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Long-Distance Relationships
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Long-Distance Relationships
异地恋

English lesson about Love

Date: Oct 22 2012

Themes: Romance

Grammar: Simple Past Tense

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So you meet a great person that you want to date, but there’s just one catch: he or she lives in another city, or another province or state, or even another country. But you really like the person, so what are you going to do? Start a long-distance relationship!

Long-distance relationships can have their benefits, like allowing each person to be independent, but they also have plenty of drawbacks. Can they work out in the long run? Hear Dale and Amy discuss the pros and cons of long-distance relationships.

你遇见了一位意中人,想发展成恋人,但只有一个问题:他/她住在另一座城市,或另一个省或州,甚至是另一个国家。但是你真心喜欢此人,该怎么办呢?开始异地恋!

异地恋有自己的优势,例如每个人都可以保持独立,但是也有很多弊端。从长远来看,他们的恋爱是否能够修成正果呢?听听德尔和艾米谈论异地恋的利弊。

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Dale

Dale

Amy

Amy

Dale:  I think it’s very difficult to have a long-distance relationship.

Amy:  Really? I had one for a while once, and I kind of liked it, because I had so much freedom and independence, you know?

Dale:  Really? I always felt that I needed to be close to the person. How do you think you make it work? How did you make it work?

Amy:  Well, I think you have to be really clear about what the terms of the relationship are. Like, are both people going to be exclusive, or is it going to be more of a casual thing? You have to be very trusting, though.

Dale:  Do you think the amount of distance actually will be damaging to the relationship?

Amy:  Like if you live just in the next town, that might be easier than if you live across the country?

Dale:  Correct. Do you think so?

Amy:  When I was in a long-distance relationship, it was about a two-hour plane ride, so it wasn’t really far, but it was far enough that it was a big deal for us to see each other. Like I said, it worked for awhile, and we definitely talked every day and kept in touch and stuff, but I guess ultimately we both wanted someone who could be there all the time, because it didn’t work out in the end.

Dale:  So I guess I’m right.

Amy:  I guess so.

 

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Dale is definitely not interested in having a long-distance relationship. He prefers to be in the same place as the person he’s dating.

Amy, on the other hand, thinks long-distance relationships are not all that bad. She likes the independence she was able to maintain when she was in one. She does realize that maintaining this kind of relationship requires great communication, and lots of trust between the two people, however.

Amy’s long-distance relationship wasn’t easy. The person she was dating was a two-hour plane ride away. In the end, even Amy admits that a long-distance relationship is difficult to maintain in the long run.

Have you ever been in a long-distance relationship? Did it work out? Why or why not?

 

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Joy900

Joy900

Japan

Guys ; Young people today need to be taught to abstain from sexual intercourse and remain pure virgins before marriage. So many problems in marriages today stem from the fact that they are not virgins when they marry. Young people are bringing wounded emotions and diseased bodies into their marriages because of prior promiscuous affairs. Sexually Transmitted Diseases  are so widespread that the statistics are shocking.

LAILA ALI

LAILA ALI

Malaysia

Baset & joy :


Many say they live together before marriage to see if they are compatible as they don’t want to divorce. This may sound like a justifiable reason for committing the sin of fornication, but in Allah’s eyes it is still sin. Statistics however, show that those who live together before marriage are more likely to get a divorce than those who do not. Living together shows a total lack of trust in Allah and a failure to commit to Him the choosing of a mate. People who are living in this situation are out of the will of Allah and need to repent and seek Allah as to whether this person is the right one for them. If it is Allah’s will for them to be together they should marry. Otherwise, they need to change their living arrangements.

The Last Joke

Yemen

men women


 


This is the reason why the Quran orders Muslim men and Women to lower their gazes. It prohibits one from being alone with someone from the opposite sex (khalwa). Informal interaction with the opposite sex has also been made unlawful.


قال الله تعالى (( قل للمؤمنين يغضوا من أبصارهم ويحفظوا فروجهم ذلك أزكى لهم إن الله خبير بما يصنعون وقل للمؤمنات يغضضن من أبصارهن ويحفظن فروجهن


Allah said : Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.). That is purer for them. Verily, Allah is All-Aware of what they do. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.)

Joy900

Joy900

Japan

 


Guys ; We should be aware that nothing has been prohibited ( forbided ) by the Almighty Creator except that which is harmful to the People and the society as a whole. There are great harms and ill-effects of fornication.


I have noticed that Islam does not only prohibit adultery and fornication, but also those things that may lead to it.

LAILA ALI

LAILA ALI

Malaysia

Baset & joy  :


Before we think about a long distance relationship ; first we must build our long distance relationship in law of islam , I mean  in from One should abstain from evil audacities such as adultery &( fornication ) .  Islam totally forbids adultery and also those things that lead to it. Allah Most High says:


(And do not come near to adultery, for it is a shameful deed and an evil, opening the road (to other evils).


 قال الله تعالى في القران : ولا تقربوا الزنا إنه كان فاحشة وساء سبيلا.

Joy900

Joy900

Japan

 


waleikum  assalam wa rahmatullah


Laila  , sure ! that is our pleasure !

12:49 AM Oct 22 2012 |

LAILA ALI

LAILA ALI

Malaysia

Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah

Baset & joy :  may i join with you ?

12:47 AM Oct 22 2012 |

The Last Joke

Yemen

Joy : this is a great Q? Before we decide to jump headfirst into long-distance relationships, you should build our relationship in law of Allah ..


long distance


 



In our islamic world , i mean in our lives as  are a living witness to others and we can’t break the laws of Allah without hindering others from coming to . We must live our lives in purity , not a sinful and wicked devil world. I mean ,  We should not be living according to devil standards but according to Allah’s standard and his prophet  in our lives . So people should understand that No couple should live together outside the bonds of marriage .

Joy900

Joy900

Japan

It’s OK !!


Baset ; before we decide to jump headfirst into long distance relationship , what we should do ?

12:39 AM Oct 22 2012 |

The Last Joke

Yemen

Joy : good morning ! sorry to be late ,, i have been busy !!

12:36 AM Oct 22 2012 |

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Joy900

Joy900

Japan

good


 



Baset ; GOOD MORNING !

12:32 AM Oct 22 2012 |

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