Want to use more common sayings while speaking in English?  Tune into the latest Express to Impress Podcast episode to learn ten common sayings for everyday conversations. 

This episode is a follow-up to the previous episode, Word Choice in Journalism and Business with Steven Youngblood. If you haven’t checked out that episode yet, you won’t want to miss it! 

When you use these common sayings in everyday conversations, you’ll connect better with native English speakers. 

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Read the transcript here: https://www.express-to-impress.com/common-sayings/
Original theme music by Lucas Knutter


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Script

おはようございます。日本語だんだんポットキャストのゆかりです。

毎日、寒(さむ)いですね。

暖房をつけても、部屋が寒いなぁと思います。

暖房(だんぼう)とは・・

部屋をあたためることです。

みなさんは、家でどんな暖房(だんぼう)を
つかっていますか？

たとえば、エアコン、ヒーター、
セントラルヒーティング、こたつなど、ですね。

A:「うぅ、今日は寒いね。暖房をつけよう！」

B:「え、暖房？エアコンがもうついてるよ。」

A:「そうなの？でもまだ寒いから・・このヒーターもつけよう。」

といいます。

暖房をつける
暖房をけす

オンとオフは、つける、けすといいます。

みなさんの家では、どんな暖房をつけていますか？

あったかくして、風邪をひかないようにして下さいね。

では、今日も最後まで聞いてくれて、だんだん、です。

また明日！


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Another current part 2 topic with example answer.
As I commute into the city for work every day, I always do my best to avoid the rush hour traffic, which is not always easy. I usually get up at 6 am and catch the bus at 6.30 to beat the heavy traffic, and go for a relaxing coffee before starting work. 

 However, about 2 weeks ago, I slept in on a monday morning and didn’t wake up until 8am,missing the early bus, and not catching the next one until 8.30, which i knew would mean being late for work due to the traffic.

Normally the bus ride into the city centre takes about 45 minutes, but because of taking the bus during the peak rush hour it now took almost 2 hours. The traffic was unbelievable, and cars were bumper to bumper, moving at a snail’s pace, for the entire journey.

What made it even worse was that the bus was full, and passengers were packed like sardines , which also meant I had to stand for the full journey. To try and pass the time, I just read the  news using my mobile phone, as well as messaging my boss to let him know I would be late for work due to the heavy traffic.

I’m not the  most patient person and being stuck in a traffic jam like this is something I really hate, and always something I try to avoid. I also take pride in always being on time for work, and felt absolutely terrible  to be over an hour late on this day. I now set 2 alarms every night to make sure that this doesn’t happen again. 

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В този епизод ще разгледаме най-желаните професии, които младите хора в България избират за своето бъдещо развитие! А дали са същите и във вашата държава? :) 

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