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What Does it Mean?

What Does it Mean? English, baby! Video Lesson

Date: Jun 03 2008

Themes: Romance, Soap Opera

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What do you do you when you’ve been rejected by someone in your clique? Naturally, you have to hide out for a while.

Jason is hanging out with Beren on the stoop, you know, talking, trying to forget about how Amanda rejected him, when he gets a text. Guess who it’s from?

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Dialog

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Jason

Jason

Beren

Beren

Jason:  Dude, I can’t get Soulja Boy out of my head, which is really weird considering that it’s not even a song that has a melody.

Beren:  There’s no melody. Like, he’s not even singing, really.

Jason:  It’s really weird. Oh, it’s a text from Amanda!

Beren:  Oh really?

Jason:  Yeah.

Beren:  What’s it say?

Jason:  She wants to hang out. She wants to see a movie.

Beren:  Alright. Are you gonna do it?

Jason:  Uh, I think I better not. I think I better just wait until I’m kinda over it. I mean, I’d love to be friends with her, but I just feel like I still like her, she’s dating my friend, it’s probably a bad idea to hang out with her…

Beren:  That’s weird. But it’s also strange that she’d be texting you knowing…I mean, obviously, she knows that you still like her, right?

Jason:  Yeah.

Beren:  So why would she be texting you if she wasn’t interested in something?

Jason:  Well, that’s an even better point because I certainly don’t want to be hanging out with her in that case...

Beren:  You don’t want to get in the mix?

Jason:  I don’t want to deal with any drama, so…

Beren:  Weird. I think you should text her back.

Jason:  Yeah, I’m gonna have to, it’s just a question of what I’m gonna say, you know?

 

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Discussion

Jason and Beren are talking about music when he gets a text from Amanda. Apparently, Amanda wasn’t joking when she said she was going to call Jason after her and Mason’s fight (and their follow up fight last week). She asked Jason if he wants to see a movie.

Assuming that Amanda wants to just hang out as friends, Jason tells Beren he’d love to be friends with Amanda, but he should probably a while until he’s over her.

But it’s not so clear to Beren that Amanda does just want to be friends with Jason. Amanda knows Jason likes her. Why would she contact him if she hadn’t had a change of heart?

Jason decides that he has to text Amanda back, but he’s not sure what he’ll say. What would you tell her? What do you think she wants?

 

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zhanghong945945

China

very good

09:15 AM Jun 06 2008 |

thienthanhomenh481

Viet Nam

where is amanda's boyfriend?

she just wants to impose on jason.

when she's sad she comes to you, of course.

talk with her to find the answer, i think so.

07:18 AM Jun 06 2008 |

wilson77

China

even we are no impossible to be lovers. we can be friends. And she invited him to hang out. It's pretty normal. take it easy and friends can also hang out.

06:27 AM Jun 06 2008 |

wujuan223

China

i think it is easy to understand the behavior of Amanda ,she isn't very satisfy with Mason ,maybe she feel some hurt in her heart ,so she remember the former bf,she wants to row with two boys, i can understand but in some sense ,it isn't suitable to deal with complex relation.

03:04 AM Jun 06 2008 |

dia_nna29

dia_nna29

Malaysia

Amanda.. Amanda… She just can't do this to Jason. I'm sure her rows with Mason will be over soon – well… considering both Amanda and Mason still have strong feelings to each other. But to deal with the fighting by going out with Jason ??? Certainly not the right solution for Amanda. She can't take advantage of Jason! Oh, poor guy !

Don't fall for her trick Jason I tell ya!!

09:55 AM Jun 05 2008 |

zeus2006

zeus2006Super Member!

Turkey

Is there anyone who knows what Amanda tries to do? AMANDA, keep away from my shirt brother Jason!!! :))))

09:53 AM Jun 05 2008 |

zeus2006

zeus2006Super Member!

Turkey

what does Amanda try to do? Weird, If someone knows, they can tell to me!!!

09:35 AM Jun 05 2008 |

jingzi6284693

China

i think it’s the difference between boys and girls.
Jason have to text her back. Relax~

11:03 PM Jun 04 2008 |

%hind%

%hind%

Saudi Arabia

THANK YOU VERY MUCH..

06:52 PM Jun 04 2008 |

SÉRGIO

SÉRGIO

Brazil

It means that she wants to make a fuss of the two guys! She is being a little fresh i think! hahaha!

03:09 PM Jun 04 2008 |

maitrang88

maitrang88

Viet Nam

Just go hang out with her, read from her behavior and figure out for yourself if she really means sth. Err I'm not good at drama like this…

03:58 AM Jun 04 2008 |

clinic_bamako

Mali

hi

i think that we should respect to human

07:09 PM Jun 03 2008 |

Look.For.Smile

Saudi Arabia

most of girls don't care for feeling of her friends . just thinking how she'll be glad ? whatever was a person

03:07 PM Jun 03 2008 |

getchar

getchar

Algeria

i think..he has to text her back..!..we are all of us learning from our mistakes..wh don't do mistakes?

we don't realise the value of someone..only just after you loose him…!so then we all need a second chance..thats it..!

02:15 PM Jun 03 2008 |

448465535

China

i think jason made a wise choice.he really shouldn`t make things comlicated.

01:08 PM Jun 03 2008 |

Terry .tang

China

who can translate this passage in Chinese?I can't understand it well.

12:36 PM Jun 03 2008 |

harDy

Egypt

when the girls lost the first choice ,she try with the second 

just are you wanna to be second choice????

11:37 AM Jun 03 2008 |

Bob Ishida

Bob Ishida

Japan

One who is pursued runs away. One who is left pursues. make sense? Wink

02:31 AM Jun 03 2008 |

alongtime

alongtime

Viet Nam

Girl always is girl, man is man but love is not easy

02:21 AM Jun 03 2008 |

GavinZheng

GavinZheng

China

Bearing the longlyness is the happiness.

She just wanna find someone to pour out herself i think. so Jason can text her back to tell her he is glad to hang out with her.

02:04 AM Jun 03 2008 |

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