English Recordings

"My knee is acting up again."

Situation :

Your knee often hurts because of a sports injury you got many years ago. Today it's hurting. Someone asks if something is wrong, so you explain what's happening.

"Rory made the team!"

Situation :

Your son wanted to join his school's basketball team. He tried out for it. You just found out that he was successful, and you're passing the news on to your wife.

"That's not half bad!"

Situation :

Please don't read the tittle and read the Phrase 2 times with natural speed before read the situation about it. ^^ Thank you very much.

"Rina, let me call you right back."

Situation :

You get a phone call while you're on the line with someone else. You answer it, but you want to finish the other conversation first.

"I'd rather not open up that whole can of worms."

Situation :

At work, one of the employees you manage noticed a problem with your software. She asks if you should tell your clients about it. You're afraid that the clients will get upset and have a lot of questions about it. You say:

"We use only the finest ingredients."

Situation:

You're watching a commercial for a frozen pizza. The announcer on the commercial says this.

"We do not talk about bodily functions at the dinner table!"

Situation :

Your daughter says something about farting while your family was eating dinner together. This is rude, so you warn her that she shouldn't say that.

"Hold on, hold on. Start at the beginning."

Situation :

The child that you babysit had some kind of accident. He's upset and crying. He's trying to tell you about the accident, but it doesn't make sense. You tell him to start telling the story again in order.

"After everything I've done for you, you turn around and stab me in the back like this?"

Situation :

You have a friend who you've helped out in the past. Now you find out that she's applied for a job that you were trying to get, without telling you. You feel betrayed, so you say:

"He wears his hair slicked-back?"

Situation :

You're telling your neighbor a story about something that happened at a nearby convenience store. You're describing one of the people that works there.