Very British Problems채널 4의 TV 시리즈인 는 보기에 재미있고 영어 듣기와 말하기 능력을 연습하는 데 좋습니다. 특히 준비하시는 분들에게 도움이 될 것 같습니다 아이엘츠, 케임브리지 FCE,,, CAE 그리고 CPE.
이 클립은 Very British Problems(시즌 1 - 에피소드 1 - Other People)의 첫 번째 에피소드에서 나온 것입니다.
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So given how much we Brits hate all forms of social interaction, you'd think the thing we'd look forward to most would be saying goodbye. But no, we can't even do that with any sort of competence.
The Italians are such a friendly people, they don't bother with a word for goodbye. They just begin and end all conversations with, "Ciao."
Of course, things aren't that simple in Britain.
When you both agree that you'll wind down the conversation, this is on the phone or in person, you then go through a ritual that takes forever.
"Great. OK, let's maybe speak next week." "Yeah, OK, I'll give you a call."
"Oh, this has been so great. Thank you so much. I'll see you soon. Yeah"
"Listen, have a great weekend. No, you too, have a brilliant weekend."
"No, no, no. Yeah, 100%. Well, you send me that e-mail and then I'll..." "Yeah. Thank you."
And then when they hang up, they say this goodbye... in a way that makes it sound like their car has just... gone off a bridge. "Byeeeeeee! Byeeee! Byeeee!"
"Bye-bye. Bye. Bye. Bye."
And it leaves you on the other end thinking, "I think that person just died."
