| Episode 55: Fatherly advice | |
| Michal: | Hello, I've been sent to take you. |
| Dad: | I can't get a minute's peace around here! |
| Michal: | No wonders you love it here, your garden's beautiful. |
| Dad: | Thank you Michal. Just my luck though, neither Helen nor her mother has green fingers. |
| Michal: | I love gardening! |
| Dad: | I knew I liked you for a reason! Helen's head is filled with love and romance but I am more of a realist. I've built up my business and my garden the same way - years of hard graft. Helen's looking for a handsome husband but I want a hard-working son-in-law. Of course it will be a slog but the rewards are right here for you to see. |
| Michal: | Eh, yeah, it must be time for tea! Let's talk later. |
Vocabulary:
fatherly (adjective) - of a father, resembling a father, showing the affection or concern of a father
resemble (verb) - to look or be like (someone or something)
an advice (noun) - an opinion or suggestion about what someone should do
I can't get a minute's peace (phrase) - I want some quiet time but people keep interrupting me
green fingers (British English), a green thumb (American English) (noun) - an unusual ability to make plants grow
gardening (noun) - to work in a garden, to take care of the plants in a garden
a realist (noun) - a person who understands what is real and possible in a particular situation, a person who accepts and deals with things as they really are
hard graft (noun) - hard or difficult work
son-in-law (noun) - the husband of your daughter
a slog (noun) - a long period of hard work or effort, a piece of work that is difficult, unpleasant or tiring, a long, difficult walk
a reward (noun) - money or another kind of payment that is given or received for something that has been done or that is offered for something that might be done
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