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Heartbroken English, baby! Video Lesson
心碎

Learn about Direct Speech

Date: Apr 24 2012

Themes: Romance, Soap Opera

Grammar: Direct vs. Reported Speech

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One of the worst feelings a person can have is heartbreak. It’s the feeling you get when something terribly disappointing happens to you. People often feel heartbroken when they are rejected in love.

Some lucky people don’t have to feel much heartbreak in their lives. So far, Ella has been one of these people. Men want to be with her, and she may break their hearts, but so far, no one has broken hers.

Mason recently got over his love for Ella. Even though she doesn’t love him back, she has a strange feeling she can’t identify. What could it be?

心碎是人们心情最差时的表现之一。当某件非常令人失望的事情发生在你身上时,你便会心碎。人们经常会在失恋时感到心碎。
一些人很幸运,在他们的生活中并不会有太多的心碎经历。目前为止,艾拉便是其中一位。男人们想要和她在一起,她可能会伤他们的心,但是迄今为止,还没有人会令她心碎。
最近,梅森刚刚从对艾拉的情伤中恢复过来。虽然她不爱他,但她仍然有一种说不清道不明的奇怪感觉。会是什么感觉呢?

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Marni

Marni

Jeff

Jeff

Ella

Ella

Marni:  Ella, are you OK? You don’t look so good.

Ella:  Nuh-uh. I don’t feel very good either.

Marni:  Well, what’s the matter?

Ella:  I don’t know. I have this, like, weird achey feeling all around here. Uh…

Marni:  Are there any other symptoms?

Ella:  Well, I find myself a little tired. Like, I don’t really want to do anything. I’m just kind of moping around. I just feel low.

Marni:  Huh. Well, that is strange. When did this all start?

Ella:  I mean, it’s been pretty recent. It kind of first started when Mason announced that he had a new girlfriend and then it just seemed to get worse since this morning at the meeting.

Marni:  So, the meeting where Dale and I mentioned that he had a hottie. This is when you started feeling ill?

Ella:  Yeah. That’s about the time, yeah. Man…

Marni:  Wait a minute. So you’re telling me that you feel kind of achey around your heart, and a little queasy, and you don’t really want to do anything. Well, Ella, it sounds to me like you might be a little heartbroken.

Ella:  What? Heartbroken? No. That doesn’t happen to me. I mean heartbroken is when you’re all depressed and sad because of some type of romantic disappointment. No. Never. I always get the guy.

Marni:  Wait. You’ve never been heartbroken before?

Ella:  Absolutely not. Never.

Marni:  Well, you said you always get the guy, but, Ella, I mean, in this case, you didn’t get the guy. I mean, Mason’s over you. He’s got a girlfriend.

Jeff:  You want that thing? Those idiots down the street forgot to hold the mayo again. I can’t eat this.

Ella:  Oh my gosh. That’s it. Jeff, you’re my savior!

Jeff:  What’s she talking about?

Marni:  I don’t know. What’s going on, Ella?

Ella:  Don’t you get it? I wasn’t heartbroken. I was hungry.

Marni:  Wow.

 

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Marni can tell that Ella isn’t feeling well. She just doesn’t look good. Her face shows that she is feeling achey and queasy.

Ella explains that she has been moping around and not feeling well for a few days. It all started when Mason told everyone he had a new girlfriend.

After hearing Ella explain how she feels, Marni tells her she must be heartbroken. Ella says she’s never been heartbroken before. She is always the one who breaks other people’s hearts.

Just then, Jeff walks in and gives Ella a sandwich. She takes a bite and suddenly feels better. She wasn’t heartbroken, she was just hungry!

Have you ever been heartbroken? What was it like?

 

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Buttafly

Buttafly

Germany

Dear Criz :)..I’m a huge fan of motivational quotes. The one you were referring to is my all time favorite because it is short but very powerful. Whatever happens, holding ones head up is motivation enough to make it through…at least it shows strength to whatever you have to face .)  I’m really glad you remembered :)

02:03 AM Apr 25 2012 |

Buttafly

Buttafly

Germany

Dear julito.. I guess like me you fell for love’s delusion ;)..After seeing her more clearly and and in a new light you were ready to put a reflection on yourself. Like criz stated: “Everything happens for a reason ” so we all hopefully benefit from our foolish mistakes at the end :) Sometimes in the most painful ways ..but at least we grow strong on those aches.


Dear cheer manal..from my own first-hand experience I know long distance is the best way to get over someone. Try to relocate your thoughts about him and focus on something fun. As long as you dwell on your thoughts about him that feeling won’t go away and you’ll be stuck. I know it’s easy to say…unrequited love is the worst feeling ever …

02:00 AM Apr 25 2012 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

Dearest, cheer manal . Your love story is an extraordinary and very honest.


I wish I could give you any advice how to get rid of this love, but it is very difficult to advise something. :(


Nobody  can get into your heart  to get the feelings you have got inside right now :( Sooner or later your heart will solve this situation without any advices, believe me.


As far as I  know it is not permitted to have relationship with relatives ( in my country anyway) because there are lots of pathologies  newborn children have in such marriages. :(


 Probably such kind of relationships are  not forbiden in your country, are  they? 


Please, help me to inderstand the phrase “he´s just turned up out of the blue to my life”   


With all my heart I wish you to achieve the reciprocated love one day.



emi0808

emi0808

Philippines

I had my heartbroken when I was 18 with my first love. It felt terrible and awful. It’s like you’re dying inside, you can’t breathe and you’ll feel so weak. but then as time goes by i learned to moved on and I realized that people come and go. if people wants to be in your life they will stay but if they leave it means that they aren’t meant to stay in your life. I told my self that one day my real true love will come and will stay forever and most of all no matter what I’ll be happy coz life goes on. Btw now I’m turning 23 and I found my true love already. And hopefully this is it! ;)

 julito

julito

Argentina

Dear  bleeding heart Cheer.  Thank you for your sincerity . I understand you ,reason and heart are in a tug of war and it appears that the last- to your  dismay – has now the upper hand . The best  thing  is to put a distance  between you and  your  relative.  As he is living in Germany, the soon he leaves  the soonest you will be on your feet  again.Smile


04:11 PM Apr 24 2012 |

cheer manal

Morocco

hi EB members! just reading your genuine stories has prompted me to share my own love story.


actually, my heart´s not been broken but rather it´s been bleeding. my situation seems to be  awkward because lately i f fell in love with an oversea(lives in germany) person who is my relative. unfortunately it´s not reciprocated. he´s just turned up out of the blue to my life and really can´t get him out of my mind.. how difficult it is! i sometimes just try to convince myself that i should be realistic enough and get over him, but it´s not that easy. we have just talked few times being formal besides there is no kind of connection between us,but he gets on well with my other sisters and they spend a great deal of time with each other(just friends) it´s an old relationship that´s started since childhood.


in fact  i don´t want to live in pipe dreams. i want to get rid of this love because it makes me suffer alot….but i don´t know how !

Ryo

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

FUNNY i like it


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03:12 PM Apr 24 2012 |

 julito

julito

Argentina

Dear Anja, after reading your comment  on how you have dealt with your pain , it came to my  mind  a love story  of my own.  I was heartbroken, obsessed  with the thought of her that haunted me night and day.  The story is that after a time , it came to my mind  that  it was a delusion on my part  ,complete foolishness  ,even I questioned myself :how could i be interested in her , that was utter infatuation.. lol

01:50 PM Apr 24 2012 |

parion

parion

Turkey

there is no any woman who her heart is conquered …


there is no any woman heart which doesnt have a love and heartbreake,


each woman loves .its her fate,road,life…


otherwise she feels an emptiness in her life…like a waterless flower..unique but ordinary ..


everything is a part of life…:)))


heartbroken too …



12:22 PM Apr 24 2012 |

nfrtary

nfrtary

Egypt

Anjelica love this self – confident Smile

10:09 AM Apr 24 2012 |

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 julito

julito

Argentina

OLGA-ALINA,   I agree ,  she is not hungry, something more is going on here,  was the sandwich a cover-up  to conceal that she  is also vulnerable  Mmmmmm…... 

10:04 AM Apr 24 2012 |

Olga_Alina

Germany

I don’ prersuade, that Ella is just hungry… Me she is jealous too.


To be heartbrocken is the worst thing what happend to me in the past. I was so depressed! Lucky me, it ist over.

09:53 AM Apr 24 2012 |

Crizsearch

Crizsearch

Indonesia

Hi dear Anjelica, I believe many men try to win your heart :D

09:47 AM Apr 24 2012 |

Anjelica

Anjelica

Russian Federation

I would never love a man who only tried to make me unhappy. I can easily get over him. Love deserves to beam with delight but not to smoulder.


There are many different men around me, but I am unique.:)

09:34 AM Apr 24 2012 |

nfrtary

nfrtary

Egypt

if u sepend to long holding on to the one who treat you like an option you will miss finding the one who treats u like a priority :D

09:12 AM Apr 24 2012 |

Crizsearch

Crizsearch

Indonesia

Hence Dear Mahtab, ” Never take someone as your priority while allowing ourself to be an option ” . Me too, I’m learning to treat everyone equal. There’s no king or queen in friendship. Stay happy Kiss

08:51 AM Apr 24 2012 |

Mahtab.bp

Mahtab.bp

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I enjoy of all comments here!


But I cant manage my words about this subject!


Talking about LOVE is a little hard for me !;)


Anyway “heartbreak” is not only about love relationships.A friend can break your heart too!And you can feel achey because of problems that are made by your friends!

Crizsearch

Crizsearch

Indonesia

Dear Irene… I agree, I guess no one can controls other people’s life and what I want to point here :D If I were that guy i would be crazy about your love and surely beg you to go back with me, but on the other hand It’s really shame to ask someone to go back to us if we were the one who made the mistakes, may be we should appologize, pack up and leave.

08:05 AM Apr 24 2012 |

parion

parion

Turkey

who said ,love is easy and painless …


they said ,love  worths everything 


:)))


dont be hopeless !!!


follow your heart ,always …


with love 


:)



Crizsearch

Crizsearch

Indonesia

Dear Anja, I took once of your lines, I didn’t remmber where did I read it  but I knew it was you wrote ’‘Head up, stay strong, fake smile aNd move on!’’ . It somehow stuck into my mind and I remember very clear. It must be hard on you but thank GOD you recovered. To be very frank I’m really afraid to start new relationship, either being hurt or hurting someone. I think a relationship not enough just starts with LOVE. Yes it is but it has a lot thing to consider after that. I just don’t want to make another mistake when I’m not prepare about it and everything will be in mess. My heart have been broke and it was really hard to mend. I guess yeah…I was not alone because it is very common happens in love life. Since that day I became a quiet person, lonely, and sensitive. But times healed my wounds till I finally accepted it. No more fear, just  face it and finally I understand what I need to do was Just to let it go . Everything happens for reason and thank GOD I’m much more happier now.

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