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where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too. I'm Feifei.
And I am Beth. How are you doing Feifei? I'm very well. Thank you. The phrase we're looking at in
this program is second nature. I hope someone used it at work recently talking with a new colleague.
He said, although recording programs like this looks complicated, it quickly becomes second nature.
Yes, second nature that is a great expression. So when something is second nature, it is so familiar
to you that you can do it really easily without having to think about it. I have a good example for
this. I had to learn how to use a computer and a mobile phone because when I was a child,
they didn't exist. However, for my son using technology like this will be second nature. He's
grown up with it. And now for you, using technology is second nature as well. For your son, he hasn't
known life without a computer and mobile phones. So it's really easy and obvious for him. Now normally
when we use this phrase second nature, we start with the thing that is second nature. Yes, that's
right. For example, using technology is second nature for my son. Beth, what is second nature to you?
I would say driving a car. So I learned how to drive when I was 17 and I'm much older than 17
now. So I've been driving a car for many years. I don't really need to think about it.
And I just do it at second nature. That does make you a very experienced driver.
Now here are some more examples of the expression second nature.
So the first thing I do every day when I wake up is make a cup of coffee. I don't even think
about it. It's just become second nature. I am an absolutely terrible cook but my mum is so
good at cooking. It's just second nature to her. When I first started my job, I always lost my way
in the building. But now it just feels like second nature to me. I know where I need to go.
Now we can also use second nature to describe a characteristic or a habit that a person has.
And this is something personal to the person. So to give you an example, my dad is very tidy and
organized and that is just second nature to him. He automatically tidies up without having to think
about it and like me. Your dad is very organized. So that's second nature to him.
So second nature can be used for anything you do like using technology or driving a car.
But it can also be a characteristic. For example, neatness is second nature to your dad.
That's right. So to recap, we have learnt the phrase second nature which means we do something
easily without thinking about it. We'll be back next week with another useful English phrase.
See you next time. Bye.
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