2025-08-20
19 分钟Hello and welcome to the English Like a Native podcast.
My name is Anna and you're listening to week 33, day 3 of your English 5 a day, the second season.
This series is all about regularity so that you can build a habit that allows you over time to improve your listening skills,
increase your vocabulary, And most importantly,
start feeling more confident and more like yourself when you communicate in English.
Everything is recorded for you in our vocabulary vault.
The link for that is in the show notes.
And if you'd like to go a step further,
then there are courses and services available to help you with your English communication.
Now, let's focus on today's episode, starting with the snapshot.
of what's to come.
Jaden had just finished wringing out his wet t-shirt after the intense workout when he heard the terrible news about his father's accident.
Immediately, he began to break into a sweat from pure shock and fear.
He tried to steady himself against the gym wall, his legs feeling weak beneath him.
Within moments, he was slumped on the bench.
his head in his hands, struggling to process what he had just been told.
All right, let's dive into that vocabulary, starting with the idiom to break into a sweat.
To break into a sweat.
Break, B-R-E-A-K, into a sweat, S-W-E-A-T.
To break into a sweat is to suddenly start sweating,