It Is Not Nice to 'Dump on' Others
2023-04-09
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1And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.
2Trash may not be a glamorous subject.
3But it is an important one.
4We can throw our trash in a container called a trash can.
5We can dispose of our garbage in a garbage can.
6We can dump our unwanted things in a dumpster.
7All these unwanted things might end up at a landfill, sometimes called a dump.
8We explored being down in the dumps in a recent Words and Their Stories.
9Being at the bottom of a dump is probably not a nice place to be.
10If you are down in the dumps, you feel sad.
11Down in the dumps means you have the blues, or you feel out of sorts. You are the opposite of happy.
12If your friend is down in the dumps, you could try to do something fun to lift their spirits.
13You could take them to their favorite restaurant or a movie to cheer them up.
14The verb "dump" means to place things without care.
15For example, when I wash my clothes, I dump the dirty clothes on the floor in front of the washer.
16But I don't dump the clean clothes on the floor.
17They are clean! Dumping them on the floor could make them dirty again.
18We can dump other things besides trash and dirty clothes.
19If you dump on someone you say bad things about them. You show them little respect.
20And at work, you do not want to receive a document dump.
21This means someone has given you a huge number of documents.
22Usually, you have to deal with them in some way.
23Now, let's hear these "dump" expressions in a conversation between two co-workers.
24A: Hey, let's go! TGIF! Time to have some fun!
25B: [sounds sad] I can't. You guys go ahead without me.
26A: Why? And why are you so down in the dumps?
27B: Karen just dumped a huge stack of work on my desk.
28A: She gave you a document dump at 5 o'clock on Friday?
29B: She did. And she wants me to file it all before I leave.
30A: Can't you tell her you'll do it on Monday morning?
31B: I tried. She said no.
32A: You know, she did that to me once and I dumped her document dump right in the dumpster.
33B: Did you get in trouble?
34A: No. She didn't even ask about those stupid papers.
35I don't mean to dump on her, but dumping a bunch of needless work on someone on a Friday is a mean thing to do.
36B: You know what...you're right! I'm coming with you guys. This document dump can wait until Monday.
37And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories. Until next time.
38I'm Anna Matteo.
1And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. 2Trash may not be a glamorous subject. But it is an important one. We can throw our trash in a container called a trash can. We can dispose of our garbage in a garbage can. We can dump our unwanted things in a dumpster. All these unwanted things might end up at a landfill, sometimes called a dump. 3We explored being down in the dumps in a recent Words and Their Stories. 4Being at the bottom of a dump is probably not a nice place to be. If you are down in the dumps, you feel sad. Down in the dumps means you have the blues, or you feel out of sorts. You are the opposite of happy. 5If your friend is down in the dumps, you could try to do something fun to lift their spirits. You could take them to their favorite restaurant or a movie to cheer them up. 6The verb "dump" means to place things without care. For example, when I wash my clothes, I dump the dirty clothes on the floor in front of the washer. But I don't dump the clean clothes on the floor. They are clean! Dumping them on the floor could make them dirty again. 7We can dump other things besides trash and dirty clothes. If you dump on someone you say bad things about them. You show them little respect. 8And at work, you do not want to receive a document dump. This means someone has given you a huge number of documents. Usually, you have to deal with them in some way. 9Now, let's hear these "dump" expressions in a conversation between two co-workers. 10A: Hey, let's go! TGIF! Time to have some fun! 11B: [sounds sad] I can't. You guys go ahead without me. 12A: Why? And why are you so down in the dumps? 13B: Karen just dumped a huge stack of work on my desk. 14A: She gave you a document dump at 5 o'clock on Friday? 15B: She did. And she wants me to file it all before I leave. 16A: Can't you tell her you'll do it on Monday morning? 17B: I tried. She said no. 18A: You know, she did that to me once and I dumped her document dump right in the dumpster. 19B: Did you get in trouble? 20A: No. She didn't even ask about those stupid papers. I don't mean to dump on her, but dumping a bunch of needless work on someone on a Friday is a mean thing to do. 21B: You know what...you're right! I'm coming with you guys. This document dump can wait until Monday. 22And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories. Until next time. 23I'm Anna Matteo. 24Anna Matteo wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English. 25________________________________________________________________ 26Words in This Story 27glamorous -adj. very exciting and appealing 28dispose of -v. (phrasal) to throw away or remove something 29dumpster -n. a big container for waste 30landfill -n. a place where waste is buried 31dump -n. a place where waste can be thrown out 32TGIF (thank God it's Friday) -expression an exclamation of happiness or relief that the work week is over 33____________________________________________________________________ 34We want to hear from you. Do you have a similar expression in your language? In the Comments section, you can also practice using any of the expressions from the story. 35We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 36Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.