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Today's expression is a good one.
It is, what gives? Hey, what gives?
What gives? W -H -A -T G -I -V -E -S.
What gives? So what does this mean?
What gives? It means what's the problem?
Why did you do it? Why is it happening like that?
Usually you use this expression when you're a little bit angry at your friend, because they did something stupid.
And you want to know why, why did you do that, why did you do that?
That was not nice. That was stupid.
What gives? What's the reason you did that?
Huh? Huh? Tell me! Let's check out the dialogue.
Oh, I heard you told everyone I failed the test. Well, I...
What gives? I just didn't want people to bother you.
You didn't want people to bother your friend, so you told everybody that your friend failed the test what get it that's crazy logic if I was the big guy I'd have to hit that guy that's what I would physical violence in this case now I know I always say don't give physical violence don't do physical violence I it's true if you have a gun or a knife Or, yeah, if you want to kill somebody, don't do that, but if it's your friend, you can hit your friend.
No? I think it's okay to hit your friend.
It's not okay? Yeah, some of you might disagree.
Well, maybe that's why I don't have any friends, because I hit them.
Shane. Yeah, so if I hit you, you can say, Shane, what gives?
What gives? Why did you hit me?
That wasn't nice. That hurt!
What gives, man? What's the reason you hit me?
You think because I'm your friend you can hit me are you crazy Shane you're nuts Shane Shane you no longer are my friend and Then I can say to you hey, man what gives just because I hit you you are not my friend anymore Is that what you call a friendship if I hit you you're no longer my friend.
What gives man? What's the reason tell me the truth is you just don't like me?
What gives, everybody?
It's a great expression, and once again, we use this expression to ask our friend, or maybe coworker, or somebody, or brother, sister, mother, father, to ask them, why?
Why did you do that?
What you did is not very nice.
It wasn't nice at all.
Why? Why did you do that?
What is the reason?
That's the expression.
Listen to the dialogue two more times.
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Oh I heard you told everyone I failed the test. Oh what gifts huh?
I just didn't want people to bother you.
I heard you told everyone I failed the test. Well, uhh, I...
What gives, huh? I just didn't want people to bother you...