Episode Description:
Go Someplace New
The Chinese have a saying, “frog in a well,” about a person whose life is limited to a tiny area, with no new input. The same way a frog deep in a well sees only a small circle of light above, it’s easy for us to fall into a rut and do the same things over and over. Going to a new place can open us up to new experiences and insights. It can be a trip to a new country far away, or it can be a new restaurant down the street.
Word of the Day: gorge (noun) deep valley, canyon
Question of the Day: Why is it easy to “stay in a rut” and go to the same places over and over?
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Check you listening ability:
1. At 1:11, what Mr. Dreyer mean when he said “tie a few loose ends together?”
A. to complete
B. to make sense
C. to finish tying his shoes
D. to make connections
2. Why can translations take twice as long to say half as much?
3. Which word was translated incorrectly into “war” when Mr. Dreyer preached at a church in Taiwan?
A. wore
B. worth
C. world
D. word
4. When Mr. and Mrs. Dreyer decided to eat lunch at home instead of going out, were there more benefits or negative consequences in terms of margin by this decision?
5. How can your next trip to the grocery tore contributed to your happiness.
6. Riddle – How can you sit in one spot for hours but yet go someplace new?
7. As Mr. Dreyer related the time he kayaked with his father on a new stretch of the Roanoke River, he mentioned put-in and take-out spots. What do you think those are?
8. T/F Because the new stretch of river they kayaked was so close to the city, Mr. Dreyer and his father were able to see buildings downtown from a new perspective.
9. What did Mr. Dreyer mean at 17:39 when he said “break the bank?”
A. he was advocating a robbery
B. this refers to the Great Depression in the 1930s
C. he was calling someone a penny-pincher
D. spend a lot of money
Answer Key:
1. A. to complete
2. You must take the time to translate the initial words and you must make sure it is clear and concise.
3. C. world
4. They saw more benefits. They built financial, time, and physical margin in spending less money, gas, and time eating at the restaurant.
5. Gretchen Rubin says that happiness can result in newness and growth. Buying an item you’ve never previously bought at the store is an example of newness.
6. Read a book!
7. These are the start and finish locations for a water-based trip. You put in the kayak at the beginning and take it out at the end.
8. False, they saw nature scenes and the stretch of river felt very remote from town.
9. D. spend a lot of money
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