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Hello, and welcome to Speak good English with me, Yishu. My friend has brought me a present, a new teapot! I love it very much, but something I say causes confusion...So let's talk about it today. There's an English idiom 'the gift that keeps on giving' to talk about a thing or situation which has benefits that are repeated over a long period of time. So, in the case of the teapot, it's something really useful that I can keep on using. It's really the gift that keeps on giving!
Let’s listen to some examples of this expression, shall we?
- That subscription to the video-streaming site you gave me is the gift that keeps on giving.
- That marketing campaign went viral, and people are still watching the video 10 years late. It's the gift that keeps on giving!
- My investment in shares is the gift that keeps on giving. I get dividends every month.
You' are listening to Speak Good English with Yishu and we are hearing about the expression 'the gift that keeps on giving', which means a present or situation which has benefits that are repeated over a long period of time.
Ok, that's our phrase for today. I think I'm going to have a nice cup of tea made in that new teapot! See you tomorrow and bye for now!
Vocabulary
- go viral: If a video, image, or story goes viral, it spreads quickly and widely on the internet through social media and email.
- dividend: (a part of) the profit of a company that is paid to the people who owns shares in it.
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