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Feifei: Hello, I'm Feifei, and this is The English We Speak.
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You are Rob...
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Rob: Yes and hello, you are Feifei!
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And Feifei, if you don't mind me saying,
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you're looking a bit stressed.
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Feifei: Stressed! Yes, I am.
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I've got to give a presentation later
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and I don't feel very prepared.
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Rob: Oh relax Feifei. There's nothing to worry about.
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Feifei: Really... well I've booked the room,
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got my laptop ready, printed out the handouts...
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but there must be something else.
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Rob: Well you sound very well organised to be honest
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so stop worrying. It's only a presentation.
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Everyone will be asleep anyway.
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Feifei: It's easy for you to be so calm and relaxed
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about it - you're not doing it.
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Rob: Oh come on Feifei, you know me -
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I'm always calm and relaxed.
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You could say I'm a happy-go-lucky kind of guy.
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Feifei: Happy-go-lucky?
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Well I know you're always happy
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but I'm not sure about lucky!
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Rob: No! Happy-go-lucky describes someone
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who doesn't worry about the future and just accepts
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what happens. It's not really
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about luck -
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it's about keeping calm and not planning
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everything - like you do! Now chill out
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and listen to these examples...
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Examples: My sister is happy-go-lucky:
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she doesn't worry about a thing, not even exams!
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I like you your happy-go-lucky attitude
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but you're going to have make a decision
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on our wedding date!
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Jake's so happy-go-lucky he doesn't seem to be
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worried that he's losing his job.
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I guess he thinks everything
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will work out well in the end.
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Feifei: So that's 'happy-go-lucky' -
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a phrase that describes someone
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who doesn't worry about the future
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and accepts what happens.
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It's something that Rob claims to be
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but I'm not so sure.
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Hey Rob, how's your presentation coming along?
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Rob: What presentation?
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Feifei: The one you're doing next Monday.
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Don't you remember, the boss said we have
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to take it in turns to do one?
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Rob: Oh yeah, I remember. Don't worry,
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it'll be fine. What's the worst that can happen?
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Feifei: Are you sure? Have you booked a room,
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prepared your notes, got your laptop working?
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Rob: Of course... there's plenty of time
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to sort that out... isn't there?
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I'm afraid I've just got to head off now,
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I've got some things to do... Bye...
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Feifei: Oh dear. It looks like his happiness
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and luck have gone. Perhaps 'happy-go-lucky'
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isn't the best phrase to describe Rob. Bye.
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