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Neil: Hello and welcome to

The English We Speak. I'm Neil and …

Feifei: Hi everyone. I'm Feifei

and I've just …err… well…

Neil: Feifei is here with me… Neil: Feifei è qui con me…

Feifei, what's going on? Feifei, che sta succedendo? Фейфей, що відбувається?

Feifei: Yes, and today we are here, with you, Feifei: Sì, e oggi siamo qui, con te,

dear learners of the wonderful English language…

Neil: What are you looking for?

Feifei: The script, Neil. I misplaced it somewhere… |||||потерял|| |||||perso|| Feifei: Il copione, Neil. L'ho perso da qualche parte...

Neil: Just wing it! |Einfach|| ||Improvvisa!| Neil: Fai come viene! Ніл: Просто змахни крилами!

Feifei: Wing it? Wing, like a bird? |Flügel||||| Feifei: Fai come viene? Come un uccello?

Yes, the air is fresh and I flap my wings… |||||||sbattere||ali Sì, l'aria è fresca e io batto le ali…

Neil: What are you doing? What are you doing? Neil: Cosa stai facendo? Cosa stai facendo?

Feifei: You told me to pretend I was a bird. Feifei: Mi hai detto di fingere di essere un uccello.

Or to tell the story of a bird or… I know

lots of bird jokes.

Neil: No, that's not it.

In English 'to wing' something means to improvise. |||||||improvvisare |||||||improvisar

This informal expression is thought to come from the

theatre and it refers to performances |||||spettacoli teatro|||||

given by actors who had to learn their lines quickly 台詞を早く覚えなければならない俳優たちによって与えられた які давали актори, змушені були швидко вчити свої репліки

while waiting in the wings. |warten||| в очікуванні в кулуарах.

Feifei: Ah! The wings are the space on each ||Die|||||| Feifei: Ah! Le ali sono lo spazio su ciascun

side of the stage, where actors wait before lato del palcoscenico, dove gli attori aspettano prima

coming onto the stage. Sometimes someone gives di salire sul palcoscenico. A volte qualcuno dà

them their lines from there as support. loro le loro righe da lì come supporto.

Neil: That's right. Let's hear how Neil: Esatto. Sentiamo come

this expression is used: questa espressione è usata:

Examples: Mary spent all weekend partying

instead of studying.

When I asked her why she wasn't

concerned about the exam,

she told me she'd just wing it. sie|||||| |mi ha detto||||improvvisare| mi ha detto che avrebbe fatto alla buona.

The minister is a great orator. |||||Redner Il ministro è un grande oratore.

He's never had a speech ready, Non ha mai avuto un discorso pronto.

he just wings it and people love it. er|||||||

Neil: So a theatrical expression for you. |||teatrale|||

Now Feifei, do you know lots of jokes about

birds? Tell me one.

Feifei: Why did the little bird Feifei||||| Фейфей: Чому маленька пташка

get in trouble at school? ||Mettersi nei guai|| маєте проблеми в школі?

Neil: Mmmm… no idea…

Feifei: Because he was caught tweeting ||||colto|twittando Feifei: Perché è stato sorpreso a twittare 菲菲：ツイートしているのがバレたから。

during the test. durante il test.

Neil: Yes, very funny… Neil: Sì, molto divertente…

Both: Bye.