1The Bob and Rob Show Study GuideLesson 67date: Jan 6, 2007file name: bobrob 01-06-07file length: 29:20

Show notesIts a bit parky1 today. Todays theme for the show is winter, appropriately so consideringits January.

Haiku (Traditional Japanese poems)

The road to paradisedraws nearerwinter cold - Issa

Winter mountainAll leaves die downOnly bamboo looks so green - Soseki Natsume2

Mountain templeDeep under snowA bell - Issa

Winter in the UkraineMarina sent us a great voicemail describing winter in the country of Ukraine. Thanks verymuch Marina for such an interesting and culturally insightful report.

PSAWinter safety from the Virginia Department of Emergency ManagementTake care on the roads in the winter. They can be very dangerous. Here are some tips fromthe VDEM.

Phrasal Verbs"to cool down (also cool off")1) To become or to make someone cooler e.g: Im going for a dip3. Its boiling and I need

to cool down.2) to become or to make someone less excited or less angry e.g: They were shouting at

each other so I tried to cool them down.3) to become or to make something become cooler e.g: l blew on my coffee to cool it

down.

2Idioms when hell freezes over

To suggest that something is never ever going to happen, or that you are likely to dosomething e.g:

Do you think Im going to apologize to that jerk4. When hell freezes over.

Bonus Idiom: make ones blood freeze.

To shock or scare someone a lot e.g:1) When I saw the body bags stacked up, I could feel my blood freeze.2) My blood froze when I saw the movie the Exorcist.

Extra, Extra Idiom: Freeze (in your tracks)

To halt, or stop because either one is told to do so, or one is too scared to continue movinge.g:When I saw the dark castle, I froze in my tracks.

Police often use the term freeze in the imperative form to make a suspect they are chasingto stop trying to escape e.g:Freeze ! Or Ill shoot.

Note: A terrible incident occurred in the US when a male Japanese youth did notunderstand the command and continued to proceed. The owner of the house, who thoughthe was an intruder, shot and killed the boy.

Extra, Extra, Extra Idiom: to be frozen (solid)

This phrase is used figuratively. That is, if one is really cold eg:I was frozen when the blizzard hit on the mountain.

A literal, less common meaning can also be found in cryogenics5 eg:The billionaire froze his body in the hope that he will be brought back to life in the future.

Grammar BluesInversion part 31) After negative adverbials: we use negative adverbials (seldom, rarely, barely, hardly,never etc) at the beginning of a sentence particularly in formal and literary language eg:

Seldom do we have such great amounts of snow in London(not inverted = We seldom have such great amounts of snow in London)

2) Also, after only + a time adverbial eg:

Only once did I go skiing whilst I was in the mountains(not inverted = I went skiing only once whilst I was in the mountains)

3) Using little in a negative way eg:

Little do they know how lucky they are to live in a country where its warm all year round

3(not inverted = they dont know how lucky they are to live in a country where its warm allyear round)

Try these exercises:

Write a new sentence with the same kind of meaning beginning with one of these phrasesor words.

only once seldom little only if barely at no time

1) A new book has not often before produced such a stirSeldom has a new book produced such a stir

2) The mountain climbers climbing in January were never in any danger at all .

3) I had only ever skied once before .

4) The soccer game wont be cancelled unless the pitch is frozen .

5) He had only just got the skis on when he realized he couldnt ski .

6) I didnt know then that winters in Japan were so cold .

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Email BagJakub talked to us about Budweisser beer and said that the American Budweisser is only acopy of the Budweisser Budavar beer. He also offered to send us some in the post, whichis a very generous offer Jakub, and we may well take you up on that.

He asked our opinion on drinking beer from a can, and Bob and Rob both agree that themetal can interferes with the taste of the beer. They both like to drink from a glass or bottle,as the Czech Republicans do.

Both Sides of the Pond(US) guard rail (UK) crash barrier(US) hood (UK) bonnet(US) windshield (UK) windscreen

EXTRAS

(US) trunk (UK) boot(US) license plate (UK) number plate

4SongWinter When He Goes, by Tracy Grammarhttp://www.podshow.com

QuotesWhen men were all asleep theSnow came flying,In large white flakes falling onThe city brown,Stealthily and perpetually settlingAnd loosely lying,Hushing the latest traffic of theDrowsy town.

Robert Bridges (1890)

It was the wrong kind of snow

Terry Worrall in The Independent (1991) explaining the disruption on British Rail

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The first fall of snow is not only an event,But it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kindOf world and wake up to findYourself in another quite different,And if this is not enchantment,Then where is it to be found?

J. B. Priestly (1928)

Show transcript

BOB00:27It's cold in here, isn't it?

ROB00:30It is cold; we don't have the air conditioner on.

BOB00:32We don't because we're talking about winter today.

ROB

500:36Yes, yes.

BOB00:37We're in the middle of winter now, aren't we?

ROB00:38Yea, it's pretty cold, and when we're inside in Britain, it's usually warm because we havecentral heating.

BOB00:45That's true.

ROB00:46But, here in Japan we don't have that.

BOB00:50They don't have central hearing, do they. They heat one room at a time.

ROB00:56So, if you leave a nice warm room, you usually go into a cold room.

BOB00:59I suppose that's more energy efficient though.

ROB01:01Yes, that's true, but I'd still rather be in a nice warm house.

BOB01:07That's true. You know we're in Japan, so why don't we read a few winter haiku. I'll read onehere: I'm a wanderer, so let that be my name - the first winter rain. That's by, Basho

ROB01:21Nice, nice. Okay, I'll read one: The road to paradise draws nearer - winter - cold. That's bya chap called, Issa7, or Essa.

BOB01:36Winter mountain, all leaves die down - only bamboo looks so green. That's by, SosekiNatsume.

6ROB01:42He's a famous novelist too, isn't he.

BOB01:44Is he?

ROB01:45Yes. Okay, one more, another one by Issa: Mountain temple deep under snow - a bell.Haiku - do you want to briefly...

BOB01:58No, we don't have time. Sorry. It's winter here in Japan: we don't have any snow on theground though.

ROB02:08Not yet, no, Tokyo doesn't really get much snow, does it?

BOB02:10Do you like winter?

ROB02:12I love it: I think it's great. I like winter climbing; I haven't done it a couple of years now.

BOB02:17It's pretty dangerous, isn't it?

ROB02:18It can be. It's more dangerous in the summer.

BOB02:22Have you ever used the bathroom in a tent? I hear a lot of climbers, when their up in themountains, they have to go the bathroom in the tent.

ROB02:32If there's a blizzard outside it's not very nice.

BOB02:32You never had to do that?

7ROB02:33No I haven't, but I have had to use a crevasse as a toilet. I mean, for my number two's.8

BOB02:40Crevasse, is a crack in the glacier.

ROB02:44That's quite a deep one, but it was only about a foot wide. My legs were spread over it and Isat down and did my job9.

BOB02:53That would have been a scary sight.

ROB02:57That was at our base camp in Indo Himalaya10.

BOB03:00I'm sure you scared a few polar bears.

ROB03:04At least I knew there was nobody down below me.

BOB03:08You know, we got a nice voice message from Marina, from the Ukraine. She's going to tellus a little bit about winter where she lives.

ROB03:18In the Ukraine, right.

BOB03:19So, why don't we listen to that.

ROB03:20Excellent idea.

OTHER03:23MARINA: I'm Marina from Odessa of the Ukraine. Winters here are pretty warm mild thesedays. Of course, everybody knows that climate has changed a lot everywhere, and inOdessa though, winters never used to be very cold. Now they are extremely warm. Almost

8no snow, but as a Santa Claus present, sometimes we get snow on the 31st of December.Much fun just for seeing the New Year in, but usually on the 1st, or 2nd day of the NewYear it starts melting. Of course, I prefer snowy winters because I used to live in Moscow,in Russia, and I like the crusty snow under your feet, and I like skiing and skating a lot, butkids here don't have any chance of skiing or skating. Those who are older than forty, theystill remember normal winters when the temperature was below 0 degrees. Now, most ofthe time it is above 0 degrees. The usual temperature here is plus 5 degrees above 0degrees, or even 7 degrees above 0 degrees. Winters without snow, they are a bit gloomy.Everything is grayish, and sometimes it looks depressing; because, grey sky, grey streets,grey trees, everything is so grey. And, it affects your mood, affects your desire to work, andto enjoy life. When it is snowy you feel full of desire to live and create something.

BOB05:31There we have it.

ROB05:32Very nice. Thank you very much, Marina.

BOB05:34Thank you. So, winter time, you drive - you drive here, right - in Japan?

ROB05:40I do.

BOB05:42In Tokyo is not too bad, but do you generally take precautions in the winter when you drive?

ROB05:50When I go to a ski resort I have to take my snow chains. I don't change my tires to studdedtires, but I just take my snow chains, just in case.

BOB05:56Snow chains, are chains that you put on the tires.

ROB05:59That's right, but I've got a four by four, so that helps as well.

BOB06:05It's like an off road vehicle, sports utility vehicle, SUV?

ROB06:09Yes, right. A smaller one, so it doesn't guzzel11 up too much petrol.

9BOB06:13Petrol - gas, you mean?

ROB06:14Right, gas12.

BOB06:15In the winter when youre driving with your family, do you put extra supplies in your car, justin case. Because, winter can be pretty dangerous.

ROB06:24No, I don't say I do that.

BOB06:29You don't take precautions - safety precautions?

ROB06:31No, I don't.

BOB06:35I just heard - in America there was this tragic story about a man with his family. They weredriving on a mountain road and they got stuck. It was tragic because they were stuck therefor a week in the middle of the mountains. They didn't have any food, and he had to go andfind help, and he ended up dying.

ROB06:54I remember that story, it was a few weeks ago, wasn't it?

BOB06:55It made me realize that you've really got to be careful in the winter when youre driving, ordoing anything. Keep supplies in your car, Rob. So, I want you to go home tonight and dothat, okay?

ROB07:08But, we're taught to keep lots of supplies at home as well, just in case of earthquakes.

BOB07:10Youre changing the subject, Rob.

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ROB07:13I don't generally do that either. I keep lots of water.

BOB07:16Emmy - I'm talking to your wife now - Emmy, if youre listening to this you need to makesure Rob puts a few things in the car, just in case. Speaking of which, I have a publicservice announcement - and I picked this just for you, Rob.

ROB07:30Okay, thank you. I need to listen to this.

BOB07:31And, this is from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. It's from theirwebsite, and it's a pubic service announcement on winter safety. Okay, so you need tolisten to this.

OTHER07:42WINTER SAFETY: Virginia Department of Emergency Management public serviceannouncement. Winter driving is most dangerous on wet roads when the temperature is ator below 32 degrees. If you must travel, listen to travel advisories and plan an alternateroute. Tell others what route you will take and when you will get there. Don't assume that aroad treated with salt and sand is safe - there might be slick spots13. Keep your gas tankat least half full to prevent your gas line from freezing. For more emergency tips visitvaemergengy.com Thanks

BOB08:14Okay, Rob.

ROB08:15Great advice. Hey, I'm gonna follow that.

BOB08:19You haven't thanked me yet.

ROB08:21Thanks, Bob. How about you, Bob, are you going to take that advice?

BOB08:25I think I will. I don't have a car, but if I did I would. Here's some other things they didn'tmention that you should probably keep in your vehicle during the winter. A cell phone,

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ROB08:38Yea, sure, some blankets and a sleeping bag.

BOB08:40Yea, that can be very romantic, too. High calorie foods that don't require refrigeration;protein bars, nuts, beef jerky14.

ROB08:53That's a good idea. A flashlight, or torch we would say in the UK, with some extra batteries.

BOB08:59A first aid kit.

ROB09:01A pocket knife.

BOB09:02A change of clothing in case you get wet.

ROB09:03Yea, that's a good idea. How about a large empty can and a plastic cover with tissues, andpaper towels for sanitary purposes.

BOB09:14That seems maybe a bit too cautious.

ROB09:15A bit extravagant.

BOB09:18I mean, you just stop and go crap in a crevasse. Again, a crevasse is a crack in a glacier.Also, a can and a waterproof matches to melt snow for drinking water.

ROB09:32Right, right. A bag of sand, or clay - cat littler.

BOB09:37Oh, I see, so that if youre on ice, and your wheels are spinning, you can put sand on theroad. Cat litter is what you put in a cat box, where they go to the bathroom.

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ROB09:46It's almost like gravel.

BOB09:48It's like gravel. A shovel windshield scraper and brush. Now, that's a windshield scraper toget the ice off your windshield.

ROB09:58Good idea. Tool kit.

BOB10:02Tool kit. A tow rope. That's if someone wants to tow your car: you need someone to towyour car.

ROB10:10And, some booster cables15.

BOB10:13What are those?

ROB10:14If your battery is dead they can...

BOB10:21Oh, they can hook one battery to another cars battery and it charges it.

ROB10:26I think that's what they are.

BOB10:27They are. We call them "jumper cables" too.

ROB10:30Okay, that's another way to say it.

BOB10:31Jumper cables. What else?

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ROB10:33Maybe, a water container?

BOB10:35Compass.

ROB10:38Some road maps.

BOB10:40Yea, and brightly colored cloth to use as a distress signal. Now, the only problem is youneed a huge car, or a car with a camper, to store all this stuff in your car, but you'll be safe.And, some Americans might say you need a gun too.

ROB10:57For the bears if youre in Canada, or some parts of the Outback, or I should say, the wildcountryside of America.

BOB11:09Why don't you take this list, or have Emmy listen to the podcast, and you can be wellprepared now, okay.

ROB11:13That's a good idea. Great, great.

BOB11:15Here again, on the Bob and Rob Show, we don't just teach English we're making you safer.

ROB11:18Oh, antifreeze16 spray. Because, the screen - what is it called - the windshield scraper isn'treally effective unless you have antifreeze.

BOB11:35On the Bob and Rob Show we don't just teach English.

ROB11:38No, we teach survival skills.

BOB11:40

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Yea, we're keeping you safe. We might save your life someday.

ROB11:45That's true. Okay, some phrasal verbs. Well, since we're talking about winter: If if it get's tohot, we got to cool down.

BOB11:59Well, I guess so. In winter, generally, the temperature cools down, do they not?

ROB12:03Yes, yes they do.

BOB12:04So, we say that a lot, "things have cooled down lately."

ROB12:08Right, right. If say, for example, you go for a swim, "I'm going for a dip, it's hot, so I need tocool down."

BOB12:21Oh, so okay. If you want to cool down...

ROB12:21To lower your temperature.

BOB12:24All right. Another meaning would be more of an idiomatic expression. If someone is mad,and their angry, then if they cool down it means they "calm down." So, you could say tosomeone, "hey, your really angry, why don't you just cool down." It means "calm down." So,those are some winter phrasal verbs, "cooling down." Anything else?

ROB12:51Well, connected with the first meaning. But, to make something cooler; so for example, "Iblew on my coffee to cool it down."

BOB13:00Cool it down, okay. And idiom - since we're talking about winter - on the last show I believewe mentioned the expression "when pigs fly" as something impossible. We also haveanother expression, "when hell freezes over," and that also means "somethingsimpossible, or the chances of it happening are very unlikely, or impossible," when we say,"when hell freezes over." For example, you could say, "Do you think I'm going to apologizeto that jerk? When hell freezes over!"

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ROB13:34So, it means "youre never going to do that."

BOB13:36Also, speaking of freeze, there's the idiom "freeze"; like, "freeze in your tracks." Whichmeans what?

ROB13:46Stop!

BOB13:46Stop! Police say that a lot in movies, "freeze!" "Freeze, don't move," like, "freeze like water."

ROB13:54Right, right, and do you remember the story about the Japanese teenager?

BOB13:58Yea, he was in Louisiana.

ROB13:59Was it Louisiana? Okay.

BOB14:01He was going to a Halloween party, and went to the wrong house. The owner thought thathe was a burglar, pointed a gun at him, and said, "freeze." The boy didn't understand whathe meant and kept walking toward him, and was shot dead.

ROB14:17That's right. Very tragic!

BOB14:20Tragic, very tragic.

ROB14:25So there's a case - had he known that idiom - he would still be alive today.

BOB14:30Again, the Bob and Rob Show - we're here to not only teach English, but to save your life.

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ROB14:32Hopefully, yes.

BOB14:34Whether it's winter driving tips, or knowing useful idioms. Bonus idiom for today, for thisweek, "make one's blood freeze." For example, "when I saw the body bags stacked up Icould just feel my blood freeze."

ROB14:55The answer to that idiom will be in the study guide for everybody to read.

BOB15:01Okay, should we do some Grammar Blues?

ROB15:03Some Grammar Blues, okay.

BOB15:04Grammar Blues making me feel bad, making me feel bad. Always makes me feel sad,grammar blues, I'm mad.

ROB15:11Youre mad? Youre mad as in angry mad, or mad as in the British "crazy"?

BOB15:16I don't know, sometimes I wonder.

ROB15:19Both, maybe?

BOB15:20I could be both.

ROB15:20Well, we're going to look at "inversion" again.

BOB15:23Hey, behave. Inversion, okay, so this is Part 3?

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ROB15:29That's right, Part 3.

BOB15:32Okay, what are talking about today, Rob?

ROB15:34We're going to look at "inversion" after "negative adverbials."

BOB15:39What's a negative adverbial? Can you give an example of that?

ROB15:42A negative adverbial; for example, never, or rarely, seldom. These are examples ofnegative adverbials.

BOB15:52After a negative adverbial you sometimes invert?

ROB15:55Yes.

BOB15:56Okay.

ROB15:57And, this is used in formal, or literary language in particular.

BOB16:06Seems like that's very common with inversion in English grammar.

ROB16:09Yes, we would use the negative adverbials at the beginning of the clauses in thoseparticular types of texts.

BOB16:14Let's give our listeners some examples.

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ROB16:16Okay. "Seldom" do we have such great amounts of snow in London.

BOB16:24Okay. "Seldom do we have such great amounts of snow in London." Okay, that's good.

ROB16:30Obviously, the other way to say it would be "we seldom have," but we invert it...

BOB16:38And, it sounds more formal.

ROB16:39Yes. We can also use it with "only" plus a time expression; for example, as in "only after, oronly later."

BOB16:46So for example, "Only once did I go skiing while I lived in Hokkaido17."

ROB16:52Okay, yea.

BOB16:53And, that's inverted, and it sounds a bit more formal.

ROB16:57Right, good.

BOB16:58And, what would be the more colloquial way of saying that?

ROB17:03I only went skiing once.

BOB17:04When I was in Hokkaido. And, also "little," you can use as well. Little is an adverbial too,right?

ROB

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17:14Right, so when it's used with a negative meaning.

BOB17:17So for example?

ROB17:19Little did they know how lucky they are to be living in a country where winter is warm.

BOB17:25Okay, that sounds very formal.

ROB17:28That's to all our Antipodean friends.

BOB17:29Huh?

ROB17:31Our Antipodean friends. Friends from New Zealand and Australia.

BOB17:32What does that word mean? Say that again.

ROB17:36The Antipodes is...

BOB17:38That's a very difficult word. Listeners, I don't even know that word means.

ROB17:43No-o-o.

BOB17:44I've never heard that word before.

ROB17:45Or, it could be for example, Singapore, which is warm all year round in winter.

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BOB17:53Well, that's a very difficult word, so ...

ROB17:55Inversion is formal, but interesting to know.

BOB17:59As opposed to "perversion,"18 which is not very formal. Okay, thanks for sharing those,Rob.

ROB18:07No problems, Bob.

BOB18:11Let's do some Both Sides of the Pond.

ROB18:12Okay.

BOB18:13Well, we've been talking about winter and winter driving. And, I know on the show we'vetalked about transportation in cars before - the differences between the UK and the USexpressions; for example, in the US we say "guardrail." The barrier on the side of the roadthat keeps you from going off the road. Guardrail. Do you say guardrail?

ROB18:37We're more likely to say, "crash barrier."

BOB18:38Crash barrier, okay. How about scraping ice off of the windshield of the car - the window inthe front of the car? Do you say, "windshield"?

ROB18:47No, we say, "windscreen."

BOB18:49Windscreen.

ROB18:50

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Yep, the windscreen.

BOB18:54How about: You get a little snow on the "hood" of your car.

ROB18:56The "hood," the hood is on my jacket, Bob.

BOB19:01We say that, too, but also, the hood of the car is the front part.

ROB19:05You mean, that covers the engine?

BOB19:06Yea.

ROB19:07Okay, we call that a "bonnet."

BOB19:08A bonnet, isn't that something you wear on your head?

ROB19:10That's true as well, yea, yea. I guess they're all closely connected through history - thesewords- but yea, we say, "bonnet" to mean "the covering of the engine." Thanks, Bob.

BOB19:21Some differences there. Alright, what's in our email bag today?

ROB19:28Okay, today's email bag we got a letter from Jacob Cult, and he wrote...

BOB19:35Where's he from?

ROB19:36The Czech Republic, I believe.

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BOB19:38Oh, I bet this is going to be about beer.

ROB19:38I think so.

BOB19:40What did he say?

ROB19:41He said, he'd be interested to know about Budweiser beer. "Did you know that Budweisercomes from the German adjective for city of Budovichie ?

BOB19:53Wow! That's interesting, I didn't now that.

ROB19:58It comes from there, and in Cheschk ? ? - I hope I'm pronouncing it correctly - "we brew upour second best beer which is called Budweiser - Budva . And, so apparently AmericanBudweiser is only a copy of their Budweiser.

BOB20:18We should go to the Czech Republic and have the real Budweiser beer there. He suggestthat we should try it, and he said, "he'd be very willing to send us a bottle or two."

BOB20:31A bottle! He said, "he'd be willing to send us a bottle"?

ROB20:33Yes, if we could give him our address.

BOB20:36Wow!

ROB20:37Which is a very kind offer, Jacob.

BOB20:38That is very nice; we're going to have to get in touch with him.

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ROB20:42He asks...

BOB20:43We have so many nice listeners.

ROB20:44I know, I know. "Why do you drink from cans"?

BOB20:50I don't like to drink from a can: I prefer to drink from a bottle. I think it tastes different.

ROB20:55It does, yea.

BOB20:56The metallic19 feel on your taste buds, I don't like it.

ROB21:01It's more civilized to drink from a glass.

BOB21:04Oh, you Brit, you. I just prefer to drink from a bottle. So, we're with you. "We're with you onthat" means "we agree with you, we're with you, Jacob."

ROB21:16Thanks for the letter, Jacob.

BOB21:21Just some announcements: Thanks always for your donations, we appreciate it. Considerbecoming a member; you receive a really nice study guide, and in addition you help supportthe show.

ROB21:33And, please write to us if you have any questions, or comments about the show.

BOB21:37We should announce: The voice message button is not in the side bar right now. I've

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removed it because I'm trying to figure out a better system, so its temporarily not available.Of course, our listeners can email us, but the voice message has been disabled.

ROB21:58But, any emails, please send them to www.thebobandrobshow.com, and finally, if you knowof anyone, or any friends who would be interested in the Bob and Rob Show, please letthem know.

BOB22:09Let them know.

ROB22:09Be sure to tell them about us.

BOB22:13If anything, they'll learn how to drive safely during the winter.

ROB22:15So, Bob, do you have a song today?

BOB22:17We do. It's a nice song, a very poetic song called, "Winter When He Goes." Kind of a sadsong by, Tracy Grammar. "Through the blizzard took the mortal holy rose. It's always winterwhen he goes." It's a nice song. Very poetic. We got the show from podshow.com. If youwant to learn more about this artist go to www.music.podshow.com. And, I tell you, I'mgetting cold here.

ROB22:48Should we finish off with a few quotes, Bob?

BOB22:51Sure.

ROB22:52Okay. Well, I've got one: "It was the wrong kind of snow." And, someone from ...

BOB23:00"It was the wrong kind of snow."

ROB23:01

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Someone from British Rail - everything in Britain shuts down when there's the least bit ofsnow - and this was in The Independent20, which is a British newspaper.

BOB23:10The wrong kind of show.

ROB23:11Yea, it stopped all the trains all over England because it was the wrong kind of snow.

BOB23:17Mine is: "When men were all asleep the snow came flying in large white flakes. Falling onthe city brown, stealthy and perpetually settling and loosely lying. Hushing the latest trafficof the drowsy town." With, Robert Bridges, 1844-1930. I tell you, I'm getting cold, I got toget out of here and get myself a nice cup of hot coffee.

ROB23:45Let's do that. Good bye, everyone; good luck with you studies.

BOB23:48Keep bundled up: it's winter out there. Of course, it's winter out there if youre in thenorthern...

ROB23:54In the northern hemisphere, yes, that's right.

BOB23:57Keep yourselves bundled up if youre in a cold country. If youre from the equator it mightnot be an issue, but here...

ROB24:07The antithesis.

BOB24:08The antithesis, yea.

ROB24:11Take care, and see you next time.

BOB24:12Bye, bye.

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As the sun is to the cityin the endless weeping winterso is joy to me, and pitywhen he leaves me, falsely tenderlike the true loves knot we tethered21

plastic ivy round the portalfor to frame the spring foreverthough the blizzard took the mortal holy roseits always winter when he goes

as a matter of conveniencewe dont speak of dying gardensas a woman of heart and leniencei make liberal with my pardonsi am generous with kindnesshe, with smiles and exultationsthough he binds his wounds in silencei my own in practiced patience, lest he knowits always winter when he goes

he collects the twigs and briars22

i stack them up for firebut its chilly for the burning

he slumbers23 in the strawi hold out for the thawbut the seasons wont be turning

as im writing you this letterthe bluestems runnin riotthe daisies break their fettersand the bees will not lay quietif you find him where hes dancinwith his lover or his jailersay in aprils splendid mansioni lay broken by his trailer in the snowits always winter when he goes

Extension and Review Study*note: we encourage you to respond to the questions and readings by posting on the discussion board (Loginusing your Bob and Rob Show membership username and password)http://englishcaster.com/discussionboard/

1/ Bob and Rob talked about winter in this show. How is this season in your country and doyou enjoy it? What do you recommend to do in order to stay safe and drive safely in thewinter?

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2/ If you could afford it, would you like your body to be frozen in a cryogenic state untilsome unknown future date? Have you ever had an experience where you felt frozen solid?If so, please describe what happened in as much detail as possible.

Soseki Natsume winter scene Freeze! Its the Police

3/ Have you ever been in a situation where your blood froze? What happened? Have youever had to cool someone down because they were irritated? Again, tell us about it.

Glossary

1 Parky = British slang for cold weather. It comes from a play on the word parker, which isa type of winter coat.2 Soseki Natsume = One of the most famous novelists from Japan. Check out more abouthim at this site: http://www.lib.ehime-u.ac.jp/KUHI/ENG/natumeeng.html.3 Dip = colloquial for a swim.4 Jerk = American English that means idiot.5 Cryogenics = the belief that science can freeze ones body after death and that it can bereanimated in the future when science has the technological power to do so.6 Answers = 2) At no time were the mountain climbers climbing in January in any danger atall. 3) Only once had I ever skied before. 4) Only if the pitch is frozen will the soccer gamebe cancelled. 5) Barely had he got the skis on when he realized he couldnt ski. 6) Little didI know that winters in Japan were so cold.7 Issa = Find out more about Mr.Kobayashi here:http://www.threeweb.ad.jp/logos/ainet/issa2.html8 number two's = slang, refers to feces.9 did my job = slang for the act of defecating.10 Indo Himalaya = More precisely in the region of Himachal Pradesh in northern India,which borders on Tibet. The crevasse Rob mentions was on a virgin mountain at 5550meters.11 Guzzle = slang for the verb to drink.12 Gas = In Britain, people use gas to cook their food in the kitchen.13 Slick spots = In British English, icy patches.14 beef jerky = a dried piece of beef that is very hard and tough.15 booster cables = In British English, they are known as jump leads.16 Antifreeze = this is a liquid spray which melts ice.17 Hokkaido = The north island of Japan, which is famous for its great powder skiing.18 As opposed to "perversion" = A classic example of Bobs wit and sardonic talents

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19 Metallic = Adjectival form of metal.20 The Independent = Probably the most impartial of papers from the quality press inBritain. It has an excellent reputation. Check out their homepage here:http://www.independent.co.uk/c/?ec=40421 Tethered = old way to say tied.22 Briars = shrub or prickly bush.23 slumber = (traditional) sleeps, or rests.