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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.