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Hi, how are you? This is another episode of the Inglesonline podcast. To listen to and download previous episodes and trancripts, go to inglesonline.com.br and click Inglesonline podcast. Today I’m gonna talk about a few expressions with the word SHOT, s-h-o-t. These expressions usually come from sports… “A shot” could be translated as “um arremesso”, for example. But even if you’re not into sports, these expressions are all very,very common. So let’s take a look at “give something a shot”. That means you’re making an attempt at something, or maybe you’re trying something to see whether you like it or not. You don’t know if you’ll be successful, or… you don’t know if you will like it, but you’re giving it a shot.

So, it’s very common to hear this: “Give it a shot!” A person will say this to you when they want to encourage you to try something or to make an attempt at doing something. You’re undecided, you know? You’re not sure whether you wanna do it or not. Maybe you’re feeling a little insecure, you may be afraid of something, or you may be thinking that you’re not going to like the end result, so you are hesitating. And this person wants to encourage you because he or she knows that it’s not that difficult or that the end result will be good, so they say “Give it a shot!” Come on, give it a shot.

So let’s say that the thing you’re hesitating to do is… starting an exercise program. There’s a new gym in your neighborhood and you pass by it every day on your way to work, and you’ve been thinking… Should I join the gym? Should I? But I don’t like gyms, I hate exercising. Well, on the other hand, physical activity is a great thing, it’s so healthy. Yeah, but every time I join a gym, I end up quitting after a month. And then you tell your coworkers about it and they say Come on, give it a shot. It’s a really good gym. Just give it a shot! Just try it for a month“.

OK. So you decide you’re going to give it a shot and so you finally join the gym. You arrive at the office and you tell your coworkers I’ve just joined that gym! I’m not a hundred percent sure I’m gonna like it, but I joined anyway. I’m gonna give it a shot. And your corworker Bob says “Hey, give it your best shot, OK? Now that you have joined, give it your best shot”.

What does that mean, “give it your best shot”? That means try your best, you know? Put some effort into it. Give it your best shot. Now that you have joined, you know, you’re a gym member anyway, so give it your best shot. Try to enjoy the gym and go there often and exercise. Try to enjoy it, give it your best shot. Now that you have joined, now that you’re a gym member, do the best you can. Give it your best shot.

OK. So two months go by and you’re doing your best. You’re trying to go to the gym at least three times a week. You’re doing aerobics, you’re doing the weights, you’re working out at least three times a week. You’re giving it your best shot, really. But… you’re miserable. You don’t like going to the gym. You never did! You can’t explain it. You just don’t like it. You think working out is boring. Yeah, you know it’s healthy but you still think it’s boring. So after two months, you quit. You quit the gym,