Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“Even if a problem is huge and ongoing, some people, all of us I guess, have a tendency to block it out.”
Al Gore talking about how people deal with environmental issues.
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
ignore; try not to think about; repress
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
Al Gore is saying that we often choose not to think about our problems. He is talking specifically about environmental problems, but this can be true of anything.
When we have a problem that we don’t want to deal with, we block it out.
When we feel sad, but we don’t feel like crying, we block it out.
When we have bad memories that we don’t want to think about, we block it out.
Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
“When your heart gets broken, you have to stay busy and distract yourself for a while. You have to block it out or you’ll go crazy!”
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“People who go through a bad experience like being in a war or being abused often block it out and don’t even remember the experience.”
“Sometimes when I’m angry, I just block it out because I don’t feel like dealing with it.”