| [00:00.49] | Hi there Li. |
| [00:01.31] | Oh, hi Chris. |
| [00:03.33] | Are you alright? You seem annoyed? |
| [00:05.84] | Oh, I'm fed up. I had to stay late at work again yesterday. |
| [00:11.49] | I still didn't manage to finish all the work, so I came in early today as well. |
| [00:16.75] | Sounds like you need a cup of tea. I'll put the kettle on. |
| [00:22.76] | What have you got to finish? |
| [00:24.33] | Well, it's not even my work I have to finish. It's Lisa's. |
| [00:29.80] | What do you mean? |
| [00:30.77] | Since she started, she's always asking me to do her work for her. |
| [00:35.32] | She'll start it, and then give it to me to complete, then leave early while I have to stay late to get it all done. |
| [00:42.67] | Oh, I know how you feel. Lisa did the same thing to me last week. She's really difficult to work with. |
| [00:49.14] | Normally I wouldn't give her the time of day, but she is the manager's secretary. |
| [00:53.44] | You wouldn't give her the time of day? What time? |
| [00:57.19] | No, no. It's an expression, a negative expression. What I meant was I wouldn't normally pay attention to her. |
| [01:04.15] | It's a bit of an unfriendly expression to use. Here are some examples. |
| [01:08.96] | After the way Dave talked about me during the meeting, I wouldn't give him the time of day. |
| [01:15.00] | Politicians are all the same. They're never honest. I wouldn't give any of them the time of day. |
| [01:22.11] | Long ago, in Shakespeare's time, the phrase "good time of day" was a greeting often used. These days we say "good morning". |
| [01:30.13] | Or "good afternoon". |
| [01:31.63] | That's right. So to say that you wouldn't give someone the time of day means you wouldn't want to greet them or say hello. |
| [01:38.38] | So the saying means you refuse to give someone your attention. |
| [01:41.56] | Oh, I see. |
| [01:43.42] | But sadly we can't avoid some people in the office, no matter how hard we try. |
| [01:48.28] | Well, I'd better get back to work. I've got so much to do. |
| [01:53.78] | well,good luck. Let me know if you need any help. |
| [01:56.24] | Thanks Chris. See you later. |
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