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Step 2
Listen to the dialogue for better understanding and pronunciation.
Step 3
Read the following dialogue to see the idioms in context:
| Martha: | Hey, you are jogging today, again! |
| Kelly: | Yeah, my joints hurt so badly, I couldn’t exercise for a few days. Probably, I have to slow down and act my age. |
| Martha: | No, you are in great shape. I am the same age with you, but I can hardly keep it up! |
| Kelly: | Oh, Martha, you have nothing to complain about… |
| Martha: | So, are you going to Winnipeg for the Summer Games? |
| Kelly: | We wanted to go, but with three kids, it seems like we cannot make it this year. |
| Martha: | Aw, what happened to you guys? A few years earlier, you would never let such thing go! |
| Kelly: | You know, it’s harder now. Those were the good times, though. Probably the golden age of our marriage…. Anyway, are you going? |
| Martha: | Oh, yeah, I am. But just to watch though. In sports, you age out quickly, you know. |
| Kelly: | Are you trying to tell me we are over the hill now? |
| Martha: | Well, we are still young at heart, so let’s see who gets to the end of the trail faster today! |
| Kelly: | Oh, come on now… |
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