Name: 噴煙の中を走る私たちが話す英語 (Running on fumes: The English We Speak)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T10:44:36.000Z
Duration: 3 min 11 s
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Hello and welcome to The English We Speak

In this programme, we have an expression to

describe when someone is very tired and has

used all their energy. It can also be used

for things when they're out of battery or

fuel. Speaking of which, Roy - you look exhausted!

Roy, you look like you're running on fumes.

You mean my car has run out of petrol? I usually

say my car is running on fumes when the fuel

relate to cars, but we also use it to talk

about people! You look like you have no energy,

I suppose I am. It must be all the hard work

Hard work?! I saw you sleeping at your desk

Exactly! I was so tired and running on fumes

Hmmm anyway, let's listen to these examples…

He's been working so hard at work recently,

Towards the end of the match, the footballer

I was running on fumes yesterday. I couldn't

This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning

English. We're talking about the expression

situation where you have no energy, but you

keep going. So why else are you so tired?

Well, I have a baby and he cries a lot. I

spend all night looking after him, so I have

Ahhh, that makes sense. Why didn't you call

Well my phone was running out of battery.

running on fumes! You. your car, your phone!

True, but I'm really impressed you compared

me with a car earlier. If I were a car, I'd

probably be a really expensive sports car.

Roy, if you were a car, you probably wouldn't

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噴煙の中を走る私たちが話す英語 (Running on fumes: The English We Speak)

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