade'!
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Imagine that.
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Neil: Haha, well - let's explain it.
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'Brain fade' is a slang term meaning
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a short period when you
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can't think clearly or remember things.
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Feifei: For example: when you walk into
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a room and forget why you went there.
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Neil: That's a brain fade.
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Never happens to me!
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Feifei: And how about this: when you
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can't remember where you put your keys?
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Neil: Ah yes, I do know that one.
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Now you mention it, where are they?
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Feifei: Haha. We often use it with 'have':
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to have a brain fade.
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Let's hear a few more
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examples of this phrase in context.
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I saw an old colleague on the street
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last week. Completely forgot her name!
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A serious case of brain fade
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Really embarrassing.
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I'm sure I did terribly in the exam.
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I had a major brain fade.
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I hate doing job interviews. It's not that
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the questions are difficult, I just get brain
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fade as soon as I walk into the room.
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Can't even remember my own name!
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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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The expression we're looking at
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in this programme is 'brain fade'.
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Neil. Neil?
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Neil: Good. Err. Give me a second.
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Feifei: What now?
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Neil: I took my glasses off while
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we were listening to those examples.
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And you know...
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I can't see them anywhere.
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Feifei: Neil.
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Neil: Yes?
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Feifei: They're on your head.
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Neil: That's a relief. Another brain fade,
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I'm afraid. I think I just need
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a good night's sleep.
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Feifei: You do that! That's our phrase,
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brain fade. Let's hope we made it easy
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to remember!
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Both: Bye.
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