Meaning of GOOD NEWS and BAD NEWS - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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Well, hello, everyone, this isn't exactly
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an English lesson, it is just me telling you
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that I have some good news today.
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I went to the hospital for a routine test
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called an angiogram where they took a look at my heart.
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You can see the bandage here is where they went in
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to insert dye into my heart and they took a look
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at my heart and everything looks good.
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I'm really happy about that, as some of you might know,
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I had heart surgery about a year and a half ago,
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and I have been recovering well,
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but today I was just really happy to get some good news.
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I will teach you a little bit of English, though,
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because I can't help it.
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In English, sometimes we'll say to people, I've got
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some good news and I've got some bad news.
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Which news do you want to hear first?
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In my case today, I only have good news to share
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with you, so you don't have to choose.
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So today was good news for me.
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So when we say to people though, do you want to hear
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the good news or the bad news first, usually, in English,
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people will choose to hear the bad news first.
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I know if someone says to me, I've got some good news
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and I've got some bad news, I usually choose to hear
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the bad news first.
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I would rather hear the bad news and get that
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out of the way before I hear the good news
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that they have to share.
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Anyways, Bob the Canadian is super happy today
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because I don't know if some of you have ever had
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heart problems, but I am very relieved and very happy
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that I got good news today that my heart
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is in good shape and that hopefully going forward,
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I will eat well and I will exercise
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and I will keep it that way.
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Anyways, it's Bob the Canadian here, just want to say
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hi to all of you.
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I hope you are all having a good day, and I hope
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you are still enjoying learning English with me.
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