2019-11-23
5 分钟Hi there, this is Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome back to my English learning podcast. Today, we're learning popular English expressions and idioms. My first expression for you is When in Rome, do as the Romans do. What does it mean?Learn English with me. Improve your conversational skills in my Easy Peasy English learning club https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/easy-peasy-english-club Support the Show.Advanced English lessons on my YouTube channel https://www.yo...
Hi there.
This is Harry, and welcome back to the podcasts.
And finally, I've got rid of that cold that I had.
So hopefully the voice is in good form for this particular week.
So, what do we have for you?
Well, the first piece I have for you are three more expressions that we use in English.
And again, I'll give you some examples of each of them.
So, let me start with the first one.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
I think this is quite a common expression in many different languages or something equivalent to it.
So what does it mean?
Well, it means when you're in a strange country or a foreign country, city, wherever that might be, you should follow what the locals do.
Okay.
And this could mean anything if the locals eat in certain restaurants and they seem to enjoy it.
Well, perhaps you should go there, because that's probably where the good food and good wine is.
So when in Rome, do as the Romans do and follow them to their particular restaurants.
Or if the park in a certain area or in a certain way, you know, maybe the car is facing into the street rather than out, then you should park your car in the same way.
So, effectively, what you should do is follow the local traditions.
The locals know best, and, you know, they know when the best time to go out is.