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In this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase "to bear the brunt of." When you bear the brunt of something, it means you get the worst part of the situation, or the worst part of what's happening. Here's a little story. When I was younger, I took my younger brother shopping with me and we stayed out really late. And I knew when we came home that I was going to bear the brunt of the punishment that my parents were going to give. Because my little brother didn't have any choice but to stay out late. I was the one who was driving and so I knew when we came home late, my parents would be annoyed and that they would have some sort of punishment. Probably I would get grounded, but I knew that I would bear the brunt of that punishment. I would be the one who would get almost all of the punishment. I would bear the brunt of it.

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The second phrase I wanted to teach you today is the phrase "bear with me." This is a phrase we use when we want people to wait while we do something else. A very common time for this to happen is during my live English lessons when I have technical problems. Sometimes I'll say, "Oh, something's not working right. Bear with me while I fix it." So it's simply a way in English to ask people to just be patient and to wait while you solve a problem or fix something.

So to review, when you bear the brunt of something, it means that you are getting the worst part of a situation that is happening, okay? Sometimes in a city, people who don't have money bear the brunt of new changes that the government in the city might make, because, sometimes, they just don't have influence over the decision-making process, and they bear the brunt of it. And two, when you say, "Bear with me," it simply means, "Please be patient while I fix something," or, "While I figure something out." And it does happen quite a bit... Well, not quite a bit. It does happen once in a while during my live streams.

But hey, let's look at a comment from a previous video. If you sense that maybe I'm feeling a little off making this video, it's 'cause I'm standing in the rain. My camera is under the overhang of my barn, but I'm actually standing out here in the rain, the crazy things I do to make English lessons. Anyways, this is from Aleksey. "This time, the lighting was perfect for filming. The depth of field allowed us to get a good look at the LG. Yeah, the temptation to swim has gone. Hopefully it's temporary." And my response is, yes, I'm quite happy with this camera I'm using for the short lessons. It has very nice stabilization when I walk and talk, and it also has a really good depth of field that has everything in focus so people can see what's behind me. It's great.

So speaking of that, let's take this camera for a little walk. I wanted to mention a couple things. One is, yes, this camera has very nice depth of field. That means that, usually, as I walk, you can see what's behind me relatively clearly. I'm quite happy with that. Because as I've said to people before, either the lesson will be interesting or the things that are behind me will be interesting. That's usually my goal when I come out to make an English lesson for you, either I'll be entertaining, or the things you see behind me will be entertaining. One of the two will be true.

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