How resilient are you

6 Minute English

语言学习

2020-02-13

6 分钟
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  • Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

  • I'm Rob.

  • And I'm Georgina.

  • Now, Georgina, how resilient are you?

  • Resilient?

  • You mean able to cope with difficult situations.

  • I have a pile of work to do today, but I'm remaining calm and not getting stressed.

  • Well, that's good.

  • You are showing resilience.

  • And today we're discussing whether we're born with resilience or we have to learn it.

  • OK, Rob, but first I expect you're going to ask me a question, bring it on.

  • OK, resilience is also a word used in science to describe the characteristic of a substance or object.

  • But what does it mean?

  • A, that it's very tough or hard.

  • B, that it can return to its original shape after being bent.

  • Or C, it can turn from a solid into a liquid quickly.

  • I have a feeling it means B.

  • An object that returns to its original shape after being bent.