The Vocab Man - Fluent Vocabulary
#49 - The third time is the charm - idiom (third time's a charm)
Dec 18, 2020
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That the third time is the charm
Full transcript available here:
0:05
Hello guys, it's me, the Vocab Man. To make the best out of this episode, to learn as much as possible. I strongly recommend you to use the app "podcast addict". By doing so, you will be able to read along while you're listening to this podcast and "podcast addict" allows you to tap next the transcript, which automatically brings you to this specific position of the audio, which is great because even if you don't understand maybe the third time You'll get to understand because the third time is the charm.
0:57
I'm very happy to be here with you this afternoon. This is my third time in Providence and somehow the first time I've actually gotten to Brown's campus.
So in this case, the third time is the charm and a I am very eager to having to...
1:10
"the third time is a charm" is an idiom, which means on your third try, you're likely to succeed after failing two times.
1:20
It is often used as a phrase to encourage someone to try for the third time, even after that person has failed at that thing two times earlier, Making him realize. That his efforts might give him the results on his third time. So you just have to keep trying, never give up. And by the way, that's also the reason why I really liked this idiom.
1:53
It has such a positive thing in it, you know?
1:58 (clip 1)
I did not well maybe, maybe the third time as a charm, we'll look at it once more. Let's try. We'll try once more, one more time. Okay.
2:07
If you would like to show, you can drop me a message@myfluentpodcast@gmail.com and tell me which expression we should cover for you and explain by doing so...
2:21
...you are helping the Vocab Man to grow. Thank you so much. So let's get to the last piece of audio, which comes directly from the game called cyberpunk 2077. And it's actually just a reference to the idiom because the speaker doesn't use the idiom in its original sense (form). And just so you know, in my opinion, it is a great method to learning English while gaming because especially in cyberpunk, there are a lot of dialogues which ???can??? support it by subtitles as well.
And it's an excellent way to entertain yourself while you are learning English.
3:18
It might take you a few seconds to adjust but first time's rarely the charm, with anything, really. Scanner should eventually sync with your thought processes and read your intentions.
3:32
You were listening to the Vocab Man and if you didn't catch every phrase or word, never give up. If you relisten to this episode, everything is going to be fine.
The third time is the charm!
www.myfluentpodcast.com
myfluentpodcast@gmail.com
Drop me your message for suggestions or if you want us to cover your favorite expression!!
Sources related to this idiom.
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/114393/the-meaning-of-third-time-is-the-charm
Full transcript available here:
0:05
Hello guys, it's me, the Vocab Man. To make the best out of this episode, to learn as much as possible. I strongly recommend you to use the app "podcast addict". By doing so, you will be able to read along while you're listening to this podcast and "podcast addict" allows you to tap next the transcript, which automatically brings you to this specific position of the audio, which is great because even if you don't understand maybe the third time You'll get to understand because the third time is the charm.
0:57
I'm very happy to be here with you this afternoon. This is my third time in Providence and somehow the first time I've actually gotten to Brown's campus.
So in this case, the third time is the charm and a I am very eager to having to...
1:10
"the third time is a charm" is an idiom, which means on your third try, you're likely to succeed after failing two times.
1:20
It is often used as a phrase to encourage someone to try for the third time, even after that person has failed at that thing two times earlier, Making him realize. That his efforts might give him the results on his third time. So you just have to keep trying, never give up. And by the way, that's also the reason why I really liked this idiom.
1:53
It has such a positive thing in it, you know?
1:58 (clip 1)
I did not well maybe, maybe the third time as a charm, we'll look at it once more. Let's try. We'll try once more, one more time. Okay.
2:07
If you would like to show, you can drop me a message@myfluentpodcast@gmail.com and tell me which expression we should cover for you and explain by doing so...
2:21
...you are helping the Vocab Man to grow. Thank you so much. So let's get to the last piece of audio, which comes directly from the game called cyberpunk 2077. And it's actually just a reference to the idiom because the speaker doesn't use the idiom in its original sense (form). And just so you know, in my opinion, it is a great method to learning English while gaming because especially in cyberpunk, there are a lot of dialogues which ???can??? support it by subtitles as well.
And it's an excellent way to entertain yourself while you are learning English.
3:18
It might take you a few seconds to adjust but first time's rarely the charm, with anything, really. Scanner should eventually sync with your thought processes and read your intentions.
3:32
You were listening to the Vocab Man and if you didn't catch every phrase or word, never give up. If you relisten to this episode, everything is going to be fine.
The third time is the charm!
www.myfluentpodcast.com
myfluentpodcast@gmail.com
Drop me your message for suggestions or if you want us to cover your favorite expression!!
Sources related to this idiom.
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/114393/the-meaning-of-third-time-is-the-charm
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