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Hello, I'm Jiayin, and this is the English we speak.
And hello, I'm Neil.
What's that awful sound?
Are you referring to my violin playing?
This is my new hobby, learning to play a new instrument.
But it sounds like you're murdering a cat.
Is there a cat in the studio?
I get the message.
Jiaying, I'm just trying to learn another skill in case I lose my current job.
I could make some money as a musician.
So you're adding another string to your bow.
Am I?
Is that what I need to improve my violin playing?
No, Neil, when we talk about having another string to your bow,
we mean having an additional skill that can be used if the first one doesn't work out.
So think of another string as another skill.
So how many strings do you have, Neil?
Let me count while we hear some other examples of the phrase another string to your bow.