Live for something: The English We Speak - YouTube
Hello and welcome to The English We Speak with me, Feifei
and me, Roy.
We may sound a little different – that's
because we are not able to record in our normal
studios during the coronavirus outbreak. In this
programme we have an expression that means
‘you enjoy something more than anything else you do'.
Roy, you love video games, don't you?
Yes, I love them! I play them all the time!
I know! You live for video games!
No, I'm an English Teacher. Teaching English is my job.
I don't play video games for a living!
Roy, I said live for video games, which means
you enjoy them more than anything else. Some
people live for art, or they live for sports.
Ahhh got you. I understand – and what do
you live for Feifei?
I live for music. That's why I always listen
to my MP3 player when you're speaking!
Now, let's have a look at these examples.
Martin loves art so much. He lives for painting.
Have you seen his new collection?
Cassandra adores doing sports.
She lives for football.
Denzel loves playing and looking after his
kids. He lives for his children. He's an
amazing stay-at-home dad.
This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning
English and we're talking about the expression
‘to live for something' which means you
'really enjoy something'. A lot of people also
use it to say how excited they are for a specific event.
Yes, for example you might say ‘I'm living
for the weekend', or ‘I'm living for a party'.
Oh, did Neil invite you to his party?
I'm living for it!
I thought we couldn't have parties!? We
all have to stay at home at the moment.
Don't be silly Roy. It's a virtual party.
All the cool people are doing it. Maybe that's
why you didn't get invited. I'll let you
come to the virtual party as long as you don't
do anything silly like last time!
That wasn't my fault! I misunderstood the invite.
I thought it was a fancy-dress party.
It was Piotr's wedding!
You came dressed like Frankenstein's monster!
Oh well, at least I looked cool. Some people
said I was more interesting to look at than
the bride!
You looked ridiculous – no wonder people
couldn't stop staring at you!
Well, I am living for our chat on Friday at
the virtual party, Feifei!
Well, I might not hear you speaking, because
I'll be listening to my MP3 player! Bye, Roy.
Bye.
