Real English Conversations
THE COLD
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Description:
Conrad is sick. He explains his illness.
Country: Conrad and Todd from the U.S.
Time: 1:00
Level: Intermediate
Normal speed
A bit slower
Audio Script
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TODD: Hello!
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CONRAD: Hi, Todd.
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TODD: How're you doing? |
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CONRAD: Oh, not too good. I've got a little
bit of a cold I think.
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TODD: Oh, man. That's not… that's not good.
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CONRAD: Yeah. |
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TODD: How long have
you had the cold? |
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CONRAD: I think just, uh,
starting a couple nights ago.
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TODD: Oh, man. What
are you doing for it? |
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CONRAD: Oh, just trying
to take it easy, right now, I'm
just, um, resting. |
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TODD: Uh-huh. |
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CONRAD:Yeah! |
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TODD: Do you eat anything special when you get sick? |
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CONRAD: Um,
sometimes. Uh, let's see. What do I eat? Sometimes I eat umeboshi. |
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TODD: Really! What's umeboshi? | |
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CONRAD: That's that Japanese kind of of a pickled sour plum. You eat it with rice. So it's a red
color. |
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TODD: Yeah, it comes in the onigiri sometimes. | |
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CONRAD: Yeah, that's right. |
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TODD: Um, well what are your symptoms? | |
| CONRAD: Oh, let's see a little bit of sore throat a cough, and just feeling tired. |
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TODD: Well, that's terrible. |
Vocabulary Notes
| Not too good |
“[How are you doing?] Not too good”
We can answer 'not too good' to a question about how we feel. This means that we are sad, angry or sick. This is actually not grammatically correct, but it is commonly used. Notice the following:
- "How is he feeling?" "Not too good."
- I felt not too good yesterday, but I'm much better today.
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Cold |
“I've got a little bit of a cold”
A 'cold' is a common sickness that usually includes a runny nose, a headache and maybe a temperature or a sore throat. Notice the following:
- It's hard to breathe when you have a cold.
- I usually get at least one bad cold in the winter.
| To take it easy |
“I'm just trying to take it easy and rest”
If you 'take it easy' you relax and don't do things that are too difficult. Notice the following:
- I think I'm just going to take it easy this weekend.
- If you don't feel good then you need to take it easy.
| Pickled |
“It's pickled sour plum”
If something is 'pickled' it is put in vinegar for a long time until it has the taste of the vinegar. Notice the following:
- Will you buy some pickled fish at the store?
- They eat a lot of pickled vegetables in Korea.
| Symptoms and sore throat |
“One of the symptoms I have is a sore throat”
A 'symptom' is an indication or a sign that you are sick or becoming sick. If you have a 'sore throat' it means that your throat, or the part at the back of your mouth, hurts. Notice the following:
- Be sure to tell the doctor all of your symptoms.
- I had a really sore throat when I woke up today.
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