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It is December 18th, 2017.
It's a Monday. How are you guys doing?
I hope you're doing great.
It's the end of the year.
Uh -huh. So how has it been?
How has 2000 - how has 2000 - how has 2017 been?
Has it been good for you?
I hope it's been good.
If you hoped for something good but it never happened, you might be able to use today's expression.
Today's expression is in the cards.
In the cards. And we almost always say it wasn't in the cards, it's not in the cards.
this is a very good expression, what does it mean?
Well if something is in the cards, that means in your future, in your destiny, yeah.
And this expression goes back to fortune telling.
Have you heard about fortune telling?
When they look into a crystal ball or when they look into a mirror or they use chicken bones or they look at the stars and the planets or they look at tarot cards T -A -R -O -T tarot cards Google tarot cards and then absolutely you will understand in the cards check out the we're still working at 7 p .m.
when I was 20 I planned on retiring at 40 we're in our 40s and still working for someone else yep it wasn't in the cards Yeah, that's true for me too.
When I was young, like in my teens, in my twenties, I absolutely planned on retiring when I was about 40.
The problem was, is I dreamed about retiring at 40.
I never made a plan, a real solid plan, like how to do it.
That's the problem.
Yeah, if you think you're going to win the lottery Good luck, but for the vast majority.
It's not in the cards If you think you're gonna be a Hollywood star or some sort of singer good luck It's probably not going to happen.
It's probably not in the cards However, everyone, if you do make solid plans and make realistic goals, we can achieve amazing things.
So just because when you were 20, you planned on retiring at the age of 40 and now, like me, I'm 49 and still working very, my workday is about 12 hours.
12 hour workdays, is every day of the week, still, I'm not giving up hope, I'm making plans, so retiring at 40 wasn't in the cards, but maybe I can retire at 55, or maybe I can retire very happily at 60.
I'm still gonna work hard to achieve that.
Yeah, don't give up.
Even though something is not in the cards Don't be too sad, there's something else You guys have a fantastic day, I'll be back again tomorrow And together, let's master English We're still working at 7pm When I was 20 I planned on retiring at 40 We're in our 40s and still working for someone else.
Yep, it wasn't in the cards.
We're still working at 7 p .m.
When I was 20, I planned on retiring at 40.
We're in our 40s and still working for someone else.
Yep, it wasn't in the cards.