【英语点心】Pull Someone's Leg 开某人玩笑

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        Listen
       
        Exercise
        1. If you pull someone's leg, what are you doing?
          a) having a fight
          b) joking with them
        2. What does Nina say she is doing this evening?
       
                Answers
       
                1. Joking with them
       
                2. Going on a date with David Beckham.
       
                Read
       
                You’re listening to British Council’s English Online and I’m Nina. Today on Language Snacks we take a look at the expression to pull someone’s leg.
       
                Let’s listen to the dialogue.
       
                A: I met David Beckham in a pub last night and he bought me a drink.
       
                B: Are you pulling my leg?
       
                I’ve noticed that the British people I work with are always joking and teasing each other. If you tell someone something that is not true as a way of joking with them, then you are said to be pulling their leg.
       
                Anyway, I have to go now I have a date with David Beckham this evening….nahh …just pulling your leg!
       
                And that’s it for now – join us again for some more Language Snacks. You’ve been listening to English Online – the podcast for English learners in China.