2025-06-03
14 分钟Hello and welcome to the English Like a Native podcast.
My name is Anna and you're listening to week 22,
day 2 of Your English Five a Day, the second season.
This is the series that indulges your need to daily dip into the English language so that you can slowly but surely increase your vocabulary and become more like yourself.
when communicating in English.
So let's begin, as we always do, with our snapshot.
When the door burst open,
Rachel's carefully maintained composure shattered
as she let out an audible gasp at the sight of her long-lost brother.
The raucous cheers from their family members floated out into the garden,
drowning out the soft music playing in the background.
Without hesitation, Rachel yanked her brother into a tight embrace.
Tears of joy streaming down her face as five years of separation melted away in an instant.
Alright, let's dive into today's vocabulary starting with the verb float, to float.
In this case, we had float out.
Float, we spell F-L-O-A-T.
To float is to move gently and lightly through the air or on water,
often softly or calmly.
I'm trying to teach my son how to float in the water so that
if he becomes distressed or tired,