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Feifei: Welcome to The English We Speak.
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It's Feifei here with Rob, and we're in a bit
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of a rush…
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Rob: …yes yes, I've hurt my foot and we've
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got to get to hospital. Ouch!
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Feifei: Ooo, it looks nasty Rob – all red
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and swollen. It was a good job I was
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driving by when you hurt it.
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Rob: Yes yes, thanks for the lift, Feifei. But it
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really is hurting, so could you step on it,
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please?
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Feifei: What?
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Rob: Step on it!
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Feifei: Oh, OK. If you say so.
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Rob: Ow! That was painful – what did you
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do that for?
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Feifei: You said 'step on it' – I thought that
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was an odd request, but I did.
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Rob: No, Feifei! I meant drive faster –
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that's what 'step on it' means. It's what
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you say to someone to ask them to hurry.
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That hurt so much.
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Feifei: Oops, sorry! Right, well hold on
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tight, Rob. I will step on it while we hear
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some examples…
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Taxi! Could you take me to the
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station, please? And could step on it? I'm late!
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Our coach told us to step on it if we
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wanted to get to the match on time.
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Please step on it, otherwise we're going to
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miss the plane.
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Feifei: This is The English We Speak from
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BBC Learning English. And we're finding
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out about the phrase 'step on it', which
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means 'go faster' or 'hurry up'.
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Well, we're nearly at the hospital, Rob.
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Rob: Good good, because my foot hurts
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so much – I need urgent medical
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attention.
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Feifei: How exactly did you hurt it?
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Rob: I was playing football and another
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player stepped on my big toe. It was so painful.
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Feifei: What! So you've got me to 'step on
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it' – and drive at high speed – because
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someone stepped on your big toe?
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This isn't an emergency, Rob - you can get out and walk.
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Rob: That's not very nice.
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Feifei: You had better step on it, Rob –
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the casualty department shuts in five
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minutes. Bye.
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Rob: Bye.
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