2024-09-11
1 分钟All of us have problems. There are some verbs that we use a lot to talk about problems. Learn new ways to say that you have problems with Phil. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/english_in_a_minute/240813 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English Vocabulary ✔️Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English from the News They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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we all have problems, but are there any different ways to say that we have them?
We can face or encounter problems.
That just means that we have them, but it's a bit more dramatic.
The company has faced many problems this year.
I encountered many problems at university.
Now, if we're having lots of them and they just won't go away, we can be beset with problems or dogged by problems.
This project has been beset with problems since the start.
The trip has been dogged by technical problems.
If something causes problems, then it brings or poses them.
Studying too much brings its own problems.
You need a balance.
This new way of working is posing some problems.
Many things can bring or pose problems.
We face them, encounter them, and can even be beset with or dogged by them.
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