Easy English Expression, rehashed.
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Thank God it's Friday.
Are you tired?
Are you happy the weekend is here?
Oh, I'm so happy for you.
I hope you get a chance to relax this weekend, but don't give up on studying.
Expression rehashed.
Hello everybody, my name is Coach Shane and welcome to Easy English Expressions.
Come on, let's master English.
Thank God it's Friday.
Are you tired?
Are you happy the weekend is here?
Oh, I'm so happy for you.
I hope you get a chance to relax this weekend.
But don't give up on studying English.
I'm coming at you every day.
Very good.
Narrow.
N-A-R-R-O-W.
Birth.
B-E-R-T-H.
Give a wide birth.
That means give a lot of space.
Give a lot of space.
So birth has this nuance of a large amount of distance and it comes from shipping.
So one ship to the shore.
So a ship, when it's coming into port or when it's coming near the shore, it must maintain distance.
A safe distance.
Otherwise, of course, it could have a great problem.
So it needs to maintain a distance and that distance is called a birth.
So it's a space.
It's a large distance.
It's a safe amount of distance of separation. from the ship to the land.
And the same with me.
If I'm carrying all of these boxes, these presents, and if you touch me, I might drop the presents.
So you have to give me a wide berth.
Give me a lot of space so I can walk through.
Do you understand?
Can you imagine a large truck?
Let's say a large truck wants to turn right or even turn left.
Can a large truck turn quickly like a small car?
No, it can't.
A large truck or a large bus must have a very wide turn.
So if you see a large bus or a large truck that wants to turn right or turn left, don't get close to the truck.
Give it a wide berth.
Give it a lot of space so that it can make its turn.
Do you understand?
All right.
Here's another great example on when you can use this expression.
Why are you stopping?
An ambulance is coming.
So?
You should always give emergency vehicles a wide berth.
Exactly.
Yep.
Especially in America.
If you see an ambulance, a fire truck, a police car coming, you better pull over to the side of the road.
And if it's safe, you can even stop.
Yeah, it's very important.
Sometimes they'll even give you a ticket.
If you do not give an emergency vehicle a wide berth.
Check out the dialogue two more times.
Why are you stopping?
An ambulance is coming.
So?
You should always give emergency vehicles a wide berth.
Why are you stopping?
An ambulance is coming.
So?
You should always give emergency vehicles a wide berth.
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