2025-09-29
18 分钟Hello and welcome to the English like a native podcast.
My name is Anna and you're listening to week 37 day one of your English Fiver Day,
the second season.
So this week we're doing what we always do, expanding our vocabulary,
improving our listening skills and slowly but surely taking steps towards English fluency.
So make a habit of tuning in every weekday from Monday to Friday.
Episodes are released at 7am at UK time and without further ado, I'm going to begin this episode,
as I always do, with a snapshot of what's to come.
When the mysterious water leak stumped the plumber,
Edith decided to take matters into her own hands and investigate the attic.
She discovered a broken pipe had been dripping for weeks so she called her neighbour Tom,
who worked as a tailor but was also handy with repairs, to help her mend it.
Within an hour they had fixed the leak and prevented any further damage to the house.
Right, let's jump feet first into this vocabulary starting with the verb Stump.
Stump.
We spell this S-T-U-M-P.
Stump.
To stump is to confuse or puzzle someone so they don't know what to say or do.
I'm stumped.
Here's an example sentence.