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Forgiveness
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Forgiveness
宽恕

Unreal Past Tense

Date: May 20 2011

Themes: Friend

Grammar: The Unreal Past

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People say that you should turn the other cheek when someone wrongs you. But what if someone did something so mean you just couldn’t forgive them? Or what if the same person wronged you in the same way over and over? Sometimes, it’s just too hard to let go.

Everyone has different ideas about what’s forgivable, and what isn’t. Some couples are able to stay together even if one partner has an affair. Other relationships break up over very small problems. Find out if Devan and Ella find it easy or hard to forgive.

人们常说,如果别人错待了你,你要宽宏大量。但是如果有人做了极其卑鄙的事,你就是无法原谅他,那该怎么办?或者同一个人反反复复地错待你,你又怎么办?有时候,就是没那么容易释怀。
对于什么可以宽恕,什么不可以宽恕,每个人心中都有自己的一杆秤。有些夫妻即使其中一个有外遇,也仍然生活在一起。而有些情侣因为鸡毛蒜皮的小事就会分手。看看迪文和艾拉是否容易宽恕别人。

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Ella

Ella

Devan

Devan

Ella:  I have the hardest time forgiving people. I don’t know if it’s a pride issue, but I just hold a grudge for so long.

Devan:  Really, you can’t let go of things really easily?

Ella:  Not at all. I can’t turn the other cheek, especially if I feel like I got wronged. I feel like that person needs to be punished with me not being in their life.

Devan:  See, I’m the exact opposite. Sometimes I feel like it takes more energy to hold a grudge than it does to just move on.

Ella:  It’s so hard for me to let go. I feel like not forgiving someone really just proves a point.

Devan:  So what would be an example of a situation that you just absolutely could not forgive someone for?

Ella:  I give people three chances, so the first two times I forgive, but number three, regardless of what the situation is, I can’t. That’s like my number count.

Devan:  Even if it’s something really petty?

Ella:  Yeah.

Devan:  What if, like, your friend had a crush on the same boy that you had a crush on, and she dated him?

Ella:  It depends on who had the crush first.

Devan:  Well, I’ll be careful to never cross you. I don’t want to be on your bad side.

Ella:  Three chances.

 

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Ella finds it hard to forgive people. She thinks that not forgiving someone who has wronged her is a good way to teach that person a lesson. She thinks it is especially hard to forgive someone who wrongs her more than once. She gives people three chances. After that, she won’t forgive them, no matter what they did.

Devan is the opposite. She usually forgives people. To her, it is more difficult to hold a grudge than to forgive someone. So she is pretty tolerant and forgiving.

Do you find it easy or hard to forgive people?

 

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wwongsapun

wwongsapun

Thailand

I have easy to forgive people that mistake with me. I don’t care and don’t worried. I don’t hold a grudge because it’s make me serious my face is seem olds up. Hahaha …It really say!

11:24 AM May 20 2011 |

haman nabil

Morocco

hi


hello


how are you


 

09:48 AM May 20 2011 |

Nadia2011

Nadia2011

Turkey

To me that,s a must for keep going life not same situation for many times,it needs to be taking appropriate policy due to forgiveness is a matter of between friends,family,,not outsiders

07:35 AM May 20 2011 |

Kotisha

Kotisha

Russian Federation

I find it easy to forgive other people. It is difficult for me to hold a grudge for a long time. I think that I am pretty forgiving person. I forgive my boyfriend`s petty mistakes, but I will never forgive him if he betrays me a lot! For example, unfaithfulness. If people love each other and want to be together, they will forgive each other`s mistakes!

07:01 AM May 20 2011 |

Salehh

Salehh

Saudi Arabia

not really easy, depend of the situation :)

06:55 AM May 20 2011 |

sofree

sofree

China

It depends. People care about different things. Ella doesn’t make any sense here, it’s not about numbers, it’s about the situations. You can’t give a murder 3 times chances.

05:43 AM May 20 2011 |

ali behzad

ali behzad

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

forgiveness gives a permanent pleasure but taking revenge may have a temporary pleasure. also those who can forgive others, r appreciated. but nobody appreciate a person for taking revenge.

05:35 AM May 20 2011 |

millazhang

millazhang

China

for me ,as time goes by ,the wound will be healed .so just let  it go !


hunman is a kind of complex animal,when we say we  still hold a grudge ,actually we have turnd the other cheek already ,especially for a couple . coz  we have the family to move on .

04:17 AM May 20 2011 |

pfianti

pfianti

Indonesia

well…forgiving sometimes can be hard for some people, but if that person able to give another chance, it means they had a brave hard to might take another same mistakes that might happen in the future. so…salute to people who give chances to people who already made mistake to them!!

03:28 AM May 20 2011 |

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