I wasn't born yesterday
Feifei: | Hello and welcome to The English We Speak, I'm Feifei. And, as usual, I'm waiting for Neil, who's late. I think I'm going to get some revenge by playing a few jokes on himespecially as he forgot my birthday yesterday. |
Neil: | Hi there, sorry, I'm late. Welcome to The English We Speak, I'm Neil and with me today is Feifei. |
Feifei: | I've done all of that. |
Neil: | OK, how are you, Feifei? |
Feifei: | Not ... good ... |
Neil: | Oh dear. What's the matter? |
Feifei: | I can't believe you forgot. |
Neil: | Forgot? Oh no, what have I forgotten? |
Feifei: | What haven't you forgotten? Well, for a start, you were supposed to meet me an hour ago. |
Neil: | Really? I thought I was only five minutes late. |
Feifei: | An hour and five minutes late. Secondly, you were supposed to be dressed smartly as we are meeting that very famous guest later. |
Neil: | Famous guest? |
Feifei: | Yes, our very famous guest. |
Neil: | Who's that, then? |
Feifei: | How could you forget that Justin Bieber is coming in?! |
Neil: | What!? My hero, Justin Bieber?! Where?! When?! Hang on a minute, Justin Bieber isn't coming in. I wasn't born yesterday, Feifei. |
Feifei: | You weren't born yesterday but I waswell, twenty-something years ago. It was my birthday! And you forgot! In English, if you want to tell someone that they haven't made you believe an obvious lie, you can say I wasn't born yesterday. Here are some examples: |
Feifei: | So, you can say "I wasn't born yesterday" to show that you are not easily fooled. |
Neil: | And I wasn't born yesterday, so I know that Feifei's claim it was her birthday yesterday isn't true. |
Feifei: | No, that bit is true. |
Neil: | Yeah, right. As I say: I wasn't born yesterday. |
Feifei: | I was! I really was born yesterday. I had a party and everything. Where's my card and present? |
Neil: | You're not going to fool me. |
Feifei: | Argh, you're so annoying! I never forget your birthday, Neil. |
Neil: | I know it wasn't your birthday yesterday ... |
Feifei: | It was! |