Easy English Expression.
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we have a fantastic expression today this word you may not have heard it but actually you probably have you just didn't know the word so pay attention to today's expression it is great let's go back in time today's expression is really good get the gist Get the gist. To get the gist. To get...
Get means receive the gist. G -I -S -T.
It's not g -i -s -t, it's gist. To get the gist, means to have a basic understanding.
You don't understand it perfectly, but basically you understand.
Okay. So a good example would be when I teach a lesson.
Do you understand what I'm teaching?
Well, I get the gist. Basically, I understand.
I don't know if I could use the expression, but if somebody else used the expression I could probably understand.
We can use this expression talking about science.
Do you understand nuclear physics?
Well I get the gist. Basically I understand what's happening, but not like a scientist. That was my nuclear scientist voice.
So to get the gist of something is to have a basic understanding of something.
It's a very useful expression.
Let's check out our dialogue.
Did you understand DD -216?
Not everything, but I got the gist of it.
It was about eating sweet and sour chicken in the bathroom, right?
No! It was about two kids who didn't clean the bathroom properly.
Alright, alright...
Ok so first of all, did you understand DD 216?
Do you guys know what DD is?
Yeah. On YouTube, I have many channels, but one of my channels is www .youtube .com slash daily dictation, D -A -I -L -Y -D -I -C -T -A -T -I -O -N, daily dictation.
And on that class, I have over 250 lessons teaching you listening, speaking, pronunciation and cultural skills.
They're very short classes.
As you know, I teach DDM.
DDM, those are big classes.
DD, those are baby classes.
So there is a lesson, DD 216, Daily Dictation number 216.
Go try the lesson. See how you do.
But these two guys, they studied the lesson.
So the first one says, Did you understand DD 216?
And the second guy says, Not everything, but I got the gist of it.
So yeah, I kind of understood it, but not everything, but I got the gist of it.
I got the basic idea.
And then they talk about what the story was about.
And the first guy absolutely did not get the gist of it.
Alright, so check out channel check out that lesson and it's a good one to get the gist of something to get the basic understanding not perfectly you couldn't teach it you couldn't really have a deep conversation but you got the basic idea you're kind of comfortable with the material okay let's check out that dialogue two more times.
Did you understand DD 216?
Not everything but I got the gist of it.
It was about eating sweet and sour chicken in the bathroom right?
No, it was about two kids who didn't clean the bathroom properly.
Did you understand DD 216?
Not everything, but I got the gist of it.
It was about eating sweet and sour chicken in the bathroom, right?
No. It was about two kids who didn't clean the bathroom properly.
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