| [00:00.59] | Hi I'm Jennifer and I'm waiting for Helen. I did see her in the corridor earlier, and she was looking a bit unhappy. Wait, here she is. |
| [00:12.10] | Hi Helen. |
| [00:13.27] | Hi Jen. |
| [00:14.42] | What's the matter, Helen? Why the long face? |
| [00:17.66] | What's wrong with my face? |
| [00:19.45] | Nothing's wrong with your face, except that it looks a bit upset. |
| [00:23.30] | But you just said I've got a long face. |
| [00:25.26] | No, what I said was. |
| [00:27.80] | You think I've got a strange face. I knew I shouldn't have worn my hair like this today. |
| [00:33.12] | No, I asked you, "Why the long face?" |
| [00:36.55] | Is it my nose? Is it too big? Or maybe my chin is the wrong shape. Maybe I should just wear a big bag over my head. |
| [00:43.62] | No, no, no. That's not what I meant. First of all, you look lovely today. |
| [00:49.57] | So what did you mean? |
| [00:50.61] | In English, the expression "why the long face" is used as an informal way of asking someone what's wrong if they look upset. |
| [00:57.66] | So there's nothing wrong with my face? |
| [00:59.43] | No, there isn't. Let's hear some examples of the phrase in use. |
| [01:04.54] | You've just got a new job, a new house and a new man. you should be happy. Why the long face? |
| [01:10.96] | Hey there, don't look so sad. Why the long face? |
| [01:16.18] | So "why the long face" is just another way of asking "what's the matter". |
| [01:20.66] | Exactly. You could also say "what's up". |
| [01:23.89] | That's very simple. You could say "what's wrong" too. |
| [01:26.90] | So what IS wrong? Why do you look so miserable? |
| [01:29.80] | I've just had a really bad day. Everything has gone wrong. First I lost my car keys, then I was late for a meeting and I fell over and landed in a puddle on my way. |
| [01:42.88] | It was a horrible day. |
| [01:44.31] | It sounds awful. I know, how about I tell you a joke to cheer you up. You'll like this one. |
| [01:50.77] | OK, why not. Let's hear it. |
| [01:53.61] | A horse walks into a bar. The barman says, "why the long face?" |
| [02:01.26] | So the horse was unhappy? What's funny about that? |
| [02:06.60] | The barman says to the horse "Why the long face?" |
| [02:10.65] | Why would a horse be in a bar? |
| [02:13.50] | It doesn't matter. It's a joke. It's a horse so the barman says "Why the long face?" |
| [02:20.38] | I don't understand. |
| [02:22.46] | The horse has a long face. |
| [02:24.80] | So it's unhappy? |
| [02:26.75] | No, well, yes, but that's the joke. Horses have long faces. |
| [02:32.27] | So why did it go into the bar again? I don't get it. |
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