ESL Podcast 659 - Finding Love on Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day - a holiday on February 14th that celebrates love and affection, especially romantic love
Don't forget to buy flowers and chocolates for your wife on Valentine's Day!
What's your problem? - What's wrong?; a phrase used to ask someone why their behavior is so strange or unusual
What's your problem? Why are you staring at me like that?
heart-shaped - in the shape of a heart, used to symbolize love
Where can I buy those little heart-shaped candies?
stuffed animal - a soft toy in the shape of an animal, covered in fabric filled with something very soft, often given to young children
When Erica was a young child, she carried her favorite stuffed animal everywhere she went.
cupid - the god of love and desire; a cartoon character of a small boy with wings who shoots arrows at people to make them fall in love
Her boyfriend gave her a card with pictures of flying cupids on it.
lovey-dovey - showing a lot of love and affection for another person, usually in public where other people can see
Many teenagers are uncomfortable seeing lovey-dovey movies with their parents.
couple - pair; two people, especially when involved in a romantic relationship with each other
They invited three couples to their home for a dinner party.
sentimental - with a lot of emotion and feelings, often too much
Seeing old photographs makes Jenna sentimental about her childhood.
jaded - no longer excited by or interested in something that interests other people, often because one has had too much exposure to it or involvement in it
After 20 years of business travel, Eva has become jaded about flying in an airplane.
valentine - a romantic partner on Valentine's Day; a person one is involved with romantically on Valentine's Day
Who was your valentine last year?
Do you blame me? - a phrase used when one feels that one's words or actions are justified and rational and expects other people to agree
It wasn't very nice of you to lie to your parents.
Do you blame me? If I told them the truth, they never would have let me out of the house again!
to go out with (someone) - to date someone to create or maintain a romantic relationship
What do you think Bennett would say if I asked him to go out with me?
psycho - crazy; with a lot of mental or intellectual problems; acting in irrational, unpredictable ways
Dei went psycho after the death of his twin brother.
attached - with a strong dependence on another person; with a very strong connection to another person; with a strong need to be with someone
Even though Tomas is almost 50 years old, he's still really attached to his mother.
to give up - to stop doing or using something, usually because one has been unsuccessful
This science assignment is too hard. I give up!
Miss Right - the hypothetical woman one has been searching for in order to have a romantic relationship; the imaginary woman who meets all of one's needs and who one wants to spend the rest of one's life with
Do you think I'll ever find Miss Right, or should I settle for someone else?
right under (one's) nose - a phrase used to show that the thing someone is looking for is readily available and very nearby, but that person doesn't notice
I looked all over the house for my keys, but they were in my pocket, right under my nose the whole time!