Meaning of IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So in English when we say someone is in it
for the long the haul it means that they are
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going to do something hard that takes a very
long time and they are not going to quit because
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they are really, really dedicated.
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They are really, really committed to getting
it done.
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Probably the best example of this would be
learning a language, learning a language like
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English.
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In order for you to learn English you need
to be in it for the long haul.
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You need to decide that you're willing to
spend months and months, years and years,
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perfecting your English.
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You are definitely in it for the long haul.
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You are a committed person, at least I hope
you are.
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I think most of you are, aren't you?
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So when you are in it for the long haul it
means that you are committed.
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It means that you are dedicated.
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And it means that you won't quit when you're
working on something that's really, really
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hard that takes a long time.
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