1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:06,360 Don't you dare tell anyone about this lesson? Wait on, second thought, 2 00:00:06,879 --> 00:00:12,519 I dare you to do it? How dare you not tell people about this 3 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:24,120 podcast? Dare? That's an interesting word in English. Let's discuss. Welcome 4 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:28,960 to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from New York City. And 5 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:34,280 here's your English teacher, Michael. All right, thank you John, and 6 00:00:34,399 --> 00:00:41,920 thanks everyone. It's Michael here from Happy English and I help people speak English 7 00:00:42,119 --> 00:00:52,359 better. And this is Happy English Podcast Episode six eighty Using dare. Sometimes, 8 00:00:52,719 --> 00:00:59,880 vocabulary words in English have multiple meanings and uses, like the word means, 9 00:01:00,439 --> 00:01:07,159 which is used to describe the definition of a word and a person's aggressive 10 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:15,200 behavior. We took a look at that in podcast episode forty. Well today 11 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:19,840 we're going to look at another such word, dare. I dare you to 12 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:26,040 change the channel on this one. Let's check it out. First of all, 13 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:33,920 we use the phrase don't you dare? Don't you dare is a strong 14 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:41,319 and direct way to tell someone do not do that. The grammar pattern that 15 00:01:41,439 --> 00:01:48,200 we use is don't you dare followed by a base verb followed by an object. 16 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:53,920 Here's an example. Imagine you went to a meeting in the office and 17 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:59,239 after the meeting, they served donuts. Since you were running the meeting, 18 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:04,599 you didn't have a chance to eat any of the donuts. But you notice 19 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:09,639 there is one donut remaining in the box. At that same time, you 20 00:02:09,759 --> 00:02:17,199 notice one of your coworkers reaching for that donut. Well, since that coworker 21 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:23,400 has already had a couple of donuts and you didn't have any, you can 22 00:02:23,479 --> 00:02:30,919 tell him don't you dare eat the last donut. Don't you dare eat the 23 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:37,319 last donut means you had better not eat that donut. Here are some other 24 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:43,840 examples of using dare this way. Listen, we worked really hard to plan 25 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:49,159 this surprise party for Jack, so don't you dare tell him anything about the 26 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:52,520 party. Sorry, Professor, I think I'm going to miss the midterm exam. 27 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,479 I'm going away next week with my girlfriend. Don't you dare think about 28 00:02:55,479 --> 00:02:59,879 missing that exam. If you don't take that exam, you are not going 29 00:03:00,039 --> 00:03:06,960 to pass this course. Wow, that sounds like a tough professor. The 30 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:14,159 next one is how dare you? How dare you is a strong way to 31 00:03:14,199 --> 00:03:21,680 express your shock or anger in response to what someone said or did. The 32 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:29,199 grammar pattern here is how dare followed by a person followed by a base verb 33 00:03:29,879 --> 00:03:34,840 followed by an object. Here are some examples. Well, I think your 34 00:03:34,919 --> 00:03:38,360 rules in this office are stupid. How dare you talk to me like that? 35 00:03:38,599 --> 00:03:43,120 I'm your boss. Remember, I can't believe the managers don't believe me 36 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:47,759 about the missing money? How dare they accuse me of lying? By the 37 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:54,960 way, we also use how dare you as a standalone phrase to mean you 38 00:03:55,120 --> 00:04:01,840 did something unacceptable. For example, you're cheating on me with your secretary. 39 00:04:01,919 --> 00:04:05,759 How dare you get out of my house? You lost my book that was 40 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:11,840 a gift from my grandfather, how dare you? And finally, when you 41 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:17,199 want to challenge someone to do something, you can tell them I dare you. 42 00:04:17,759 --> 00:04:24,439 The grammar pattern is I dare you followed by the two verb. For 43 00:04:24,759 --> 00:04:28,199 example, look at that cute girl at the end of the bar, I 44 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,920 dare you to go over to her and ask her for a date. Those 45 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:34,800 chili pepper rolls look really spicy. I dare you to try one. Keep 46 00:04:34,879 --> 00:04:42,160 in mind the best way to remember this and any vocabulary is to take the 47 00:04:42,199 --> 00:04:47,279 word or phrase, write it in a sentence that's true for you or true 48 00:04:47,319 --> 00:04:54,279 in your world, and then memorize your sentences. Well, that's it for 49 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:59,639 this English lesson podcast. By the way, if you'd like to get more 50 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:06,000 disusing your English, why don't you join my podcast Learners study group. 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