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The English We Speak: Learn the hard way

2/16/20263 min

Sometimes we ignore advice. Sometimes things go wrong and this programme is about those times. Phil and Feifei teach you how to use the expression to learn something the hard way.

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First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 00:00

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  3. David Attenborough· Soundbite0:39

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  4. Emmanuel Kyei-Osei0:43

    For decades, Sir David Attenborough has shaped how we feel about the natural world. But for a long time, there was one topic he never talked about.

  5. David Attenborough· Soundbite0:51

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  6. Emmanuel Kyei-Osei0:56

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  7. Kai Wright0:58

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  8. Emmanuel Kyei-Osei0:58

    And on the next episode of Big Lives, as David Attenborough prepares to celebrate his 100th birthday, we explore how he took on the mission of his life.

  9. Kai Wright1:07

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  10. Speaker 51:09

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