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For nearly 40 years, Siegfried and Roy wowed audiences in Las Vegas in the USA with their death defying tricks involving white lions and tigers.
But in 2003, their magical extravagant came to a dramatic end when a tiger called Montacourt lunged at Roy.
Animal handler Chris Lawrence tells us how he walked on stage with raw steak in his pocket to try to stop the tiger's attack.
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Hello and welcome to the English We Speak, where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them as well.
I'm Fay.
Fay.
And I'm Beth.
How are you, Fayfe?
I'm doing great, thank you.
What are we learning in this programme, Beth?
Well, we are learning off the scale.
Now, I heard this when I was chatting to a friend about her holiday.
She said that she went to an amazing restaurant and the food was off the scale.
Ah, yes, off the scale.
It's a funny expression because scale makes it sound like the food is being measured.