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Climbing Mount Everest Part 2 (from Into the Story)
2024-07-30
Today's episode comes from the Into the Story podcast. Check it out if you like the idea of learning English with real-life stories - and I'm sure you do!
Laurie Skreslet and a team of climbers face difficult conditions as they attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest — will they make it?
If you haven't already listened to Climbing Mount Everest Part 1, go listen now!
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Level: Upper-intermediate
Accent: Canadian
5 words and expressions in today's story:
- TO BRACE YOURSELF: means to prepare yourself for something that might be difficult or unpleasant.
- TO KEEP PACE WITH vs TO FALL BEHIND: To keep pace means to stay at the same speed or level. To fall behind means to not keep up with others.
- TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS: to start focusing on an important task or activity, and stop wasting time.
- TO BE TOUCHED BY SOMETHING: used figuratively, this means to be emotionally moved or affected by something.
- TO SINK IN: means to start to understand or realize the truth of something.
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