Chatterbox #354 – Giving it your all
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Chatterbox #354 – Giving it your all

B1IntermediateOctober 10, 202613 min
  • Conversation
  • Sport

Would you keep going in a race if something embarrassing happened to you halfway through? Andrew and Anna talk about an Australian athlete who had a bathroom accident during a Hyrox race in Beijing and kept going until she won. They discuss why the story traveled so fast online, what it meant for her sponsors, and whether pushing yourself to your limit is always a good thing. Along the way, you’ll hear expressions like “to have one’s blinkers on,” “a perfect storm,” “blowback,” “plastered all over,” “to spread like wildfire,” and “to lay low.” Listening to Andrew and Anna share the...

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today about pushing yourself to the limit.

high rocks fitness race in Beijing, China.

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Hello everyone. How's it going? It's Andrew here and you're listening to Chatterbox, the QLPS series, which features real conversations between native speakers about interesting topics. And this series is designed for intermediate, upper intermediate, even advanced English learners.

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So if you're looking to improve your English fluency and you're in that intermediate to advanced range, then this is the perfect series for you. In just a moment, I'll be joined by my co-host Anna, and we're going to talk today about pushing yourself to the limit.

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It all starts with a story that went viral around the world recently at a high rocks fitness race in Beijing, China. An Australian athlete pushed herself to the limits and had a bathroom accident in the middle of the race.

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