Omicron: New strain, new restrictions: BBC News Review

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ืื ื ื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
It's called Omicron and it's a new variant of coronavirus.
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ื–ื” ื ืงืจื Omicron ื•ื–ื” ื’ืจืกื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ืฉืœ ื ื’ื™ืฃ ื”ืงื•ืจื•ื ื”.
00:05
It's come out of southern Africa
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ื–ื” ื™ืฆื ืžื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื”
00:06
and there have been travel restrictions imposed as a result.
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ื•ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื›ืš ื”ื•ื˜ืœื• ื”ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื ืกื™ืขื”.
00:11
I'm Neil and this is BBC News Review from BBC Learning English.
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ืื ื™ ื ื™ืœ ื•ื–ื• ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื”-BBC ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”-BBC Learning English.
00:15
Joining me is Roy. Hi Roy.
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ืžืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืืœื™ ืจื•ืขื™. ื”ื™ื™ ืจื•ืขื™.
00:17
Hello Neil and hello everybody.
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ืฉืœื•ื ื ื™ืœ ื•ืฉืœื•ื ืœื›ื•ืœื.
00:20
If you would like to test yourself on vocabulary around this programme,
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ืื ืชืจืฆื” ืœื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ืืช ืขืฆืžืš ืขืœ ืื•ืฆืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ื–ื•,
00:24
all you need to do is head to our website
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ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื•ื ืœื’ืฉืช ืœืืชืจ ืฉืœื ื•
00:27
bbclearningenglish.com to take a quiz.
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bbclearningenglish.com ื›ื“ื™ ืœืงื—ืช ื—ื™ื“ื•ืŸ.
00:31
But now, let's hear more about this story from this BBC News report:
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืฉืžืข ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืžื“ื™ื•ื•ื— ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”-BBC:
00:57
OK. So, several countries have moved to restrict travel with southern Africa
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ืื–, ื›ืžื” ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืขื‘ืจื• ืœื”ื’ื‘ื™ืœ ื ืกื™ืขื•ืช ืขื ื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื”
01:04
and this is after a new variant of Covid-19 was discovered.
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ื•ื–ื” ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื”ืชื’ืœืชื” ื’ืจืกื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ืฉืœ Covid-19.
01:09
That variant has been called Omicron
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ื’ืจืกื” ื–ื• ื ืงืจืื” Omicron
01:12
and the World Health Organization has said
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ื•ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืœืžื™ ืืžืจ
01:15
that it is a variant of concern,
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ื›ื™ ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื’ืจืกื” ืฉืœ ื“ืื’ื”,
01:17
due to the high chances of reinfection.
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ื‘ืฉืœ ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ื™ื ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื ืœื”ื“ื‘ืงื” ื—ื•ื–ืจืช.
01:21
You've been looking at this story, Roy,
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ื”ืกืชื›ืœืช ืขืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ื”, ืจื•ืขื™,
01:23
in the various headlines on the internet
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ื‘ื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช ื”ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜
01:26
and you picked out three really useful words
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ื•ื‘ื—ืจืช ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืžื™ืœื™ื ื•ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ื™ื ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉื™ื™ื ื‘ืืžืช
01:28
and expressions that you can use in your everyday English.
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ืฉื‘ื”ื ืชื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ืช ืฉืœืš.
01:31
What have you got?
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ืžื” ื™ืฉ ืœืš?
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We have: 'clamp down', 'double down' and 'blessing in disguise'.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื•: 'ืœื”ื“ืง', 'ื›ืคื™ืœื•' ื•'ื‘ืจื›ื” ื‘ืžืกื•ื•ื”'.
01:39
'Clamp down', 'double down' and 'blessing in disguise'.
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'ื”ื“ืง', 'ื›ืคื™ืœ' ื•'ื‘ืจื›ื” ื‘ืชื—ืคื•ืฉืช'.
01:45
OK. Let's hear your first headline please, Roy.
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ื‘ื•ื ื ืฉืžืข ืืช ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœืš ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื”, ืจื•ืขื™.
01:47
OK. So, our first headline comes from Al Jazeera and it reads:
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ืื–, ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื ื• ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืžืืœ-ื’'ื–ื™ืจื” ื•ื”ื™ื ื›ืชื•ื‘ื”:
01:58
'Clamp down' โ€“ act officially to prevent something from happening.
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'ื”ืฆืžื“' - ืคืขืœ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืจืฉืžื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืžืžืฉื”ื• ืœืงืจื•ืช.
02:05
Yes. So, this is a phrasal verb.
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ื›ืŸ. ืื– ื–ื”ื• ืคื•ืขืœ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™.
02:09
The first part of the phrasal verb is spelt: C-L-A-M-P.
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ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืคื•ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ืžืื•ื™ืช: C-L-A-M-P.
02:14
Second word: 'down' โ€“ D-O-W-N.
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ืžื™ืœื” ืฉื ื™ื”: 'ืœืžื˜ื”' โ€“ D-O-W-N.
02:18
And it means to act officially or take official actions
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ื•ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืœืคืขื•ืœ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืจืฉืžื™ ืื• ืœื ืงื•ื˜ ื‘ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืจืฉืžื™ื•ืช
02:22
to prevent something from happening.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืžืžืฉื”ื• ืœืงืจื•ืช.
02:26
OK. Well, we'll break this word up here, Roy,
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื ืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื”ื–ื• ื›ืืŸ, ืจื•ืขื™,
02:28
and we see in the first part we have 'clamp'.
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ื•ืจื•ืื™ื ื‘ื—ืœืง ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื ื• 'ืงืœืžืค'.
02:31
Now, I know what a 'clamp' is:
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืžื” ื–ื” 'ืžื”ื“ืง':
02:33
it's a device which prevents something from moving.
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ื–ื” ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ ืฉืžื•ื ืข ืžืžืฉื”ื• ืœื–ื•ื–.
02:37
So, for example, have you ever parked your car in an illegal space?
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ืื–, ืœืžืฉืœ, ื”ืื ืื™ ืคืขื ื”ื—ื ื™ืช ืืช ื”ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช ืฉืœืš ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื ื—ื•ืงื™?
02:43
I... I haven't. I always try to park in the...
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ืื ื™... ืœื ืขืฉื™ืชื™. ืื ื™ ืชืžื™ื“ ืžื ืกื” ืœื—ื ื•ืช ื‘...
02:45
in the same places, but once my friend parked illegally
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ื‘ืื•ืชื ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช, ืื‘ืœ ืคืขื ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื—ื ื” ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืœื ื—ื•ืงื™ืช
02:49
and his car was 'clamped' and he was furious,
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ื•ื”ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื• 'ื ื“ื—ืงื”' ื•ื”ื•ื ื›ืขืก,
02:54
but to be fair it was his fault.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ื”ื’ื™ื ื•ืช ื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืืฉืžืชื•.
02:56
He parked in the wrong place.
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ื”ื•ื ื—ื ื” ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
02:58
Yeah. OK. So, you used the word there 'clamped' โ€“ the car was 'clamped'.
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ื›ึผึตืŸ. ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ืื–, ื”ืฉืชืžืฉืช ื‘ืžื™ืœื” ืฉื 'ื”ื™ื“ืง' - ื”ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช ื”ื™ื™ืชื” 'ื”ื•ื“ืงืช'.
03:02
That means a device called 'a clamp' was put on the wheel
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื”ื•ืชืงืŸ ืขืœ ื”ื”ื’ื” ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ ืฉื ืงืจื 'ืžื”ื“ืง'
03:06
to prevent the driver from moving until they paid a fine.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืžื”ื ื”ื’ ืœื ื•ืข ืขื“ ืฉื™ืฉืœืžื• ืงื ืก.
03:11
So, there's that sense there of preventing something from happening.
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ืื–, ื™ืฉ ืฉื ืืช ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ื”ื–ื• ืฉืœ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืžืžืฉื”ื• ืœืงืจื•ืช.
03:16
Absolutely. And if we carry that over
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ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜. ื•ืื ื ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื–ื”
03:18
into the meaning that's used in the headline โ€“
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ืœืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉื‘ื” ื ืขืฉื” ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื›ื•ืชืจืช -
03:21
'clamp down' on something โ€“ if we think about that restriction,
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'ืœื”ื“ืง' ืขืœ ืžืฉื”ื• - ืื ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื”ื”ื’ื‘ืœื” ื”ื–ื•,
03:24
that strong force to stop something,
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ื”ื›ื•ื— ื”ื—ื–ืง ื”ื–ื” ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ืžืฉื”ื•,
03:27
we 'clamp down' on something:
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ืื ื—ื ื• 'ืžืฆืžืฆืžื™ื' ืขืœ ืžืฉื”ื•:
03:29
it's basically when we take an official action
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ื–ื” ื‘ืขืฆื ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ืคืขื•ืœื” ืจืฉืžื™ืช
03:33
to prevent something from happening.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืžืžืฉื”ื• ืœืงืจื•ืช.
03:35
Commonly, we use it to talk about the government.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ, ืื ื• ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืžืžืฉืœื”.
03:38
The government is 'clamping down' on something,
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ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” 'ืžืฆืžืฆืช' ืขืœ ืžืฉื”ื•,
03:42
or a business is 'clamping down' on malpractice in the workplace.
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ืื• ืฉืขืกืง 'ืžืฆืžืฆื' ืขืœ ืจืฉืœื ื•ืช ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
03:47
Yeah. Now, that word 'down' โ€“ the second part
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ื›ึผึตืŸ. ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื”ืžื™ืœื” 'ืœืžื˜ื”' - ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืฉื ื™
03:49
of the word 'clamp down' โ€“ is important here, isn't it?
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ืฉืœ ื”ืžื™ืœื” 'ืœื”ื“ืง' - ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื” ื›ืืŸ, ืœื?
03:53
And we've seen it in, for example, 'lockdown' as well.
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ื•ืจืื™ื ื• ืืช ื–ื”, ืœืžืฉืœ, ื’ื ื‘'ื ืขื™ืœื”'.
03:58
And we've... it's going to be featured later in this programme as well.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื•... ื–ื” ื™ื•ืฆื’ ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš ื’ื ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ื–ื•.
04:02
It gives a sense of there being an extra effort, doesn't it?
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ื–ื” ื ื•ืชืŸ ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืžืืžืฅ ื ื•ืกืฃ, ืœื?
04:06
Absolutely.
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04:06
An extra effort or pressure put on something.
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ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜.
ืžืืžืฅ ื ื•ืกืฃ ืื• ืœื—ืฅ ืฉื”ื•ืคืขืœ ืขืœ ืžืฉื”ื•.
04:10
In this headline, 'clamp down' as two words is a verb.
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ื‘ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื–ื•, 'ืœื”ื“ืง' ื›ืฉืฉืชื™ ืžื™ืœื™ื ื”ื™ื ืคื•ืขืœ.
04:14
It also exists as one word: as a noun, a 'clampdown'.
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ื”ื™ื ืงื™ื™ืžืช ื’ื ื›ืžื™ืœื” ืื—ืช: ื›ืฉื ืขืฆื, 'ื”ื“ืงื”'.
04:18
Absolutely. So, the government can 'clamp down' on something
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ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜. ืื–, ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” 'ืœื”ื“ื‘ื™ืง' ืขืœ ืžืฉื”ื•
04:21
or there can be a 'clampdown' on something.
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ืื• ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช 'ื”ืฆืงื”' ืขืœ ืžืฉื”ื•.
04:25
OK. Let's get a summary:
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ื‘ื•ืื• ืœืงื‘ืœ ืชืงืฆื™ืจ:
04:34
If you'd like to hear another expression with the word 'down',
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ืื ืชืจืฆื• ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืขื•ื“ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ืขื ื”ืžื™ืœื” 'ืœืžื˜ื”',
04:37
we have the perfect video for you, don't we, Roy?
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื•ืฉืœื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื›ื, ืœื, ืจื•ืขื™?
04:40
Yes, we do. This one contains...
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ื›ืŸ ืื ื—ื ื• ื›ืŸ. ื–ื” ืžื›ื™ืœ...
04:42
this is an episode of News Review
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ื–ื”ื• ืคืจืง ืฉืœ News Review
04:44
and all you need to do is click the link in the description.
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ื•ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื•ื ืœืœื—ื•ืฅ ืขืœ ื”ืงื™ืฉื•ืจ ื‘ืชื™ืื•ืจ.
04:49
OK. Let's have a look at your next headline.
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ื‘ื•ื ื ืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœ ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื”ื‘ืื” ืฉืœืš.
04:51
So, our next headline comes from CNBC and it reads:
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ืื–, ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื”ื‘ืื” ืฉืœื ื• ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืž-CNBC ื•ื”ื™ื ื›ืชื•ื‘ื”:
05:05
'Double down' โ€“ do something in a stronger way than before.
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'Double Down' - ืขืฉื” ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื—ื–ืงื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื‘ืขื‘ืจ.
05:10
Yes. So, this is another phrasal verb.
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ื›ืŸ. ืื– ื–ื”ื• ืขื•ื“ ืคื•ืขืœ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™.
05:14
First word: 'double' โ€“ D-O-U-B-L-E.
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ืžื™ืœื” ืจืืฉื•ื ื”: 'ื›ืคื•ืœ' โ€“ ื“-ื•-ื•-ื‘-ืœ-ื”.
05:18
Second word: 'down' โ€“ D-O-W-N.
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ืžื™ืœื” ืฉื ื™ื”: 'ืœืžื˜ื”' โ€“ D-O-W-N.
05:21
And it is... commonly followed by the preposition 'on':
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ื•ื–ื”... ื ืคื•ืฅ ืื—ืจื™ื• ืžื™ืœืช ื”ื™ื—ืก 'ืขืœ':
05:25
'double down on' something
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'ืœื”ื›ืคื™ืœ' ืขืœ ืžืฉื”ื•
05:27
and it means to take a stronger approach or stance
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ื•ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืœื ืงื•ื˜ ื’ื™ืฉื” ืื• ืขืžื“ื” ื—ื–ืงื” ื™ื•ืชืจ
05:31
on something than before.
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ืขืœ ืžืฉื”ื• ืžื‘ืขื‘ืจ.
05:34
Yeah, OK. So, let's break it up here.
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ื›ืŸ, ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ืื– ื‘ื•ื ื ืคืจืง ืืช ื–ื” ื›ืืŸ.
05:37
We've got the first word 'double'.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” 'ื›ืคื•ืœ'.
05:38
Now, 'double' means do something twice โ€“ twice as much.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, 'ื›ืคื•ืœ' ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ืคื•ืœ - ืคื™ ืฉื ื™ื™ื.
05:42
Yeah, two times โ€“ to 'double' something.
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ื›ืŸ, ืคืขืžื™ื™ื - "ืœื”ื›ืคื™ืœ" ืžืฉื”ื•.
05:45
Now, interestingly this expression...
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ, ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ื”ื–ื”...
05:48
and 'down' obviously, as we talked about before, is that idea of effort.
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ื•'ืœืžื˜ื”' ื‘ืจื•ืจ, ื›ืคื™ ืฉื“ื™ื‘ืจื ื• ืขืœื™ื• ืงื•ื“ื, ื”ื•ื ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœ ืžืืžืฅ.
05:52
So, it's like 'doubling' your effort.
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ืื–, ื–ื” ื›ืžื• 'ืœื”ื›ืคื™ืœ' ืืช ื”ืžืืžืฅ ืฉืœืš.
05:54
Now, commonly we hear this expression 'double down'
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ื›ืขืช, ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืื ื• ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ื”ื–ื” 'ื”ื›ืคืœื”'
05:58
related to a card game called Blackjack
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ื”ืงืฉื•ืจื” ืœืžืฉื—ืง ืงืœืคื™ื ืฉื ืงืจื ื‘ืœืืง ื’'ืง
06:01
and it basically means where somebody 'doubles' their bet.
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ื•ื–ื” ื‘ืขืฆื ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื‘ื• ืžื™ืฉื”ื• 'ืžื›ืคื™ืœ' ืืช ื”ื”ื™ืžื•ืจ ืฉืœื•.
06:05
Now, I'm not a big gambler but that is the...
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื™ ืœื ืžื”ืžืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื”...
06:08
most people assume is the origin of this phrase,
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ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื ื™ื—ื™ื ืฉื–ื” ืžืงื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ื”ื–ื”,
06:11
but in normal life we talk about increasing one's efforts
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ืจื’ื™ืœื™ื ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ืžืืžืฆื™ื
06:15
or taking a stronger stance on something.
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ืื• ื ืงื™ื˜ืช ืขืžื“ื” ื—ื–ืงื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžืฉื”ื•.
06:18
So, somebody may 'double down' on their opinion, or some...
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ืื–, ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืขืฉื•ื™ "ืœื”ื›ืคื™ืœ" ืืช ื“ืขืชื•, ืื• ืื™ื–ื”...
06:21
a government may 'double down' on their stance.
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ืžืžืฉืœื” ืขืฉื•ื™ื” "ืœื”ื›ืคื™ืœ" ืืช ืขืžื“ืชื•.
06:24
Yeah, OK. Interestingly, this is a verb here, 'double down'.
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ื›ืŸ, ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื–ื” ืคื•ืขืœ ื›ืืŸ, 'ื›ืคื•ืœ'.
06:29
We had 'clamp down', which could exist as a noun: a 'clampdown'.
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• 'ื”ื“ืง', ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืชืงื™ื™ื ื›ืฉื ืขืฆื: 'ื”ื“ืง'.
06:32
That's not the case here; we don't have 'a double-down', do we?
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ื–ื” ืœื ื”ืžืงืจื” ื›ืืŸ; ืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• 'ื“ืื‘ืœ-ื“ืื•ืŸ', ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
06:36
No. And also we need to say it's not literal:
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ืœื. ื•ื’ื ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื–ื” ืœื ืžื™ืœื•ืœื™:
06:38
it's not about twice the amount of effort.
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ื–ื” ืœื ื‘ืขืจืš ืคื™ ืฉื ื™ื™ื ืžื”ืžืืžืฅ.
06:42
We just mean increasing your effort, like 'doubling down' on something.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืจืง ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ื™ื ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืžืืžืฅ ืฉืœืš, ื›ืžื• 'ืœื”ื›ืคื™ืœ' ืขืœ ืžืฉื”ื•.
06:46
Yeah, OK. Let's 'double down' on our effort to teach people English, Roy,
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ื›ืŸ, ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ื‘ื•ื 'ื ื›ืคื™ืœ' ืืช ื”ืžืืžืฅ ืฉืœื ื• ืœืœืžื“ ืื ืฉื™ื ืื ื’ืœื™ืช, ืจื•ื™,
06:50
and give a summary:
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ื•ื ื™ืชืŸ ืกื™ื›ื•ื:
06:59
We have, of course, talked about travel restrictions
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ื“ื™ื‘ืจื ื•, ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ืขืœ ื”ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื ืกื™ืขื”
07:02
before during this pandemic.
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ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืžื’ื™ืคื” ื”ื–ื•.
07:04
If you want some more language connected to it,
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ืื ืืชื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืคื” ื ื•ืกืคืช ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจืช ืืœื™ื•,
07:06
you can watch a video. Where is it, Roy?
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ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฆืคื•ืช ื‘ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ. ืื™ืคื” ื–ื”, ืจื•ืขื™?
07:08
All you need to do is click the link in the description.
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ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื•ื ืœืœื—ื•ืฅ ืขืœ ื”ืงื™ืฉื•ืจ ื‘ืชื™ืื•ืจ.
07:13
OK. Let's have a look at your next headline.
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ื‘ื•ื ื ืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœ ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื”ื‘ืื” ืฉืœืš.
07:15
OK. So, our next headline comes from City A.M. and it reads:
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ืื–, ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื”ื‘ืื” ืฉืœื ื• ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืž-City A.M. ื•ื›ืชื•ื‘:
07:32
'Blessing in disguise' โ€“ something which at first looks bad,
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'ื‘ืจื›ื” ื‘ืžืกื•ื•ื”' โ€“ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื ืจืื” ืจืข,
07:37
but in the end is good.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘.
07:39
Yes. So, this is a multi-word expression
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ื›ืŸ. ืื– ื–ื”ื• ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ืจื‘ ืžื™ืœื™ื
07:43
and the first word is 'blessing' โ€“ B-L-E-S-S-I-N-G.
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ื•ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื”ื™ื 'ื‘ืจื›ื”' โ€“ ื‘-ืœ-ื”-ืฉ-ืฉ-ื™-ื -ื’.
07:48
Second word: 'in' โ€“ I-N.
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ืžื™ืœื” ืฉื ื™ื™ื”: 'ื‘' โ€“ I-N.
07:52
Third word: 'disguise' โ€“ D-I-S-G-U-I-S-E.
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ืžื™ืœื” ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช: 'ืžืกื•ื•ื”' โ€“ ื“-ื™-ืฉ-ื’-ื•-ืื™-ืฉ-ื”.
07:59
Now, listen to the pronunciation of that word, 'disguise'.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ื• ืœื”ื’ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื”ื–ื•, 'ืžืกื•ื•ื”'.
08:02
It looks like 'dis-quizzy-ay', doesn't it?
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ื–ื” ื ืจืื” ื›ืžื• 'dis-quizzy-ay', ืœื?
08:04
But it's 'disguise'.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” 'ืชื—ืคื•ืฉืช'.
08:06
Yes, 'disguise' โ€“ not 'dis-quizzy-ay', yes.
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ื›ืŸ, 'ืžืกื•ื•ื”' - ืœื 'ื“ื™ืก-quizzy-ay', ื›ืŸ.
08:09
And what this expression means, basically, is that something that
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ื•ืžื” ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ื”ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ, ื‘ืขืฆื, ื”ื•ื ืฉืžืฉื”ื•
08:13
at first looks negative actually turns out to be good.
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ืฉื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื ืจืื” ืฉืœื™ืœื™ ืžืชื’ืœื” ื›ื˜ื•ื‘.
08:17
OK. Right. Well, let's break it up then: a 'blessing' โ€“
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ื™ืžื™ืŸ. ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืื– ื‘ื•ื ื ืคืจื™ื“ ืืช ื–ื”: 'ื‘ืจื›ื”' โ€“
08:20
this is something I've heard in a, sort of, religious context, Roy.
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ื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืฉืžืขืชื™ ื‘ื”ืงืฉืจ ื“ืชื™, ืžืขื™ืŸ, ืจื•ืขื™.
08:24
Yeah. It's the idea that something amazing โ€“
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ื›ึผึตืŸ. ื–ื” ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืžืฉื”ื• ืžื“ื”ื™ื -
08:28
that we should be thankful for...
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ืฉืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืกื™ืจื™ ืชื•ื“ื”...
08:30
but we use it outside of the connections of religion as well.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื• ื’ื ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืงืฉืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื“ืช.
08:35
So, for example, you could say that somebody's intelligence is a 'blessing':
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ืื–, ืœืžืฉืœ, ืืคืฉืจ ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื”ืื™ื ื˜ืœื™ื’ื ืฆื™ื” ืฉืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื”ื™ื 'ื‘ืจื›ื”':
08:39
it's something very positive that they should be thankful for.
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ื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืื•ื“ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ ืฉืขืœื™ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืกื™ืจ ืชื•ื“ื”.
08:43
Yeah. And we also say that they are 'blessed' with intelligence.
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ื›ึผึตืŸ. ื•ืขื•ื“ ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉ'ืžืชื‘ืจื›ื™ื' ื‘ืฉื›ืœ.
08:47
Yes, we do.
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ื›ืŸ ืื ื—ื ื• ื›ืŸ.
08:48
Now, moving on to that second word, 'disguise'.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ืœืžื™ืœื” ื”ืฉื ื™ื™ื”, 'ื”ืชื—ืคื•ืฉืช'.
08:52
Now, what this basically relates to is being hidden.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืžื” ืฉื–ื” ื‘ืขืฆื ืงืฉื•ืจ ืืœื™ื• ื”ื•ื ื”ืกืชืจื”.
08:56
So, for example, if I go to a party or an event
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ืื–, ืœืžืฉืœ, ืื ืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœืš ืœืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืื• ืœืื™ืจื•ืข
08:59
and I don't want somebody to recognise me, I could wear a 'disguise' โ€“
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ื–ื”ื” ืื•ืชื™, ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืœื‘ื•ืฉ 'ืชื—ืคื•ืฉืช' -
09:04
maybe some glasses, a fake beard, not that I need one,
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ืื•ืœื™ ื›ืžื” ืžืฉืงืคื™ื™ื, ื–ืงืŸ ืžื–ื•ื™ืฃ, ืœื ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืื—ื“,
09:07
a scarf... I'm not sure โ€“ so that people don't recognise me.
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ืฆืขื™ืฃ. .. ืื ื™ ืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ื— โ€“ ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืœื ื™ื–ื”ื• ืื•ืชื™.
09:12
Exactly, yes. I mean in... we...
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง, ื›ืŸ. ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ ื‘... ืื ื—ื ื•...
09:15
we hear this word when incredibly famous people like, you know,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื”ื–ื• ื›ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืžืคื•ืจืกืžื™ื ืœื”ืคืœื™ื ื›ืžื•, ืืชื” ื™ื•ื“ืข,
09:18
Paul McCartney or Rob have to go out
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ืคื•ืœ ืžืงืจื˜ื ื™ ืื• ืจื•ื‘ ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฆืืช ื”ื—ื•ืฆื”
09:22
and they don't want people to recognise them.
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ื•ื”ื ืœื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื–ื”ื• ืื•ืชื.
09:24
Absolutely. Rob... Rob has to completely hide himself,
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ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜. ืจื•ื‘... ืจื•ื‘ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืกืชื™ืจ ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ืœื’ืžืจื™,
09:28
so that no โ€“ he can't even leave his house without the...
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืœื โ€“ ื”ื•ื ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฆืืช ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื• ื‘ืœื™ ืฉื”...
09:31
the paparazzi in front taking photos, can he?
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ื”ืคืคืจืืฆื™ ืžืœืคื ื™ื ืžืฆืœืžื™ื, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
09:34
So, he has to wear all these 'disguises'.
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ืื– ื”ื•ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืœื‘ื•ืฉ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”'ืชื—ืคื•ืฉื•ืช' ื”ืืœื”.
09:36
Yeah. And talking about a 'blessing in disguise',
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ื›ึผึตืŸ. ื•ืื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ 'ื‘ืจื›ื” ื‘ืžืกื•ื•ื”',
09:39
you've got a great example, with Rob.
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ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืžืฆื•ื™ื ืช, ืขื ืจื•ื‘.
09:41
Oh, I do. Oh, Rob. Rob is... he's...
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ืื”, ืื ื™ ื›ืŸ. ืื”, ืจื•ื‘. ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื•ื... ื”ื•ื...
09:44
he's always eating all of the biscuits.
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ื”ื•ื ืชืžื™ื“ ืื•ื›ืœ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ื™ืกืงื•ื•ื™ื˜ื™ื.
09:47
Like the other... the other week, I took him some biscuits.
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ื›ืžื• ื”ืฉื ื™... ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืขื‘ืจ, ืœืงื—ืชื™ ืœื• ื›ืžื” ื‘ื™ืกืงื•ื•ื™ื˜ื™ื.
09:51
I took in a plate of biscuits for everybody to eat and he ate them all.
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ืœืงื—ืชื™ ืฆืœื—ืช ื‘ื™ืกืงื•ื•ื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื•ื”ื•ื ืื›ืœ ืืช ื›ื•ืœื.
09:56
He just... he consumed all of them.
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ื”ื•ื ืคืฉื•ื˜... ื”ื•ื ืฆืจืš ืืช ื›ื•ืœื.
09:59
Now, at first I was a little bit upset because it was quite a negative thing:
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืงืฆืช ื›ื•ืขืกืช ื›ื™ ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื“ื™ ืฉืœื™ืœื™:
10:03
I had these biscuits and then I realised he'd just eaten them all.
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ืกืงื•ื•ื™ื˜ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื•ืื– ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืื›ืœ ืืช ื›ื•ืœื.
10:06
But then I started to think: 'Well, I'm on a diet,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘: 'ื˜ื•ื‘, ืื ื™ ื‘ื“ื™ืื˜ื”,
10:09
so actually maybe it's quite a good thing.
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ืื– ื‘ืขืฆื ืื•ืœื™ ื–ื” ื“ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘.
10:12
Maybe it's a blessing in disguise for my diet.'
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ืื•ืœื™ ื–ื• ื‘ืจื›ื” ื‘ืžืกื•ื•ื” ืœืชื–ื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ืด.
10:16
Absolutely. And although it sounds like we're being silly,
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ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜. ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื–ื” ื ืฉืžืข ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื ื—ื ื• ื˜ื™ืคืฉื™ื,
10:19
this can be used for both trivial things,
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ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉืžืฉ ื’ื ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื˜ืจื™ื•ื•ื™ืืœื™ื™ื,
10:22
like the example we've just given, and also serious ones.
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ื›ืžื• ื”ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืฉื”ื‘ืื ื• ื–ื” ืขืชื”, ื•ื’ื ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืจืฆื™ื ื™ื™ื.
10:25
Absolutely.
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ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜.
10:27
OK. Let's get a summary:
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืงื‘ืœ ืชืงืฆื™ืจ: ื”ื’ื™ืข
10:36
Time now, Roy, for a recap of the vocabulary please.
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ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืจื•ืขื™, ืœืกื™ื›ื•ื ืื•ืฆืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื”.
10:39
Yes, we had 'clamp down' โ€“ act officially to prevent something from happening.
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ื›ืŸ, ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื 'ืœื”ื“ืง' - ืœืคืขื•ืœ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืจืฉืžื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืžืžืฉื”ื• ืœืงืจื•ืช.
10:46
We had 'double down' โ€“ do something in a stronger way than before.
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• 'ื“ืื‘ืœ ื“ืื•ืŸ' - ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื—ื–ืงื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื‘ืขื‘ืจ.
10:52
And we had 'blessing in disguise' โ€“ something which at first looks bad,
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ื•ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื ื• 'ื‘ืจื›ื” ื‘ืชื—ืคื•ืฉืช' - ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื ืจืื” ืจืข,
10:58
but in the end is good.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘.
11:00
Do not forget to test yourself on this vocabulary.
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ืืœ ืชืฉื›ื— ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืืช ืขืฆืžืš ืขืœ ืื•ืฆืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื”ื–ื”.
11:03
There's a quiz on our website bbclearningenglish.com
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ื™ืฉ ื—ื™ื“ื•ืŸ ื‘ืืชืจ ืฉืœื ื• bbclearningenglish.com
11:06
and we are also all over social media.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ื’ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืžื“ื™ื” ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช.
11:09
Thanks for joining us. Take care. See you again. Goodbye.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืฉื”ืฆื˜ืจืคืช ืืœื™ื ื•. ืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžืš. ื ืชืจืื” ืฉื•ื‘. ื”ึฑื™ื” ืฉืœื•ื.
11:13
Bye!
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ื‘ื™ื™!
ื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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