1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,399 Speaker 1: I told my coworker Bob that there was a new 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: pizza shop down the street, and he said that since 3 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:10,759 Speaker 1: the internet was down, he was down with going there. 4 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: He was a little down today because the boss was 5 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 1: down on his idea to change the website, and I 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:23,760 Speaker 1: figured going out would cheer him up. After all, pizza 7 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: is a happy food, isn't it. 8 00:00:30,199 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 2: Welcome to another Happy English podcast coming to you from 9 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:38,119 Speaker 2: New York City. And here's your English teacher, Michael. 10 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: All rye, Thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael 11 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:47,679 Speaker 1: here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. 12 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 1: And this is Happy English Podcast, Episode seven point thirty three. 13 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:59,479 Speaker 1: Be down. As you've probably noticed in your study of 14 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: Fraser verbs, one phrasal verb can have a number of 15 00:01:03,679 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: different uses and meanings. Be down is no exception, and 16 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:13,719 Speaker 1: today we're going to look at six different ways that 17 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 1: we use be down. Let's get the ball rolling. First 18 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 1: of all, we use bee down when we want to 19 00:01:23,159 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: say that something is located at a place which is 20 00:01:27,359 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 1: a certain distance away or located along a certain path. 21 00:01:33,519 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: The grocery store is a half mile down the street 22 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: from my house. There is a nice lake where you 23 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 1: can go fishing down this path. The library is down 24 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:52,599 Speaker 1: the road on your right. We use be down when 25 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: we want to say that something is not working at 26 00:01:56,120 --> 00:02:00,599 Speaker 1: the moment. We usually use bee down like this when 27 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: we talk about machines or services like electricity or internet. 28 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: The power is down, so we need to use candles. 29 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:17,879 Speaker 1: I can't watch any videos now because the internet is down. 30 00:02:18,879 --> 00:02:22,479 Speaker 1: The elevator is down for maintenance today, so I had 31 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: to walk down the stairs from the fifth floor. Next, 32 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:32,599 Speaker 1: we can say that someone is down, which means they 33 00:02:32,599 --> 00:02:38,159 Speaker 1: are unhappy or feeling blue. I put on that music 34 00:02:38,199 --> 00:02:41,759 Speaker 1: when I'm down, and it always makes me feel good. 35 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: Tom was down after hearing the bad news about his 36 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: company closing. Mary is kind of down because she had 37 00:02:51,159 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: a tough day at work. Next, a person can also 38 00:02:56,560 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: be down on something, which means they don't like or 39 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 1: disapprove of something. My business partner was down on my 40 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: idea to change the website. My parents were down on 41 00:03:11,319 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 1: my decision to travel to Europe alone. The boss is 42 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: down on the new project because it seems too risky. 43 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:24,879 Speaker 1: The opposite of that is to be down with something. 44 00:03:25,719 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: We use be down with in casual conversation to mean 45 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: be in agreement with something like an offer or an invitation. 46 00:03:36,479 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: Are you down with going to the bar tonight? I'm 47 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: down with trying that new restaurant for dinner. Mike is 48 00:03:44,599 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: down with the plan to go hiking this weekend. And finally, 49 00:03:49,599 --> 00:03:53,199 Speaker 1: when we want to indicate a reduced amount or a 50 00:03:53,319 --> 00:03:58,039 Speaker 1: reduced price, we can say that it is down to 51 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:04,639 Speaker 1: that amount or gasoline is finally down to three dollars 52 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:09,319 Speaker 1: a gallon thanks to diet and exercise. My weight is 53 00:04:09,439 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: down to one hundred and fifty pounds after the diet. 54 00:04:14,039 --> 00:04:17,399 Speaker 1: The number of participants in the workshop is down to 55 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 1: just five people. 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