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BBC - The English We Speak (YouTube), Friends in high places: The English We Speak - YouTube

Friends in high places: The English We Speak - YouTube

Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English

We Speak. I'm Feifei...

Rob: ...you are, and I'm Rob.

Feifei: Rob, a question - is it right you

have a friend who lives on top of a

mountain?

Rob: Errr no.

Feifei: What about a friend who lives in La

Paz - one of the highest cities in the

world?

Rob: Strange question, but no.

Feifei: OK, how about a friend who lives at

the top of a very tall tower block?

Rob: Definitely not. Why are you asking

about my friends anyway?

Feifei: Well, someone in the office said

you have friends in high places - and I just

wondered why it was useful to know

people who lived high up.

Rob: OK, well if you have friends in high

places it has nothing to do with their

physical location - they are people you

know who are powerful and in an

important position and

are able to help you.

Feifei: So these are useful people to know

then?

Rob: They certainly are. Let's hear some

examples of other friends in high places...

Examples: Wang managed to get a

promotion but I'm sure it's only because

he knows people in high places.

Thanks to his friends in high places, my

boyfriend managed to get tickets for the

sold-out rock concert. Yeah!

Despite failing her exams, Jane still

managed to get a place at university - I'm

sure she has friends in high places.

Feifei: This is The English We Speak from

BBC Learning English and we're talking

about the phrase 'friends in high places'.

These are powerful and important people

we know and might be able to help us

in some way. So Rob, you know some

very important people then?

Rob: Well, yes a few - although not the

Queen. Why do you want to know?

Feifei: Well, I have to renew my passport

and I need someone important to witness

my application.

Rob: Oh come on Feifei, you know I could

do that.

Feifei: Err sorry Rob. You may be a friend

but you're not in a high enough position to

do this! Look, it needs a doctor, lawyer or

policeman to sign it.

Rob: Great! So how high am I?

Feifei: About this high.

Rob: That low. Oh dear. Time to make

some new friends. Bye bye.

Feifei: Bye.

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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English ||||||Inglés

We Speak. I'm Feifei...

Rob: ...you are, and I'm Rob.

Feifei: Rob, a question - is it right you ||||||맞아요|

have a friend who lives on top of a

mountain?

Rob: Errr no.

Feifei: What about a friend who lives in La

Paz - one of the highest cities in the Paz||||||| Paz - eine der|||||||

world?

Rob: Strange question, but no.

Feifei: OK, how about a friend who lives at

the top of a very tall tower block? |||||높은|탑|블록 ||||||torre|

Rob: Definitely not. Why are you asking

about my friends anyway?

Feifei: Well, someone in the office said

you have friends in high places - and I just

wondered why it was useful to know ||||유용한||

people who lived high up.

Rob: OK, well if you have friends in high

places it has nothing to do with their

physical location - they are people you |vị trí|||| |place|||| |위치||||

know who are powerful and in an

important position and

are able to help you.

Feifei: So these are useful people to know

then?

Rob: They certainly are. Let's hear some Rob||||||

examples of other friends in high places...

Examples: Wang managed to get a |Wang|||| |Wang schaffte es|||| |Wang|||| Приклади: Ванг зумів отримати

promotion but I'm sure it's only because 승진|||||| але я впевнений, що це тільки тому, що

he knows people in high places. він знає людей у високих кабінетах.

Thanks to his friends in high places, my

boyfriend managed to get tickets for the

sold-out rock concert. Yeah!

Despite failing her exams, Jane still |thi trượt|||| |||Prüfungen nicht bestanden|| Mặc dù không đạt kỳ thi, Jane vẫn

managed to get a place at university - I'm quản lý để có một chỗ ở trường đại học - Tôi

sure she has friends in high places. chắc chắn rằng cô ấy có những người bạn ở vị trí cao.

Feifei: This is The English We Speak from

BBC Learning English and we're talking

about the phrase 'friends in high places'.

These are powerful and important people

we know and might be able to help us

in some way. So Rob, you know some

very important people then?

Rob: Well, yes a few - although not the |||||하지만|| |||||aunque||

Queen. Why do you want to know?

Feifei: Well, I have to renew my passport |||||làm mới|| |||||갱신하다|| |||||rinnovare||

and I need someone important to witness ||||||chứng kiến ||||||observe or attest ||||||증인하다 ||||||testimoniare ||||||testigo 誰か重要な証人が必要だ і мені потрібно, щоб хтось важливий був свідком.

my application. |đơn xin |meine Bewerbung |신청서

Rob: Oh come on Feifei, you know I could

do that.

Feifei: Err sorry Rob. You may be a friend |lỗi||||||| |Ähm|||||||

but you're not in a high enough position to

do this! Look, it needs a doctor, lawyer or do this|||||||| |||||||변호사| |||||||avvocato| verbo auxiliar||||||||

policeman to sign it. cảnh sát||| Polizist unterschreiben||| 경찰관||| poliziotto||| cảnh sát ký vào đó.

Rob: Great! So how high am I? Чудово! Наскільки я високо? Rob: Tuyệt vời! Vậy tôi cao bao nhiêu?

Feifei: About this high. Feifei||| Feifei||| 菲菲:このくらい。 Feifei: Cao khoảng này.

Rob: That low. Oh dear. Time to make ロブ:そんなに低いのか。やれやれ。そろそろ

some new friends. Bye bye. 新しい友達もできた。バイバイ。

Feifei: Bye.