Life can't possibly get worse! You've lost your job, you have no money, and then to top it off, your dog dies. You've hit rock bottom; you've reached the lowest possible point in your life. To hit rock bottom is a common expression in American English, and in today's lesson you'll learn exactly how to use it. In addition to learning how to use this idiom, you'll hear a joke, we'll hear comments from the audience, and we'll go through a pronunciation exercise! Premium Content: Season 4 (Episodes 150 - 200) = Each episode includes a quiz, the PDF transcript (the text of the audio) with definitions of challenging words and the mp3 file. All Premium Content for Seasons 1, 2 and 3 (Episodes 001 - 150) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hi, everybody.
My name is Shawna and this is the american English podcast.
My goal here is to teach you the English spoken in the United States through common expressions, pronunciation tips, and interesting cultural snippets or stories.
I hope to keep this fun, useful, and interesting.
Let's do it.
Hello.
Welcome back.
Hope you're having a nice day.
I sure am.
Leaves are sprouting on all of the trees in my neighborhood, so it's very green outside.
There are also flowers blooming in reds and whites and purples, and it feels just so nice to be outside.
We just bought a hammock that can go between two trees in our backyard, and I can't wait to go lay in it right after I record this episode.
Hope you are enjoying the time outside at this time of year.
I think it's nice everywhere.
Maybe.
Maybe it's fall in some places and spring here.
In any case, let's get to today's lesson.
This is going to be a two part lesson.
In part one, which is the episode you're currently listening to, I'll tell you a joke.
We'll do some pronunciation exercises, and we'll go through the very common expression to hit rock bottom.