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Feifei: Hello I'm Feifei and this is Feifei: Merhaba ben Feifei ve bu

The English We Speak.

Rob: And hello, this is Rob. And it's an

important day in the office today, isn't it Feifei? 今天是办公室的重要日子，不是菲菲吗？

Feifei: Err, is it?

Rob: Yes, it is! Remember that big project

we've all been working on? 我们都在努力吗？

Feifei: Errr. A big project?

Rob: Yes, well it's crunch time. Rob : Oui, eh bien c'est le moment critique. Rob: Vâng, đây là thời điểm quan trọng. 罗布：是的，现在是关键时刻。

Feifei: Oh great – I'm starving. I'll get my crisps. Feifei : Oh super - je meurs de faim. Je vais chercher mes chips.

Rob: No, I didn't say 'lunch time'.

Feifei: I know. You said 'crunch time' – Feifei : Je sais. Vous avez dit 'temps critique' -

time to start crunching these delicious il est temps de commencer à croquer ces délicieux 是时候开始咀嚼这些美味了

crisps. I love crisps.

Rob: No, no – I didn't mean it's time to crunch

crisps. Crunch time is an important or

critical time when a decisive or difficult thời điểm quan trọng khi quyết định hoặc khó khăn 关键时刻，当一个决定性的或困难的时候

decision has to be made. And it's crunch рішення має бути прийняте. І це хрускіт

time for our big project. час для нашого великого проекту.

Feifei: If you say so, Rob. Why don't I

finish these crisps while we hear some

examples of the expression 'crunch time'?

We've reached crunch time in our Wir sind in der heißen Phase unserer Nous avons atteint le moment critique dans notre

relationship – I'm going to ask my 关系 – 我要问我的

boyfriend to move in with me. I wonder хлопця переїхати до мене. Цікаво. 男朋友搬来和我一起住。我想知道

what he'll say? що він скаже?

The team are doing well but come crunch Die Mannschaft macht ihre Sache gut, aber es wird knirschen L'équipe va bien mais viens crunch У команди все йде добре, але настає момент, коли настає криза

time, will they score that vital goal? fois, marqueront-ils ce but vital? чи заб'ють вони цей життєво важливий гол? 时间到了，他们会进球吗？

It's crunch time for us tomorrow – that's

when we find out if our building plans коли ми дізнаємося, що наші будівельні плани

have been approved. були схвалені.

Feifei: This is The English We Speak from

BBC Learning English. We're finding out

about the expression 'crunch time', which

describes an important moment in a

situation where a difficult or

decisive decision has to be made.

But, Rob, I'm still not clear why it's crunch

time for our big office project?

Rob: Come on, Feifei, you know –

the project we've been working on for

months.

Feifei: Oh, you mean the biscuit project? Фейфей: О, ти маєш на увазі проект з бісквітами?

Rob: Exactly! We have to decide today

which biscuits we're going to buy for our quels biscuits nous allons acheter pour notre

meetings. And if we don't order them réunions. Et si nous ne les commandons pas

today, we won't have anything

to eat in tomorrow's meeting.

Feifei: So, Rob, your crunch time is just

about what you'll be crunching tomorrow. à propos de ce que vous allez croquer demain.

You really need to change your priorities. Vous devez vraiment changer vos priorités. 你确实需要改变你的优先事项。

I think I've reached 'crunch time' in this 我想我已经到了“关键时刻”

programme.

Rob: What's that? You've got a big

decision to make?

Feifei: Yes - to finish this programme or

finish my crisps?

Rob: Shall we just eat the crisps? Роб: Може, просто з'їмо чіпси? 罗布：我们只吃薯片好吗？

Feifei: OK. Bye.

Rob: Bye. Pass them over then! 罗布：再见。那就把它们传过去吧！