Daily Life - I'm in Debt(0014)
A: Hello, I’m here to see Mr. Corleone.
B: Right this way, sir.
C: Charlie! What can I do for you?
B: Mr. Corlone, I’m really sorry to trouble you, but I need your help.
C: Anything for you, Charlie! Your father was like a brother to me.
B: Well, sir, you see, this recession has hit me pretty hard; I lost my job and I’m in a lot of debt.
C: I see……
B: Yeah, you know, I’ve got credit card bills, car payments, I’ve got to pay my mortgage; and on top of all that, I have to pay my son’s college tuition.
C: So you’re asking for a loan.
B: Well, I just thought maybe you could help me out.
C: What? At a time like this? I’m broke too, you know! You’re not the only one who has been hit by the recession! I lost half my money in the stock market crash! Go on! Get outta here!
Key Vocabulary
trouble ; principle verb, present simple ; disturb or bother
recession ; common noun, singular ; a period of time when the economy of a country is bad
hit me pretty hard ; phrase ; had a strong, negative affect on me
debt ; common noun, non-variable ; the amount of money you owe to a person, bank, company, etc.
on top of all that ; phrase ; besides that, in addition to
broke ; Adjective ; not have any money
Supplementary Vocabulary
borrow ; principle verb, present simple ; take and use some money, and return the equal amount of money at a later time
pay back ; phrase ; return the money you borrowed
a loan ; common noun, singular ; amount of money borrowed
take out a loan ; phrase ; borrow money
unemployed ; Adjective ; having no job
downturn ; common noun, singular ; a time when the economy is worse than usual
recession
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