Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 177

单集文稿 ...

• 00:10

  Hi there, this is Harry, and welcome to our podcast where I try to help you to understand and use english language in a better way.

• 00:17

  So I'll help you with grammar, expressions, idioms, both conversational and business English to put you in the best position possible.

• 00:25

  So what do I have for you in this particular podcast?

• 00:28

  Well, in this particular podcast, we're going to take a look at expressions with the word keep.

• 00:35

  To keep means to hold on to.

• 00:38

  So I will keep.

• 00:39

  That means I will hold on to that.

• 00:42

  You keep.

• 00:42

  That means you hold on to that.

• 00:44

  So let's look at some expressions with keep to keep at arm's length.

• 00:51

  So to keep at arm's length literally means the length of your arm.

• 00:55

  So it means don't come so close to me.

• 00:58

  Yeah, keep your distance.

• 01:00

  Yes.

• 01:00

  So it means you stand a little bit away from me.

• 01:04

  And in the current climate of social distancing, as the governments are trying to impose on us with the coronavirus, we all have to get used to keeping our distance.

• 01:15

  So to keep somebody at arm's length is to keep them away from you so that your private space space is not invaded.

• 01:23

  Yeah.

• 01:23

  I like to keep my friends or my colleagues at work at arm's length, meaning I don't want to get too close to them.

• 01:32

  Yes, I like them.

• 全部文稿