English Lessons
“The Jets have let their 12-point lead going into halftime slip away.”
You're watching a basketball game. One team was winning. before by 12 points. Now the other team is winning. There's a time out, and the game announcers say this.
“No. I'm sorry, but this is unacceptable.”
One of your company's suppliers shipped some materials to the wrong factory, so you had to shut down production. It's costing you a lot of money. You're calling the supplier to complain. They tried to make an excuse, but you won't accept it.
“You can't show up to an interview with scuffed shoes and your shirt untucked!”
Your teenage son is going for a job interview. He tried to dress up for it, but he still doesn't look very neat. You yell at him a little bit to dress more nicely and say this.
“Please stop me if you have any questions.”
You're giving a presentation in a meeting. You want the audience to feel comfortable with interrupting you to ask questions, so you tell them that it's OK at the beginning of your presentation.
“My job requires me to put in a lot of late hours.”
You often have to work until late in the evening. You're telling an acquaintance about this situation.
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