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Hello and welcome to the English We Speak.
I'm Jiayin.
And I'm Rob.
Oh dear, Rob, it sounds like you have a cold.
Yes, I have.
I feel terrible.
Achoo.
I don't know if I could present the rest of this program.
It's only a cold, Rob, but hang in there.
I'm sure you can make it to the end.
Hang in there.
Hang where?
In the cupboard.
Do you think I'm infectious?
Probably, but don't go anywhere.
I'm giving you words of encouragement.
When we tell someone to hang in there, we mean that despite the difficulties, they shouldn't give up.
We can also say hang on in there as words of encouragement.