Easy english expression rehashed.
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Today's expression is, is top shelf.
Is top shelf.
T-O-P, top shelf.
S-H-E-L-F.
What's a shelf?
Well, you have to think of a library shelf.
They have many, many books.
They have books down below and then books a little bit higher and then higher, and then higher, and then higher and higher and higher.
Those books are on bookshelves.
So each layer of books is a bookshelf.
So I'm looking for a book about Coach Shane.
Oh, the Coach Shane book is on the third shelf.
Oh, here it is.
Okay, so libraries have books on many different shelves.
So now you understand shelf.
So top shelf means the upper shelf.
The shelf that is the highest.
So at the library, if something is on the top shelf, it has no special meaning.
But...
In daily English, if we say something is top shelf, that means something is the best.
Oh yeah, you bet.
So for example, cars.
What's a top shelf car?
Well, if you're thinking about safety, believe it or not, Volvo is a top shelf car.
If you're thinking about very sophisticated, perfect for the businessman or businesswoman, then we might say Mercedes-Benz is top shelf.
If we're talking about sports cars, definitely Lamborghini is top shelf.
Now, not only Mercedes-Benz is top shelf for a business person, but so is BMW and other companies too.
And of course, when it comes to sports cars, not only is Lamborghini top shelf, but so is Ferrari.
Of course, there's Bugatti.
There are many Porsche.
There are many top shelf cars.
So if something is top shelf, it's not the number one best.
It is simply the best.
There are many products that could be the best, but that top shelf means the top, I don't know, 5%.
That's the idea.
So if something is top shelf, it might not be number one, but it is definitely really, really good.
Probably the top 5%.
Let's check out a dialogue.
Daily Easy English Podcast is top shelf.
How so?
Oh, every day.
Coach Shane makes a podcast every day.
Free English every day.
Really?
I should start listening too.
That's what I try to do.
A new podcast every day.
Hopefully it's not too difficult and I do try to make it easy for everybody to understand.
And I will tell you this, our podcast is doing amazing.
Let me give you some statistics.
Right now we are at 6,078,606 downloads.
That is amazing.
We're just over one year old and already over 6 million downloads.
6 million people have listened.
Well, not necessarily 6 million people.
I don't know.
You do the math.
It's too much for me, but it's so amazing.
And it is my great honor to be part of your English lessons.
Thanks a lot.
I promise to do my best to keep this up every day.
Some people say, please stop.
Not every day.
Only Monday through Friday.
Eh.
Maybe, maybe on year three, I'll switch to Monday through Friday.
We'll see about that.
But anyway, hopefully you agree that daily easy English is top shelf.
I do my best.
That's it, everybody.
You guys have a fantastic day.
Think about other things that are top shelf, restaurants or actors.
In my opinion, Bruce Willis is top shelf.
Cars and other things, maybe neighborhoods, something like that, podcasts, English teachers.
What else can you think of?
Things that are top shelf.
You guys have a fantastic day.
Practice the dialogue two more times.
Daily Easy English Podcast is top shelf.
How so?
Oh, every day.
Coach Shane makes a podcast every day.
Free English every day.
Really?
I should start listening too.
Daily Easy English Podcast is top shelf.
How so?
Oh, every day.
Coach Shane makes a podcast every day.
Free English every day.
Really?
I should start listening too.
Thanks so much for listening.
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