{"id":17136,"date":"2021-08-01T13:56:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T21:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=17136"},"modified":"2022-10-11T11:49:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T19:49:39","slug":"bep-377-english-idioms-for-describing-challenges-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/01\/bep-377-english-idioms-for-describing-challenges-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 377 &#8211; English Idioms for Describing Challenges (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17136-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP377-Challenges-Idioms-2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP377-Challenges-Idioms-2.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP377-Challenges-Idioms-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 377 - English Idioms for Describing Challenges (2)\" href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP377POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-377-LESSON-English-Idioms-Describing-Challenges-2.jpg\" alt=\"English Idioms for Describing Challenges (2)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"644\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-377-LESSON-English-Idioms-Describing-Challenges-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-377-LESSON-English-Idioms-Describing-Challenges-2-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-377-LESSON-English-Idioms-Describing-Challenges-2-600x258.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-377-LESSON-English-Idioms-Describing-Challenges-2-768x330.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to Business English Pod for today\u2019s lesson on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2021\/07\/18\/bep-376-english-idioms-for-describing-challenges-1\/\" title=\"English Idioms for Describing Challenges (1)\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">English idioms for describing challenges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you listen in on conversations in the break room at work or at a popular restaurant, what will you hear? Chances are good you\u2019ll hear people talking about problems and challenges. And it\u2019s not just that people are naturally negative. It\u2019s that talking about difficult experiences can help us feel better. And it can also help us find solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond feeling better and finding solutions, talking about past challenges can help us learn from them. And if you\u2019ve shared a difficult experience with someone, then your relationship will develop and grow. For all these reasons, talking about challenges has inspired lots of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-idioms\/\" title=\"English idioms\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">English idioms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s dialog, we\u2019ll continue with a conversation between two former business partners. Simon and Allie are meeting for coffee and their conversation has focused on their old graphic design business. They\u2019ve been talking about several different challenges, including challenges with staff. In their conversation, they use many idioms for describing challenges, which we\u2019ll talk about later in the debrief.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tWhat does Allie call the situation where you do some work you like and some to just help pay the bills?<br \/>\n2.\tHow does Simon describe many of the projects they worked on?<br \/>\n3.\tHow does Allie react when Simon says he feels he wasn\u2019t helping her enough? <\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP377SN-Challenge-Idioms2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP377QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a 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