Hello and welcome to the English Likinative podcast.
My name is Anna and you're listening to week 10 day four of your English five a day.
The second season.
With this series I'm giving you a healthy daily dose of English vocabulary so
that you can slowly but surely increase your English vocabulary knowledge and feel more like yourself when communicating in English so sit back relax and listen.
We'll start with a snapshot of what to expect today.
Here we go.
After a week of overexertion at work Zeb felt the fatigue deep in his bones
as he collapsed onto his sofa on Friday evening.
His endurance was put to the test the next day when his friends convinced him to join their weekend hiking trip but the camaraderie of sharing stories around the campfire made the exhaustion worthwhile.
By Sunday evening Zeb realized how much he had missed these social ties during his busy weeks and promised himself to make more time for his friends despite his demanding job.
Well I don't know about you but I can certainly relate to that snapshot.
Let's now dive into some of the vocabulary that you just heard.
Starting with the noun over exertion over exertion.
We spell this O-V-E-R-E-X-E-R-T-I-O-N over exertion over exertion.
Over exertion is the act of pushing yourself too hard physically or mentally leading to exhaustion or injury.
I've certainly been there myself especially in more recent years.
I tend to overload myself.
I say yes to too many things.
I want to do everything all at once and it leads to me burning out physically, emotionally and mentally.