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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 hi, I'm Rob. Hey, Feifei.
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Why the long face?
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Feifei: What's wrong with my face?
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Rob: I mean, why are you looking so...
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grumpy?
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Feifei: Grumpy!?
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Rob: Yes... moody.
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Feifei: Moody! There is nothing wrong -
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this is my normal face. Why are you
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throwing so many insults at me?
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Rob: Oh come on, you do look
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a bit bad-tempered.
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Feifei: I'm not bad-tempered.
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But I'm getting angry now.
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Rob: Oh great! Then I can describe you
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as mardy.
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Feifei: Mardy? I hope that's not
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another insult.
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Rob: It's not an insult - but 'mardy' does
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describe someone who is in a bad mood,
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moans a lot and gets annoyed easily.
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So, thanks for demonstrating that, Feifei!
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Feifei: My pleasure!
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Let's hear some examples...
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There are no desks for Pedro to work at
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today so he has to sit on the sofa -
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no wonder he is so mardy.
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My boyfriend is always so mardy - nothing
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seems to please him. Maybe I shouldn't
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have come home drunk last night!
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Steer clear of me today.
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I only had four hours sleep last night
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and I'm really mardy today.
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Feifei: This is The English We Speak from
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BBC Learning English and we're talking
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about the word 'mardy', which describes
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someone in a bad mood. As I was saying, Rob,
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I am not mardy!
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Rob: If you say so, Feifei.
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Feifei: But I know something
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to make you mardy.
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Rob: Oh yes?
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Feifei: You're going to have to record
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this programme again.
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Rob: What? Again? Why?
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Feifei: You forgot to explain that 'mardy'
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also describes someone who is
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sulky or grumpy.
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Rob: Hmm, you're just being awkward.
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I'm not going to start this programme
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again - I'm too busy.
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Right, I'm off to get a coffee. Goodbye!
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Feifei: Who's mardy now?
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Or he is just acting? Bye!
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