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BBC - The English We Speak (YouTube), What does 'it's a small world' mean? - YouTube

What does 'it's a small world' mean? - YouTube

Feifei: Hello and welcome back to

The English We Speak. I'm Feifei.

Rob: And I'm Rob. Now, Feifei, do I have

a story for you!

Feifei: Oh? Do tell!

Rob: Well, I was out shopping

at the weekend when I ran into Neil!

Feifei: OK...

Rob: Well, we decided to get

some lunch together, when who

should we run into but Dan!

Feifei: Dan from the office? No way!

Rob: It gets weirder! Dan joined us

for a bite to eat and then we saw

Sam and Sian getting lunch together

as well! It was a bit, unplanned

BBC Learning English meet up!

Feifei: That's unbelievable - it's

a small world, isn't it?

Rob: Feifei, what are you talking about?

It's a massive world:

Over 190 countries, more

than 7.5 billion people - it's enormous!

Feifei: Rob, I'm not talking about the size

of the world. I'm saying that it was quite

a coincidence that you all met up!

Rob: I know! What are the chances

that five of us would all meet up

at the same time!

Feifei: Indeed! Let's take a look at some

other examples of this phrase.

Your brother works in the same office

as my girlfriend! It's a small world!

I can't believe you went to the same high

school as me! What a small world!

A: We haven't seen or spoken

to each other for twenty years and

now you've moved into

the house next to mine! Unbelievable!

B: It's a small world after all!

Feifei: This is The English We Speak

from BBC Learning English and

we're talking about the phrase

'it's a small world'. It's used

when we want to say that

a surprising coincidence has occurred.

It's used particularly when two people

meet unexpectedly, or have a mutual

friend or connection. Rob told us how

he met four of our colleagues on

the same day in the same place.

Rob: That's right. And now if

we're finished, I'd like to go off and

do some shopping.

Feifei: Oh yeah, what are you

going to buy?

Rob: A globe! All this talk of

small worlds has reminded me

I need to get one for my son.

And there's a globe shop just

round the corner.

Feifei: Well, it really is a small world.

Rob: In this case, yes! Bye.

Feifei: Bye bye.

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Feifei: Hello and welcome back to

The English We Speak. I'm Feifei.

Rob: And I'm Rob. Now, Feifei, do I have

a story for you!

Feifei: Oh? Do tell! ||Erzähl mir|

Rob: Well, I was out shopping

at the weekend when I ran into Neil!

Feifei: OK...

Rob: Well, we decided to get

some lunch together, when who |||wann|

should we run into but Dan! ダンに出くわすかもしれない! з ким би ми могли зіткнутися, окрім Дена!

Feifei: Dan from the office? No way! |||||keine Möglichkeit|

Rob: It gets weirder! Dan joined us |||più strano|||

for a bite to eat and then we saw

Sam and Sian getting lunch together

as well! It was a bit, unplanned ||||||ungeplant ||||||improvvisato

BBC Learning English meet up!

Feifei: That's unbelievable - it's

a small world, isn't it?

Rob: Feifei, what are you talking about?

It's a massive world: ||enorme|

Over 190 countries, more

than 7.5 billion people - it's enormous!

Feifei: Rob, I'm not talking about the size

of the world. I'm saying that it was quite

a coincidence that you all met up! |coincidenza|||||

Rob: I know! What are the chances

that five of us would all meet up

at the same time!

Feifei: Indeed! Let's take a look at some

other examples of this phrase.

Your brother works in the same office

as my girlfriend! It's a small world!

I can't believe you went to the same high

school as me! What a small world!

A: We haven't seen or spoken В: Ми не бачилися і не розмовляли

to each other for twenty years and один з одним двадцять років і

now you've moved into Тепер ви переїхали в

the house next to mine! Unbelievable! в сусідньому будинку! Неймовірно!

B: It's a small world after all!

Feifei: This is The English We Speak

from BBC Learning English and

we're talking about the phrase

'it's a small world'. It's used

when we want to say that

a surprising coincidence has occurred.

It's used particularly when two people

meet unexpectedly, or have a mutual

friend or connection. Rob told us how 友人であれ、コネクションであれ。ロブは次のように語った。

he met four of our colleagues on

the same day in the same place.

Rob: That's right. And now if

we're finished, I'd like to go off and ми закінчили, я б хотіла піти і

do some shopping. зробити деякі покупки.

Feifei: Oh yeah, what are you

going to buy?

Rob: A globe! All this talk of ||globo||||

small worlds has reminded me

I need to get one for my son. Мені треба купити такий для мого сина.

And there's a globe shop just І там є магазин "Глобус".

round the corner.

Feifei: Well, it really is a small world.

Rob: In this case, yes! Bye.

Feifei: Bye bye.