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  • Let's be real.

  • Life often gets in the way of reading.

  • That's where Audible comes in.

  • Books that fit with real life.

  • Car load of screaming kids?

  • Can't think of a better time for a book.

  • "The Chamber of Secrets has been opened."

  • Hey... Oh wow, they're not my kids.

  • Audible is perfect for active lifestyles.

  • Or semi-active ones.

  • Ohh, I might dip into an epic series.

  • "Don't be afraid, he whispered into my hair, there's the two of us now."

  • Hey!

  • Audible is excellent for unwinding in bed with a cuppa.

  • Doesn't smell like a cup of tea.

  • Well, it's not not tea.

  • It's hard tea.

  • What are you? The tea police?

  • And that's why the average Audible listener enjoys 22 books a year.

  • But don't just take my word for it.

  • Audible is amazing when you're cooking up a storm.

  • Oh!

  • What's cooking, Poh?

  • Ah, soufflé and Hemingway, you?

  • Stephen King and chicken wings!

  • I didn't even know that was a thing.

  • Oh, and you call yourself a chef?

  • Hey hey hey!

  • "Just listen and seek to understand."

  • I might just be an average bloke

  • but trust me, Audible really takes the hassle out of housework.

  • Hang on!

  • Aren't you Clarke Gayford?

  • Yes?

  • You're not an average bloke, you're...

  • A dedicated, stay-at-home dad.

  • No, I mean yeah sure, but you're New Zealand's...

  • Third best amateur fisherman?

  • Really?

  • Sorry, who are you?

  • Oh, no one.

  • P.S. You would love a book by my favourite author, Celeste Barber.

  • I'm gonna...

  • I'm just gonna take these.

  • Bye strange lady.

  • There is a sheep in your lounge room.

  • Uh huh.

  • Some guard sheep you turned out to be Rex.

  • [Baaaa]

  • Audible! With over 400,000 audiobooks...

  • Sorry. It's books that fit with real life.

  • Oh soz, that's me. You know what it's like.

  • Oh there's another one, and another one, and another one...

  • Audible

  • Get your first audiobook free.

  • C'mon Rex.

  • Let's go for a walk. Look at that: grass nirvana.

  • [Baaaa]

Let's be real.

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B2 audible real life tea bloke sheep average

Audible: Books that fit with real life

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    林宜悉 posted on 2020/03/16
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dedicated

US /ˈdɛdɪˌketɪd/

UK /'dedɪkeɪtɪd/

  • verb
  • To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
  • To formally open or set aside for a specific purpose.
  • To give your energy, time, etc. completely
  • adjective
  • Devoted to a task or purpose; having single-minded loyalty or integrity.
  • Designed for or devoted to a specific purpose or task.
  • Very devoted to a purpose or cause.
  • Exclusively allocated to a particular purpose or use.
  • other
  • To have devoted time, effort, or oneself to a particular task or purpose.
average

US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/

UK /'ævərɪdʒ/

  • noun
  • Total of numbers divided by the number of items
  • verb
  • To add numbers then divide by the number of items
  • adjective
  • Typical or normal; usual; ordinary
epic

US /ˈɛpɪk/

UK /'epɪk/

  • adjective
  • Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
  • noun
  • A long story, often about many people and events
series

US /ˈsɪriz/

UK /ˈsɪəri:z/

  • noun
  • Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • The sum of a sequence of terms.
  • A number of things, events, or people of a similar kind or related nature coming one after another.
  • A set of games or contests played to determine a winner.
  • A group of stamps or currency issued at the same time and with a similar design.
  • A set of television or radio programmes that have the same characters or deal with the same subject.
  • other
  • Number of things that happen one after another
  • adjective
  • Connected or arranged in a sequence.
seek

US /sik/

UK /si:k/

  • verb
  • To ask someone for help
  • To ask for (something) from someone.
  • To search for; try to find or do; look for
  • To attempt to find (something).
  • To try to achieve something
hassle

US /ˈhæsəl/

UK /ˈhæsl/

  • noun
  • Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
  • A situation involving an argument or conflict.
  • Trouble or difficulty.
  • Trouble or difficulty.
  • verb
  • To cause trouble or annoyance to someone
  • other
  • To annoy or bother someone.
  • other
  • Trouble or difficulty.
  • Persistent petty annoyance.
  • Inconvenience; petty annoyance.
  • other
  • To argue or negotiate persistently, especially over a price.
fit

US /fɪt/

UK /fɪt/

  • noun
  • A sudden outburst of strong emotion, especially anger.
  • Sudden loss of body control; attack (of crying)
  • A sudden attack of illness, especially a convulsion or seizure.
  • The way something, especially a garment, fits.
  • adjective
  • Good looking; physically attractive
  • Having good physical health and strength
  • In good physical condition; healthy and strong.
  • Proper or acceptable; morally or socially correct
  • other
  • To be in good physical condition.
  • To be the correct size or shape.
  • verb
  • To install a machine, equipment etc.
  • To adjust or change to the right size or shape
  • To be the right size and shape that you want
  • other
  • To be in agreement or harmony with.
  • To put something into place; to prepare something for use.
  • To be of the right size or shape.
dip

US /dɪp/

UK /dɪp/

  • verb
  • To decrease or lower temporarily
  • To put something in and out of a liquid quickly
  • To switch off or lower lights on a car
  • noun
  • Food or sauce eaten with crackers/raw vegetables
  • Place on surface (e.g. a road) lower than the rest
chamber

US /ˈtʃembɚ/

UK /'tʃeɪmbə(r)/

  • noun
  • Enclosed space that contains something
  • Large room that is used for official meetings
hang

US /hæŋ/

UK /hæŋ/

  • verb
  • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
  • To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
  • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear

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