Friday, August 20, 2010

#1279 Sky High, “Outcry” Over Beauty Pageant Dress, Pencil Joke, TV Show

Show 1279 Friday 20 August
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Hi, I’m Sarah, welcome to The Daily English Show.

Today we’re studying a song called Sky High which came out in 1975 and is by an English pop group called Jigsaw.

Thank you very much for the suggestion.

Sky-high is an adjective which means very high or too high.

For example: His confidence is still sky-high.
Or: sky-high interest rates.

In this song, the singer is lamenting a failed relationship.

I thought that we had made it to the top
I gave you all I had to give
Why did it have to stop?

It seems like the relationship has fallen apart because of a lie.

You've blown it all sky high by telling me a lie
Without a reason why you've blown it all sky high

Blow has many meanings and one of them is to destroy an opportunity.

You’ve blown it all sky high means, I think, you destroyed our relationship.

So the song’s about their love having been ruined by this lie. And the singer’s using the metaphor of flying and crashing for their relationship which was going well and then failed.

Up round I've flown then down, down like a stone.




STICK NEWS


A beauty pageant called Miss Universe 2010 is currently underway in the United States.
Miss Universe New Zealand wore a dress made by an American.
A website in New Zealand said this had caused an outcry.
An internet commenter called Melons said, “Wow. This is totally newsworthy and does not at all want to make me poke my eyes out with a fork.”

And that was Stick News for Friday the 20th of August.
Kia ora.


Beauty pageants still exist?




Are you SHOCKED, OUTRAGED or DISAPOINTED?


It is more fun than reading the news!



Word of the Day

Today’s word is outcry.

An outcry is: a reaction of anger or strong protest shown by people in public.

For example: The new tax provoked a public outcry.

The headline about the dress story was: Outcry over Miss New Zealand's US dress

I’m not sure if this situation officially qualifies as an outcry, but I guess newspapers like using the word outcry because it sounds more dramatic than “someone agreed that they were upset when reporter rang and asked if they were”.



friday joke

Why shouldn't you write with a broken pencil?
Because it’s pointless.



conversations with sarah
#819 Are you going out?

Step 1: Repeat Neal’s lines.
Step 2: Read Neal’s lines and talk to Sarah.

Neal Have you got any plans for the weekend?

Sarah Yeah, I’m planning to go into the city tonight actually.

Neal Oh yeah? Are you going out?

Sarah Kind of. I’m going to visit a TV show.

Neal What do you mean visit?

Sarah I mean … they have a live audience, so I’m going to go and be part of the audience.

Neal What kind of show is it?

Sarah It’s a singing contest.

Neal Are you going to sing?

Sarah No way. Just listen.






Sky High by Jigsaw - LYRICS

Blown round by the wind
Thrown down in a spin
I gave you love
I thought that we had made it to the top
I have gave you all I had to give
Why did it have to stop

You've blown it all sky high
By telling me a lie
Without a reason why
You've blown it all sky high

You, you've blown it all sky high
Our love had wings to fly
We could have touched the sky
You've blown it all sky high

Up round I've flown
Then down, down like a stone
I gave you love I thought that we had made it to the top
I gave you all I had to give
Why did it have to stop

You've blown it all sky high
By telling me a lie
Without a reason why
You've blown it all sky high

You, you've blown it all sky high
Our love had wings to fly
We could have touched the sky
You've blown it all sky high

You, you've blown it all sky high
By telling me a lie
Without a reason why
You've blown it all sky high


link


music

show start
artist: Kevin MacLeod
track: Future Cha Cha
from: Brooklyn, NY, United States
artist site

WOD start
artist: DJ iPep's
album: Home Mix 2007
track: Game Toy
from: EVREUX, France
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

friday joke start
artist: AdHoc
album: Toutes directions
track: Sumbala
from: Annecy, France
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

cws start
artist: Kevin MacLeod
track: The Jazz Woman
from: Brooklyn, NY, United States
artist site

qa start
artist: ioeo
album: triptracks
track: triptrack2
from: Saint Raphael, France
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

qa bgm
artist:
HiFi Hustlers
album:
Blagging It EP
track: waves
from: San Francisco, United States

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