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Hello, hello and welcome back to the English Like a Native podcast.

My name is Anna and today we are diving deep into a handful of unusual phrases

that native speakers use in the UK.

I was actually inspired to do this episode after watching one of my favourite comedians.

he's from the UK from the north of the UK

and he's called Peter K

so let me share with you some of these wonderful little phrases see

if any of them are new to you if they are

and you're watching via YouTube or a streaming platform that allows you to use the comments feature

then I encourage you to try to write out a sentence that's relevant to you using the phrase

that you've just learned and that way you're making passive vocabulary more active.

Okay so the first phrase I'm going to share with you is I'll tell you this for free.

I'll tell you this for free.

So this is a conversational phrase that's used before giving a strong opinion,

often a warning or a piece of honest truth.

It really just means listen carefully because I'm about to share something

that I'm sure about and I think you need to know.

For example, if you come to me and you're upset

because you've been offended by some actions or words of a close friend,

and I know your close friend very well, then I might give you this advice.

I'll tell you this for free.

He's not going to apologize.

or perhaps you are planning to come to the UK for

a holiday maybe you already live here maybe you're planning to go to a different city

and you haven't yet booked your travel so you haven't booked your plane

or your train tickets and I know very well how the prices can change

so I might say to you I'll tell you this for free

if you don't book now the prices will go up

so be more organized and book or something

that I said to someone recently they are planning to have a family

and I said to them I'll tell you this for free parenting in a heat wave is not for the faint-hearted

Because having little children during intense heat just makes everything so much harder.

So I'll tell you this for free, parenting in a heat wave is not for the faint hearted.

Okay.

The next phrase I'd like to introduce you to is believe you, me, believe you, me.

This is slightly odd.

When you really think about it, it feels odd.

It's just an emphatic version of believe me.

That's all you're saying.

Believe me.

But rather than saying you should believe me or listen to me, believe me because what I'm saying is true,

you say, believe you me.

And this means I promise you that what I'm about to say or what I've just said is true.

Trust me.

OK, so it's emphasizing that what you're saying is the truth.

it's informal and I'm not sure if the youth of today use it

but certainly it was a common phrase when I was young

and something that my generation and the older generations still use it's slightly dramatic slightly theatrical

but there it is and I really love this phrase believe you me she knows exactly what she's doing.

Yes, it looks dangerous, but believe you me, she's an expert.

Or you might come out of a meeting and your friend looks at you and says, did it go well?

How was it?

I might say, believe you me, that meeting was awkward.

or you might say believe you me once you've taught a

room full of tired students on a Friday afternoon nothing scares you

because tired teenagers on a Friday afternoon are really hard work

and quite confrontational so believe you me once you've taught a room full of tired students on a Friday afternoon, nothing scares you.

Fantastic.

A very different type of phrase now is I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole.

It's such a funny phrase.

I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole.

Now, this means I would completely avoid a person.

So, we usually use this in the context of relationships or intimate connections.

So imagine you're trying to find me a partner.

Let's say I'm single.

I've been single for a long time and you think I should be with someone and you say, Anna, come on.

I know lots of eligible bachelors and I'd love to introduce you to someone

or to one or two of them and see if there's a spark there.

Tell me, would you like to meet Alfred?

And you show me a picture of Alfred and you tell me a little bit about him.

And I say, oh, no, I've met Alfred, haven't I?

Didn't he go to that summer party?

And you say, yes, that's Alfred.

Should I arrange a date for you guys?

And I'd say, no, no, no. I wouldn't touch Alfred with a barge pole.

And so I'm saying, not only do I not want to date him, but I also just don't want to have anything to do with him.

I don't want to be involved with him in any way.

It suggests that there's something really repulsive or offensive about that person.

So something that that person does or has said or has portrayed,

they've come across in a way that repulses me, offends me.

And I say, I wouldn't touch that person with a barge pole.

No, thank you.

Now, a barge pole is an extremely large pole

that would be used when you're on the canals in a barge

and you'd use the pole to push your barge away from the sides of the canal.

I assume I haven't spent much time on a barge.

So my experience of barges and barge poles is limited, but it's a very long pole,

maybe a 10 foot pole.

If you're an expert in barges and canals, then please correct me if I'm wrong.

But a barge pole is very long.

So if you wouldn't even extend a long pole to touch someone, then they must be very offensive.

Okay, it's strongly negative and quite judgmental.

So, be careful how you use it.

But here are some example sentences.

You might say, he seems charming, but I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole.

He is not my type.

Or moving away from relationships, you might say, that company has a terrible reputation.

I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole.

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Or she asked if I'd join his business idea, but honestly, I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.

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It seems too risky.

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So when we use it to talk about a person, I wouldn't touch him, her or them, then it sounds very personal and it's harsh so be careful

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but when you use it to talk about a company an idea an offer then it means

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that that offer or company seems dodgy or risky

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or just not worth getting involved with all right moving on

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first things first maybe i should have started with this phrase first things first.

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So this means let's deal with the most important thing before anything else.

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I think it's quite obvious, really.

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You're saying let's deal with the first thing first.

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Before anything else, let's do the important thing.

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Let's do the preparation first.

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So for example, in the morning when my son wakes up, he creeps into my bedroom and he says,

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mommy, mommy, not every morning, but most mornings, mommy, mommy, can I go downstairs and watch something?

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And I say to him, first things first, we must get dressed, brush our teeth, wash our faces,

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and then go downstairs and have breakfast.

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And if there's still time, then I might let you watch TV for a little while before school.

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So first things first.

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You say it just before telling whoever you're talking to what should be prioritized or what task you should begin with.

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For example, you might say, First things first, has everyone got the worksheet?

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Or first things first, let's make a cup of tea and talk about the problem.

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Or you could say first things first, before you worry about sounding native, make sure your message is clear.

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okay so that's four items we've had

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so far I'll tell you this for free believe you me

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I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole first things first and finally we end with chock-a-block

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Chocoblock.

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I love this one.

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We spell it C-H-O-C-K.

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Choc hyphen a hyphen block.

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B-L-O-C-K.

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Chocoblock.

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Chocoblock.

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Chocoblock just means completely full, crammed or crowded.

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I might say it took me ages to park the car park was chock-a-block

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or I went to the supermarket and I had to leave

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because it was just chock-a-block

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or I might say I'd love to meet up with you for coffee

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but this week my diary is chock-a-block so it suggests that something's completely full and there's no more room.

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It's often unpleasant if a place is chock-a-block.

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Fantastic.

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Okay, so which of those phrases was your favorite?

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Are there any of those phrases that were completely new to you?

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And if so, please let me know in the comments.

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I do hope that you enjoyed this episode.

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If you'd like to get more from your listening experience, then consider becoming a Podcast Plus member where you can enter into my community,

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get access to lots of previous podcasts with transcripts,

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interactive questions, writing prompts, and all sorts of support in order to help turn your passive learning into active learning.

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For now, it's time for me to say goodbye, have a nice day and take care.

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Thank you.

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這段影片共有 148 個句子、1665 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 13:23。說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 124 個詞，很適合跟讀。只有 81% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
pole 名詞	/pəʊl/	極 /極
barge 名詞	/ˈbɑɹd͡ʒ/	駁船 /駁船
phrase 名詞	/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/	短語 /短語, 片語 /片語
canal 名詞	/kəˈnæl/	運河 /運河
podcast 名詞	/ˈpɑdˌkæst/	播客
offensive 形容詞	/ˈɔˌfɛnsɪv/	有攻擊性 /有攻擊性, 冒犯的
introduce 動詞	/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/	介紹 /介紹, 紹介 /紹介
scare 動詞	/skɛɚ/	嚇唬 /嚇唬, 使害怕
passive 形容詞	/ˈpæs.ɪv/	被動 /被動
faint 形容詞	/feɪnt/	微弱
downstairs 副詞	/daʊnˈstɛɹz/	樓下 /樓下
offend 動詞	/əˈfɛnd/	冒犯, 觸犯 /觸犯
reputation 名詞	/ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/	名譽 /名譽, 聲譽 /聲譽
bedroom 名詞	/ˈbɛdˌɹum/	臥室 /臥室, 寢室 /寢室
carefully 副詞	/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/	小心地

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	發音	釋義
go up 動詞		上昇 /上升, 上去
wake up 動詞	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	醒, 醒來 /醒來

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 62 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 you're, wouldn't, I'm。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“sh” 和 “zh” 音: reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/
長單詞——注意重音位置: reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, eligible /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/

如何用這段影片練習

先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 pole, barge, phrase 這類單詞。

影片中的語法

說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：

結構	影片中的用法
現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事	you've just learned · you've been offended · haven't booked
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	was actually inspired · you've been offended · be involved
用 “might / may” 表可能 might/may + 動詞 — 有可能但不確定的事	might give · might say · might come
用 “should” 提建議 should + 動詞 — 表示應該做的事	should believe · should be · Should I arrange

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跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧，最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓，並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大：您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同，跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性，語調，節奏，連讀，聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中出現的短語動詞

需要注意的發音

如何用這段影片練習

影片中的語法

什麼是跟讀法？