Furlough

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2020-06-16

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Not a new word, but it’s more commonly used recently due to the coronavirus crisis.
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  • This is a download from BBC Learning English.

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  • Hello and welcome to the English we speak with me, Fay Faye, and me, Roy.

  • We may sound a little different.

  • That's because we're not able to record in our normal studios during the coronavirus outbreak.

  • Roy, why have you shaved off your beard?

  • I don't think I've seen your chin before.

  • Well, I got your message.

  • You told me to trim my beard.

  • You said it's sad but necessary to keep my fur low during the coronavirus.

  • I thought it was a bit weird as my beard is made of hair, not fur.

  • I'm not a dog.

  • Fei.

  • Fei.

  • That's debatable.

  • I saw you run after a boar.

  • Kneel through for you.

  • Anyway, I wasn't talking about your beard.

  • I said it's very sad at the moment that some.

  • Some workers have been furloughed, but it's necessary for some business to do it.