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Check that out. We are looking for participants to help us test out a new class Okay, today's expression is a good one a hollow victory hollow h -o -l -l -o -w Victory, I won victory v -i -c -t -o -r -y So victory everybody knows victory winning victory is great but what is hollow, H -O -L -L -O -W, hollow means empty.
So you can think of a tree outside my house.
There's a tree and it's a very healthy tree, but in my neighbor's yard, there's a tree that's actually dead.
It's kind of sad. And inside the tree, if you hit the tree, if you hit my tree, it's like, sounds really strong.
But if you hit my neighbor's tree It has that sound so you know the inside of the tree is empty.
It's hollow If you if somebody hits me on the head it sounds like this Whoa, whoa That sounded hollow.
Oh my god. Is my head hollow is hollow?
Good No hollow's bad.
If I have a hollow head, that means I don't have any brains.
So a hollow victory?
What is a hollow victory?
Is that a good victory or a bad victory?
It must be a bad victory.
But how can victory be bad?
Well, check out the Germany killed Brazil in the World Cup.
Yeah, but it was a hollow victory.
How so? It was awesome!
Yeah, but Brazil was without their number one player.
Ah HA! There you go!
So yeah, this goes back a couple years Germany and Brazil in the World cop and of course Germany killed Brazil was it like seven to zero I'm sorry for the bad memory Brazil there you go Germany good memory but it was like seven to zero was something was incredible it was just horrible right Germany killed Brazil they won but yeah so I mean a victory is good but the fact is Brazil did not have their number one player.
So yes Germany beat Brazil, but Germany did not beat the best of Brazil.
Well this is the idea, and I know some people will argue, but that's the idea.
So they won but they didn't play the best team, so in that case it's a hollow victory.
Does that make sense?
it's a victory yeah oh yeah it's a victory but it's it wasn't 100 % satisfying it wasn't even 90 % satisfying it was like 80 75 60 % satisfying yeah victory but it wasn't that solid beautiful wonderful absolute victory destroying their team and they had the best players and they tried their best that's the idea I hope you guys understand a hollow victory can you give me some examples of a hollow victory I hope so check out the dialog two more times check out the website www .letsmasterenglish .com.
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Ha ha! Germany killed Brazil in the World Cup!
Yeah, but it was a hollow victory.
How so! It was awesome!
Ah yeah, but Brazil was without their number one player.
Ha ha! Germany killed Brazil in the World Cup.
Yeah, but it was a hollow victory.
How so! It was awesome!
Eh, yeah, but Brazil was without their number one player!
