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ESL Podcast 659 – Finding Love on Valentine’s Day These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2011). Posting of these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. 7 says he has a problem with that; he doesn’t like that. He also doesn’t like sentimental movies. Something that is “sentimental” has a lot of emotions, a lot of feelings. Usually it’s used somewhat as a criticism; you’re saying it’s too emotional, there’s too much obvious emotion or feelings expressed in the movie or the song, whatever it happens to be. You may wonder why Tony hates Valentine’s Day so much, and Chelsea tells us in the next sentence. She says, “You’re just jaded because you don’t have a valentine on Valentine’s Day.” “To be jaded” (jaded) means that you are no longer excited by or interested in something that seems to interest everyone else. Usually this is because you have had a lot of exposure – you have a lot of experience with that thing. This is perhaps not quite the case for Tony, even though Chelsea says he’s jaded. I’m not sure if that is exactly his situation, but in any case, he certainly is upset or unhappy because he doesn’t have a valentine on Valentine’s Day. A “valentine” (with a small “v”) is used as a noun to mean a romantic partner, someone you are involved with: your boyfriend or girlfriend, your husband or wife. Those would be your valentines. Well, you should only really have one valentine, at least one at a time! Tony says, “Do you blame me?” meaning are you saying that it is my fault, do think that I am the one who is responsible for this situation. “To blame” (blame) someone is to say that they did something wrong. We use this expression to show that we feel that we are rational, logical, that we are justified in saying the things we are saying. Tony says, “This is the third year I’m spending Valentine’s Day alone. That’s enough to make any man feel jaded.” Again, we often use this word when you have too much exposure to a situation; Tony seems to have not very much exposure. But it can sometimes be used just to mean bored or uninterested in something. Tony is unhappy because he doesn’t have a valentine, and has not had one for three years. Chelsea says, “There are plenty of women you could go out with.” “To go out with,” in this case, means to date, to have a romantic relationship with, to make your boyfriend or girlfriend. “Just open your eyes and look around,” she says. Now Tony – you have to understand not too smart, okay – doesn’t really understand what Chelsea’s saying to him. Chelsea says, “Just open your eyes and look around.” Tony says, “All of the women I know are either psycho or attached.” “Psycho” is an informal word meaning crazy, someone with a lot of mental or intellectual problems, someone who doesn’t act rationally. If you are “attached” in this case it means that you have a strong connection with someone else. Really, it means that these women already have boyfriends; those are the only women he knows. www.irLanguage.com |
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