Elementary - I’m in Debt (B0014)
A: Hello, I’m here to see Mr. Corleone.
B: Right this way, sir.
C: Charlie! What can I do for you?
B: Mr. Corlone, I’m really sorry to trouble you, but I
need your help.
C: Anything for you, Charlie! Your father was like a
brother to me.
B: Well, sir, you see, this recession has hit me pretty
hard; I lost my job and I’m in a lot of debt.
C: I see......
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B: Yeah, you know, I’ve got credit card bills, car pay-
ments, I’ve got to pay my mortgage; and on top of
all that, I have to pay my son’s college tuition.
C: So you’re asking for a loan.
B: Well, I just thought maybe you could help me out.
C: What? At a time like this? I’m broke too, you
know! You’re not the only one who has been hit
by the recession! I lost half my money in the stock
market crash! Go on! Get outa here!
Key Vocabulary
trouble Verb,
Present
Simple
disturb or bother
recession Noun (sin-
gular)
a period of time when
the economy of a coun-
try is bad
hit me pretty hard Phrase had a strong, negative
affect on me
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debt Noun (non-
count)
the amount of money
you owe to a person,
bank, company, etc.
on top of all that Phrase besides that, in addi-
tion to
broke Adjective not have any money
Supplementary Vocabulary
borrow Verb,
Present
Simple
take and use some
money, and return the
equal amount of money
at a later time
pay back Phrase return the money you
borrowed
a loan Noun (sin-
gular)
amount of money bor-
rowed
take out a loan Phrase borrow money
unemployed Adjective having no job
downturn Noun (sin-
gular)
a time when the econ-
omy is worse than usual
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