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Percakapan Bahasa Inggris - Teks + Audio

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Neil: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak, I'm Neil.Li: And I'm Li. Neil, is that a new watch?Neil: Yes I got it from my parents.Li: Oh that's nice.Neil: Did I tell you I'm going on holiday soon?Li: No, where?Neil: To Hawaii.Li: Wow, how can you afford a holiday to Hawaii?Neil

: My in-laws paid for it. We told them it was too expensive but, youknow, we just need a holiday.Li: Hmm so your in-laws have paid for your holiday tooNeil: I'm thinking of giving up work actually, Li.Li: Giving up work? What about the cost of living?Neil: Oh my wife can work. You know what, Li? I really need to move intoa bigger house in a nicer part of London.Li: But you just said you're going to give up work! How can you afford anew house if you have no job?Neil: My grandparents will give me some money. They always do.Li: Neil, there's a word for people like you. You're a sponger!Neil: A sponger!? How rude!

A: When I was at university I had no money at all. I had to buy second-hand clothes and I could never afford to go out for a meal even though Ihad a part-time job.B: Yeah me too, but there were all these other students with cars anddesigner labels eating in expensive restaurants all paid for by Daddy.A: What a bunch of spongers.B: Yeah.

Li: A sponger is a person who gets money, food and other things fromother people without paying. Often it's used very negatively to describe

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people who live off state benefits.Neil: Just like a sponge.Li: Yes, a sponge.Neil: A sponge soaks up the water all around it. A sponger soaks up gifts,food and money without working. And it can also be used as a verb to

sponge off someone.Li: It's also a verb 'to sponge off someone.' Be careful to use the word'off' with this verb.Neil: Whether it's a verb or a noun, it's still not a nice thing to say aboutsomeone, Li.Li: Well I'm sorry to be rude, but it's true you are a sponger.Neil: You're right. I'm a sponger but I'm proud of it. Do you fancy takingme out for dinner? There's a fantastic restaurant I've been meaning to goto. It's very expensive, but you can afford it Li.Li: He's trying to sponge a meal off me! What a sponger