Adele gets Spotify to stop album shuffle: BBC News Review

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BBC Learning English


ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ. ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื•ืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื•ืช ื‘ืžื›ื•ื ื”.

00:00
Singer-songwriter Adele persuades Spotify
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ื”ื–ืžืจืช ื•ื”ื›ื•ืชื‘ืช ืื“ืœ ืžืฉื›ื ืขืช ืืช ืกืคื•ื˜ื™ืคื™ื™
00:04
to change the shuffle option on albums.
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ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืื•ืคืฆื™ื™ืช ื”ืขืจื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ืืœื‘ื•ืžื™ื.
00:08
Hello, this is News Review. I'm Rob
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ืฉืœื•ื, ื–ื” ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืกืงื™ืจืช. ืื ื™ ืจื•ื‘
00:10
and this is coming to you from BBC Learning English.
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ื•ื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืืœื™ืš ืž-BBC Learning English.
00:13
And joining me today is Neil. Hi Neil.
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ื•ื”ื™ื•ื ืžืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืืœื™ื™ ื ื™ืœ. ื”ื™ื™ ื ื™ืœ.
00:16
Hello Rob and hello everyone.
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ืฉืœื•ื ืจื•ื‘ ื•ืฉืœื•ื ืœื›ื•ืœื.
00:18
If you want to test yourself on the vocabulary you hear in this programme,
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ืื ืืชื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืืช ืขืฆืžืš ืขืœ ืื•ืฆืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉืืชื” ืฉื•ืžืข ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื–ื•,
00:21
there's a quiz on our website: bbclearningenglish.com.
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ื™ืฉ ื—ื™ื“ื•ืŸ ื‘ืืชืจ ืฉืœื ื•: bbclearningenglish.com.
00:26
Let's find out some more about that story, about Spotify and Adele,
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ื‘ื•ืื• ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืขื•ื“ ืงืฆืช ืขืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ื”, ืขืœ ืกืคื•ื˜ื™ืคื™ื™ ื•ืื“ืœ,
00:29
from this BBC News bulletin:
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ืžืชื•ืš ืขืœื•ืŸ ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื”-BBC ื”ื–ื”:
00:51
So, the British singer-songwriter Adele has released a new album, called '30',
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ืื–, ื”ื–ืžืจืช ื•ื”ื™ื•ืฆืจืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™ืช ืื“ืœ ื”ื•ืฆื™ืื” ืืœื‘ื•ื ื—ื“ืฉ, ื‘ืฉื '30',
00:56
and she has asked Spotify for them to remove the shuffle function โ€“
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ืงืฉื” ืžืกืคื•ื˜ื™ืคื™ื™ ืฉื™ืกื™ืจื• ืืช ื”ืขืจื•ื‘ื” ืคื•ื ืงืฆื™ื” โ€“
01:02
for that to appear automatically โ€“ she's asked for that to be removed
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื–ื” ื™ื•ืคื™ืข ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ืช โ€“ ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืกื™ืจ ืืช ื–ื”
01:06
because she, like a lot of musical artists,
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ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื, ื›ืžื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ืืžื ื™ื ืžื•ื–ื™ืงืœื™ื™ื,
01:09
say they put a lot of time and effort
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ืื•ืžืจืช ืฉื”ื ื”ืฉืงื™ืขื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ื–ืžืŸ ื•ืžืืžืฅ
01:12
into deciding the running order โ€“ the list โ€“
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ืขืœ ืกื“ืจ ื”ืจื™ืฆื” โ€“ ื”ืจืฉื™ืžื” โ€“
01:15
the order that the songs come in.
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ืกื“ืจ ื›ื ื™ืกืช ื”ืฉื™ืจื™ื
01:17
They think it's part of the artistic process
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ื”ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื–ื” ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืืžื ื•ืชื™
01:19
and that the shuffle ruins that.
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ื•ืฉื”ื“ืฉื“ื•ืฉ ื”ื•ืจืก ืืช ื–ื”.
01:21
She's asked Spotify to change it and they have.
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ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ืงืฉื” ืžืกืคื•ื˜ื™ืคื™ื™ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื–ื” ื•ื”ื ืขืฉื• ื–ืืช.
01:24
Good. And you've picked three words and expressions
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ื˜ื•ึนื‘. ื•ื‘ื—ืจืช ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืžื™ืœื™ื ื•ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ื™ื
01:27
from newspaper headlines about this story, haven't you?
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ืžื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช ื”ืขื™ืชื•ื ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ื”, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
01:30
What are they?
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ืžื” ื”ื?
01:32
I have. We have 'default',
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™. ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• 'ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ืžื—ื“ืœ',
01:35
'bows to' and 'obliged'.
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'ืžืฉืชื—ื•ื•ื”' ื•'ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘'.
01:39
That's 'default', 'bows to' and 'obliged'.
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ื–ื” 'ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ืžื—ื“ืœ', 'ืžืฉืชื—ื•ื•ื”' ื•'ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘'.
01:43
OK. Let's have a look at your first newspaper headline please.
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ื‘ื•ื ื ืกืชื›ืœ ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื” ื‘ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื”ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœืš.
01:48
Sure. The headline comes from the Times,
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ื‘ื˜ื•ื—. ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืžื”ื˜ื™ื™ืžืก,
01:51
which is a British newspaper, and it reads:
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ืฉื”ื•ื ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™, ื•ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ื”:
02:01
That's 'default' โ€“ standard; first option.
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ื–ื” 'ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ืžื—ื“ืœ' - ืกื˜ื ื“ืจื˜ื™; ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืจืืฉื•ื ื”.
02:05
Yeah. Now, Rob, you know when you get a new mobile phone?
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ื›ึผึตืŸ. ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืจื•ื‘, ืืชื” ื™ื•ื“ืข ืžืชื™ ืืชื” ืžืงื‘ืœ ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ื ื™ื™ื“ ื—ื“ืฉ?
02:09
Yeah.
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ื›ึผึตืŸ.
02:10
Is it set up in exactly the way you like to use it?
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ื”ืื ื”ื•ื ืžื•ื’ื“ืจ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื” ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื•?
02:13
No. No, never. It comes with 'default' factory settings.
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ืœื ืœื ืืฃ ืคืขื. ื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืขื ื”ื’ื“ืจื•ืช ืžืคืขืœ 'ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ืžื—ื“ืœ'.
02:18
It's how the company want it set up.
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ื›ืš ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืงื™ื.
02:21
Yeah, that's right. That's the way that it's set up
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ื›ืŸ ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ. ื–ื• ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ื–ื” ืžื•ื’ื“ืจ
02:24
and if you want to change it to the way you like,
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ื•ืื ืืชื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื–ื” ืœื“ืจืš ืฉืืชื” ืื•ื”ื‘,
02:27
what do you have to do?
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ืžื” ืืชื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช?
02:29
Yeah, I personalise the settings. So, I set it up in a way that...
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ื›ืŸ, ืื ื™ ืžืชืื™ื ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืืช ื”ื”ื’ื“ืจื•ืช. ืื–, ื”ื’ื“ืจืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉ...
02:32
or the way I want to use it โ€“ not the 'default' settings, as you say.
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ืื• ืื™ืš ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื• - ืœื ื”ื’ื“ืจื•ืช 'ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ื”ืžื—ื“ืœ', ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื” ืื•ืžืจ.
02:36
Yeah. So, you personalise โ€“ or customise we often say as well โ€“ the settings.
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ื›ึผึตืŸ. ืื–, ืืชื” ืžื•ืชืื ืื™ืฉื™ืช - ืื• ืžื•ืชืื ืื™ืฉื™ืช, ืื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื’ื - ืืช ื”ื”ื’ื“ืจื•ืช.
02:42
The 'default' settings are the ones that... that come as standard.
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ื”ื’ื“ืจื•ืช 'ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ื”ืžื—ื“ืœ' ื”ืŸ ืืœื• ืฉ... ืฉืžื’ื™ืขื•ืช ื›ืกื˜ื ื“ืจื˜.
02:47
And sometimes we see this word with 'by' at the beginning: 'by default'.
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ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื”ื–ื• ืขื 'ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™' ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื”: 'ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ืžื—ื“ืœ'.
02:52
Yes. Right, and that's slightly different.
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ื›ืŸ. ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ื•ื–ื” ืงืฆืช ืฉื•ื ื”.
02:54
When we say that something has happened 'by default',
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉืžืฉื”ื• ืงืจื” ื›ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ืžื—ื“ืœ,
02:58
that means that there has been or there is no other option.
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืื• ืฉืื™ืŸ ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืื—ืจืช.
03:02
So, what we are left with is as a result of there being no choice.
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ืื– ืžื” ืฉื ืฉืืจ ืœื ื• ื–ื” ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื›ืš ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ืจื™ืจื”.
03:08
No options, yeah โ€“ a bit like our BBC Learning English football match.
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ืื™ืŸ ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช, ื›ืŸ - ืงืฆืช ื›ืžื• ืžืฉื—ืง ื”ื›ื“ื•ืจื’ืœ ืฉืœื ื• ื‘-BBC Learning English.
03:13
Something happened 'by default' there, didn't it?
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ืžืฉื”ื• ืงืจื” ืฉื 'ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ืžื—ื“ืœ', ืœื?
03:15
Yes. We... we got together a BBC Learning English football team.
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ื›ืŸ. ืื ื—ื ื•... ืืกืคื ื• ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช BBC Learning English Football.
03:20
Nobody wanted to go in goal but Rob, being the kind of guy that he is โ€“
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ืจืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœืฉืขืจ ืžืœื‘ื“ ืจื•ื‘, ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืชื• ืžืกื•ื’ ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื -
03:25
he volunteered to be the goalkeeper,
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืชื ื“ื‘ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืฉื•ืขืจ,
03:27
so he kind of became the keeper 'by default'.
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ืื– ื”ื•ื ื”ืคืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืฉื•ืขืจ 'ื›ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ืžื—ื“ืœ'.
03:32
It wasn't really anybody's choice.
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ื–ื• ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ืืžืช ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ืืฃ ืื—ื“.
03:34
Didn't work out very well, did it, Rob?
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ืœื ืขื‘ื“ ื˜ื•ื‘, ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ืจื•ื‘?
03:37
No. Well, I'm not the best goalie in the world and I let in ten goals,
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ืœื. ื˜ื•ื‘, ืื ื™ ืœื ื”ืฉื•ืขืจ ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื•ืื ื™ ืžื›ื ื™ืก ืขืฉืจื” ืฉืขืจื™ื,
03:41
but that's what happens when I become goalie 'by default' of course.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืงื•ืจื” ื›ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื•ืคืš ืœืฉื•ืขืจ 'ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ืžื—ื“ืœ' ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ.
03:45
It was a disaster.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืืกื•ืŸ.
03:47
Yes, yes. Ten โ€“ Nil.
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ื›ืŸ ื›ืŸ. ืขืฉืจ - ืืคืก.
03:50
Yes, if something happens 'by default', it's not always the best result
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ื›ืŸ, ืื ืžืฉื”ื• ืงื•ืจื” 'ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ืžื—ื“ืœ', ื–ื• ืœื ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ืชื•ืฆืื” ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
03:54
because, as we said, it's something that happened
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ื›ื™, ื›ืคื™ ืฉืืžืจื ื•, ื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืงืจื”
03:58
through a lack of choice and option.
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ืžื—ื•ืกืจ ื‘ืจื™ืจื” ื•ืืคืฉืจื•ืช.
04:01
And there's a verb form of this word โ€“ is that right?
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืฆื•ืจืช ืคื•ืขืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื”ื–ื• - ื”ืื ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
04:04
Yes, the verb 'to default'. We 'default on' something.
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ื›ืŸ, ื”ืคื•ืขืœ 'ืœื‘ืจื™ืจืช ืžื—ื“ืœ'. ืื ื—ื ื• 'ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ืžื—ื“ืœ' ืขืœ ืžืฉื”ื•.
04:08
So, you can 'default on' a loan, for example, in financial terms:
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ืื–, ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ "ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ืžื—ื“ืœ" ื‘ื”ืœื•ื•ืื”, ืœืžืฉืœ, ื‘ืžื•ื ื—ื™ื ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ื™ื:
04:14
it means that you didn't pay something that you were supposed to pay.
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืœื ืฉื™ืœืžืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื™ื™ืช ืืžื•ืจ ืœืฉืœื.
04:18
OK. Great. Thanks for that.
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ื’ื“ื•ืœ. ืชื•ื“ื” ืขืœ ื–ื”.
04:21
Let's have a summary of that word:
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืขืฉื” ืกื™ื›ื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื”ื–ื•:
04:32
Now, many people think that Adele has a beautiful voice.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืœืื“ืœ ื™ืฉ ืงื•ืœ ื™ืคื”.
04:35
She sings really well, but apparently you don't have to sing in tune.
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ื”ื™ื ืฉืจื” ืžืžืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘, ืื‘ืœ ื›ื ืจืื” ืฉืœื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืฉื™ืจ ื‘ืžื ื’ื™ื ื”.
04:39
Well, that's according to a discussion with Georgina and Neil
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื–ื” ืœืคื™ ื“ื™ื•ืŸ ืขื ื’'ื•ืจื’'ื™ื ื” ื•ื ื™ืœ
04:42
on 6 Minute English and you can hear that discussion by... how, Neil?
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ื‘-6 ื“ืงื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื•ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืืช ื”ื“ื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™... ืื™ืš, ื ื™ืœ?
04:46
You've just got to click on the link. Click on the link
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ืืชื” ืจืง ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืœื—ื•ืฅ ืขืœ ื”ืงื™ืฉื•ืจ. ืœื—ืฅ ืขืœ ื”ืงื™ืฉื•ืจ
04:48
to hear about singing even if you have a really bad voice.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืขืœ ืฉื™ืจื” ื’ื ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ืงื•ืœ ืžืžืฉ ื’ืจื•ืข.
04:52
Down โ€“ yeah, down below. Thank you.
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ืœืžื˜ื” - ื›ืŸ, ืœืžื˜ื”. ืชื•ื“ื”.
04:55
Right, let's have a look at your next headline please.
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ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ื‘ื•ื ื ืกืชื›ืœ ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื” ืขืœ ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื”ื‘ืื” ืฉืœืš.
04:58
Yes. The next headline comes from the Bangkok Post and it reads:
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ื›ืŸ. ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื”ื‘ืื” ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืžื”- Bangkok Post ื•ื”ื™ื ื ื›ืชื‘ืช:
05:13
That's 'bows to' โ€“ agrees to someone's demands.
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ื–ื” 'ื”ืฉืชื—ื•ื•ืช' - ืžืกื›ื™ื ืœื“ืจื™ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื•.
05:18
Yes, 'bows to' โ€“ a phrasal verb there โ€“
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ื›ืŸ, 'ืžืฉืชื—ื•ื•ื”' - ืคื•ืขืœ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ืฉื -
05:20
as you say, agrees to someone's demands.
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ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื” ืื•ืžืจ, ืžืกื›ื™ื ืœื“ืจื™ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื•.
05:23
Now, it's useful to break this up.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื–ื” ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉื™ ืœืคืจืง ืืช ื–ื”.
05:26
The first part is 'bows' or 'bow' and if you 'bow', Rob, what do you do?
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ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื 'ืงืฉืชื•ืช' ืื• 'ืงืฉืชื•ืช' ื•ืื ืืชื” 'ืžืฉืชื—ื•ื•ื”', ืจื•ื‘, ืžื” ืืชื” ืขื•ืฉื”?
05:32
Yes. Well, I move from a higher position to a lower position: a bit like this.
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ื›ืŸ. ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืžืขืžื“ื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืขืžื“ื” ื ืžื•ื›ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ: ืงืฆืช ื›ื›ื”.
05:37
I might do it if I bump into the Queen, for example.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื” ืื ืืชืงืœ ื‘ืžืœื›ื”, ืœืžืฉืœ.
05:40
If the Queen is out, walking out and about,
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ืื ื”ืžืœื›ื” ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ, ื™ื•ืฆืืช ื”ื—ื•ืฆื”,
05:42
I am traditionally supposed to 'bow to' her
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ืื ื™ ืืžื•ืจื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืกื•ืจืชื™ 'ืœื”ืฉืชื—ื•ื•ืช' ื‘ืคื ื™ื”
05:44
because she's in a, sort of... a higher position of authority.
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ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื ื ืžืฆืืช ื‘ืžืขื™ืŸ... ื‘ืขืžื“ืช ืกืžื›ื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
05:48
She has more power than me.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ื•ื— ืžืžื ื™.
05:49
Yes, that's right. So, in a lot of cultures
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ื›ืŸ ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ. ืœื›ืŸ, ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ืชืจื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช
05:52
where 'bowing' takes place, it's a sign of respect:
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ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ืžืชืจื—ืฉืช 'ื”ืฉืชื—ื•ื•ืช', ื–ื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืฉืœ ื›ื‘ื•ื“:
05:56
you lower yourself to show that the other person is in some way superior,
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ืืชื” ืžื ืžื™ืš ืืช ืขืฆืžืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืฉื”ืื“ื ื”ืฉื ื™ ื”ื•ื ืขืœื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื›ืœืฉื”ื™,
06:01
sometimes just out of politeness.
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืจืง ืžืชื•ืš ื ื™ืžื•ืก.
06:04
But, used in this headline, in this expression, 'bow to' something,
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ืื‘ืœ, ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื–ื•, ื‘ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ื”ื–ื”, 'ืœื”ืฉืชื—ื•ื•ืช' ืœืžืฉื”ื•,
06:08
it means to allow the other party, the other person,
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืœืืคืฉืจ ืœืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™, ื”ืื“ื ื”ืื—ืจ,
06:13
to display their power over you.
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ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ืืช ื›ื•ื—ื• ืขืœื™ืš.
06:17
Could we say we're 'giving in'? We're 'giving in' to the other power โ€“
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ื”ืื ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• 'ื ื›ื ืขื™ื'? ืื ื—ื ื• 'ื ื›ื ืขื™ื' ืœื›ื•ื— ื”ืื—ืจ โ€“
06:20
the other... the higher authority.
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ื”ืื—ืจ... ื”ืกืžื›ื•ืช ื”ืขืœื™ื•ื ื”.
06:22
Yeah... another way of saying it is 'to give in'โ€“
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ื›ืŸ... ื“ืจืš ืื—ืจืช ืœื•ืžืจ ืืช ื–ื” ื”ื™ื 'ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืข' โ€“
06:23
that means you let somebody else impose their demands on you.
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืืชื” ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ ืœื›ืคื•ืช ืขืœื™ืš ืืช ื”ื“ืจื™ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœื•.
06:28
So, Spotify 'bowed', figuratively, 'to' Adele.
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ืื–, ืกืคื•ื˜ื™ืคื™ื™ 'ื”ืฉืชื—ื•ื•ื”', ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืคื™ื’ื•ืจื˜ื™ื‘ื™, 'ืœ' ืื“ืœ.
06:33
It means that Adele had greater power in this situation.
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืœืื“ืœ ื”ื™ื” ื›ื•ื— ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื–ื”.
06:37
And it's quite a formal phrase.
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ื•ื–ื” ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ื“ื™ ืจืฉืžื™.
06:40
I mean, would I 'bow to' your demands โ€“
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ื–ืืช ืื•ืžืจืช, ื”ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ 'ืžืฉืชื—ื•ื•ื”' ืœื“ืจื™ืฉื•ืชื™ืš -
06:42
if you asked me to make a cup of tea, would I 'bow to' you?
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ืื ื”ื™ื™ืช ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžืžื ื™ ืœื”ื›ื™ืŸ ื›ื•ืก ืชื”, ื”ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ 'ืžืฉืชื—ื•ื•ื”' ื‘ืคื ื™ืš?
06:45
It would sound very over-the-top, very formal.
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ื–ื” ื™ื™ืฉืžืข ืžืื•ื“ ืžื•ื’ื–ื, ืžืื•ื“ ืจืฉืžื™.
06:49
It's not really for little incidents like that.
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ื–ื” ืœื ื‘ืืžืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืžืงืจื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื›ืืœื”.
06:52
You might use it ironically, to make it sound more important than it was.
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ืื•ืœื™ ืชืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื• ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื™ืจื•ื ื™, ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื–ื” ื™ื™ืฉืžืข ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื”.
06:58
OK. Thanks for that. Well, let's have a summary of that phrase:
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ืชื•ื“ื” ืขืœ ื–ื”. ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืขืฉื” ืกื™ื›ื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ื”ื–ื”:
07:10
So, that was 'bows to' โ€“ a phrasal verb โ€“
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ืื–, ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” 'ืžืฉืชื—ื•ื•ื”' - ืคื•ืขืœ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ -
07:13
and we have a whole programme about phrasal verbs.
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืฉืœืžื” ืขืœ ืคืขืœื™ื ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ื™ื™ื.
07:16
It's English Class and you can watch that... well, tell us how, Neil.
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ื–ื” ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื•ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฆืคื•ืช ื‘ื–ื”... ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืกืคืจ ืœื ื• ืื™ืš, ื ื™ืœ.
07:20
Click the link below.
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ืœื—ืฅ ืขืœ ื”ืงื™ืฉื•ืจ ืœืžื˜ื”.
07:23
Down below. Thank you.
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ืฉื ืœืžื˜ื”. ืชื•ื“ื”.
07:25
Right, let's have a look at your next newspaper headline please.
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ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ื‘ื•ื ื ืกืชื›ืœ ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื” ืขืœ ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื”ื‘ืื” ืฉืœืš ื‘ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ.
07:28
OK. The next headline comes from NPR,
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื”ื‘ืื” ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืž-NPR,
07:32
the American radio station, and it reads:
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ืชื—ื ืช ื”ืจื“ื™ื• ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช, ื•ื”ื™ื ืื•ืžืจืช:
07:44
So that's 'obliged' โ€“ agreed or forced to do something.
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ืื– ื–ื” 'ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘' - ื”ืกื›ื™ื ืื• ื ืืœืฅ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื•.
07:49
Yeah, it's basically: do what somebody asks you to do.
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ื›ืŸ, ื–ื” ื‘ืขืฆื: ืชืขืฉื” ืžื” ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžืžืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
07:55
And in this expression, in this headline,
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ื•ื‘ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ื”ื–ื”, ื‘ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื”ื–ื•,
07:58
it means that Adele asked for this thing
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืื“ืœ ื‘ื™ืงืฉื” ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื”
08:01
and Spotify did what she asked:
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ื•ืกืคื•ื˜ื™ืคื™ื™ ืขืฉืชื” ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ืงืฉื”:
08:03
they 'obliged', as a verb there.
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ื”ื 'ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื•', ื›ืคื•ืขืœ ืฉื.
08:06
And that comes from a noun word: an 'obligation' โ€“
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ื•ื–ื” ื‘ื ืžืžื™ืœื” ืขืฆื: 'ื—ื•ื‘ื”' -
08:09
when you have to do something.
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ื›ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื•.
08:11
Yes. So, 'obligation' is the noun that describes this kind of situation.
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ื›ืŸ. ืื–, 'ื—ื•ื‘ื”' ื”ื•ื ืฉื ื”ืขืฆื ืฉืžืชืืจ ืžืฆื‘ ืžืกื•ื’ ื–ื”.
08:16
So, for example, Rob,
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ืื–, ืœืžืฉืœ, ืจื•ื‘,
08:19
you and I work for BBC Learning English
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ืืชื” ื•ืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ BBC Learning English
08:23
and therefore it is our 'obligation' to do News Review.
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื–ื• 'ื”ื—ื•ื‘ื”' ืฉืœื ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืกืงื™ืจืช ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช.
08:28
Indeed. Indeed. Yeah, it means we have to do it.
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ืื›ืŸ. ืื›ืŸ. ื›ืŸ, ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
08:33
We could also say, could we, that we 'feel obliged' to do it,
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ื ื•ื›ืœ ื’ื ืœื•ืžืจ, ื”ืื ืืคืฉืจ, ืฉืื ื• 'ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘ื™ื' ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช,
08:35
as an adjective form โ€“ is that right?
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ื›ืฆื•ืจืช ืชื•ืืจ - ื”ืื ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
08:37
'Feel obliged' to do something โ€“
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'ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘' ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• โ€“
08:39
yes, it means that you feel that you have to do something.
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ื›ืŸ, ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืืชื” ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉืืชื” ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื•.
08:42
You feel that it's your responsibility to do something.
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ืืชื” ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื–ื• ื”ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื•.
08:47
And we also have this expression 'much obliged'.
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื’ื ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ื”ื–ื” 'ืจื‘ ื—ื•ื‘ื”'.
08:52
Yes, it's got a... an old-fashioned expression, isn't it?
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ื›ืŸ, ื™ืฉ ืœื–ื”... ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ืžื™ื•ืฉืŸ, ืœื?
08:55
Tell us more about that.
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ืกืคืจ ืœื ื• ืขื•ื“ ืขืœ ื–ื”.
08:56
Yeah, well, that's slightly different.
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ื›ืŸ, ื˜ื•ื‘, ื–ื” ืงืฆืช ืฉื•ื ื”.
08:58
That is basically another way of saying 'thank you'.
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ื–ื• ื‘ืขืฆื ื“ืจืš ืื—ืจืช ืœื•ืžืจ 'ืชื•ื“ื”'.
09:02
So, if somebody does a favour for you, or does something for you,
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ืื–, ืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืขื•ืฉื” ืœืš ื˜ื•ื‘ื”, ืื• ืขื•ืฉื” ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœืš,
09:06
and you feel 'obliged', you feel 'thanks' towards them,
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ื•ืืชื” ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ 'ื—ื™ื™ื‘', ืืชื” ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ 'ืชื•ื“ื”' ื›ืœืคื™ื•,
09:12
we can say: 'Much obliged.'
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ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื•ืžืจ: 'ืžืื•ื“ ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘'.
09:16
Like if you help me out with my biscuit shortage
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ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื ืชืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื™ ืขื ื”ืžื—ืกื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืกืงื•ื•ื™ื˜ื™ื
09:19
and you provided your biscuits,
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ื•ืชืกืคืง ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ืกืงื•ื•ื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœืš,
09:21
I'd go: 'Much obliged, Neil.'
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืื•ืžืจ: 'ืžืื•ื“ ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘, ื ื™ืœ'.
09:23
Exactly, Rob. Exactly.
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง, ืจื•ื‘. ื‘ึผึฐื“ึดื™ื•ึผืง.
09:25
That's a brilliant example, as ever.
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ื–ื• ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืžื‘ืจื™ืงื”, ื›ืžื• ืชืžื™ื“.
09:27
Right. Well, 'much obliged' Neil.
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ื™ืžื™ืŸ. ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื ื™ืœ 'ืžืื•ื“ ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘'.
09:29
Let's have a summary of that word:
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ื‘ื•ื ื ืขืฉื” ืกื™ื›ื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื”ื–ื•:
09:40
OK. Neil, could you recap the vocabulary
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ื ื™ืœ, ืชื•ื›ืœ ืœืกื›ื ืืช ืื•ืฆืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉื“ื™ื‘ืจื ื•
09:43
that we've been talking about today please?
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ืขืœื™ื• ื”ื™ื•ื ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื”?
09:45
Yes. We had 'default' โ€“ standard; first option.
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ื›ืŸ. ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• 'ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ืžื—ื“ืœ' - ืกื˜ื ื“ืจื˜ื™; ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืจืืฉื•ื ื”.
09:51
'Bows to' โ€“ is persuaded to do something.
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'ืžืฉืชื—ื•ื•ื”' - ืžืฉืชื›ื ืข ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื•.
09:56
And 'obliged' โ€“ agreed or forced to do something.
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ื•'ื—ื™ื™ื‘' โ€“ ื”ืกื›ื™ื ืื• ื ืืœืฅ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื•.
10:01
Thank you. And don't forget you can test yourself
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ืชื•ื“ื”. ื•ืืœ ืชืฉื›ื— ืฉืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืืช ืขืฆืžืš
10:03
on these words and expressions in a quiz that's on our website
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ืขืœ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื•ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื‘ื—ื™ื“ื•ืŸ ืฉื ืžืฆื ื‘ืืชืจ ืฉืœื ื•
10:07
at bbclearningenglish.com.
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ื‘ื›ืชื•ื‘ืช bbclearningenglish.com.
10:10
And don't forget โ€“ you can check us out on all the main social media platforms.
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ื•ืืœ ืชืฉื›ื— - ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืื•ืชื ื• ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžื•ืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื” ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ื•ืช.
10:15
Well, that's all for today. Thanks for watching us.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื–ื” ื”ื›ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ื. ืชื•ื“ื” ืฉืฆืคื™ืชื ื‘ื ื•.
10:18
See you again next time. Bye bye.
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ื ืชืจืื” ื‘ืคืขื ื”ื‘ืื”. ื‘ื™ื™ ื‘ื™ื™.
10:20
Goodbye.
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ื”ึฑื™ื” ืฉืœื•ื.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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