A legend in one's lifetime

一生的传奇

Learning English Conversations

2021-10-04

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Do you know a famous living person? Here’s a phrase to describe them.
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  • Hello, and welcome to the English We Speak from BBC Learning English.

  • I'm Jiayin.

  • And I'm Neil.

  • A legend in my own lifetime.

  • A legend in your own lifetime?

  • Neil, are we talking about you?

  • Yeah, I'm famous and still living.

  • And that's what I mean by a legend in my own lifetime.

  • So you're famous just for being alive?

  • No, no.

  • Famous for presenting this amazing the English We Speak program.

  • Hmm.

  • You are well and truly alive.

  • But I'm not sure about famous.

  • When we describe someone as a legend in their own lifetime,

  • we mean they are a living person who is incredibly well known

  • and admired for something or were admired when they were alive,

  • such as, for example, Tim Berners Lee, who invented the World Wide Web, and me.