Do you get jealous easily?

6 Minute English

语言学习

2023-03-30

6 分钟

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  • I'm Sam.

  • And I'm Neil.

  • Your friend, Alicia,

  • phoned and left you a message for you, Neil.

  • She's sorry but she has to cancel lunch today.

  • I think she's going with Jenny, instead.

  • That's the third time this week

  • they've had lunch together!

  • Are they best friends now?

  • It sounds like Neil has a case of the green-eyed monster,

  • in other words, jealousy – the fear

  • that someone else may take something you think is yours.

  • Humans have struggled with jealousy for thousands of years.

  • Jealousy damages friendships,

  • destroys relationships, and can even become a motive for murder.

  • In this programme, we'll discuss jealousy to find out happens

  • when the green-eyed monster raises its ugly head.

  • And, as usual, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary.

  • Meanwhile,

  • my friend Alicia will be having lunch with Jenny instead of me...