In this mini episode, you will learn the old saying “There are plenty of fish in the sea.”
Episode 316 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the old saying “There are plenty of fish in the sea.” Send your questions about English and your suggestions to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)
Intro
“Hello! This is Lee, from Busan in Korea. And you’re listening to Everybody ESL.”
Welcome to episode 316 of Everybody ESL, the podcast for everybody who wants to improve their English, practice their English, or just learn more English. My name is Ben, and I have a mini episode for you today, where I am going to teach you about one English topic. You can subscribe to the Everybody ESL podcast at Apple podcasts, on the Stitcher app, and wherever you find your podcasts. If you like Everybody ESL, leave it a good review so other people can find out about it too. And if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for me, please send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com. Okay! Let’s get on with this mini episode.
The episode
In this episode, I want to teach you an interesting old saying. This is something that we say when someone feels sad about a romantic relationship that has ended. It’s what we say when we are trying to cheer up somebody who is sad that a romantic relationship has ended.
And the old saying is “There are plenty of fish in the sea.” There are plenty of fish in the sea.
That’s “There, are, plenty: p-l-e-n-t-y, of, fish: f-i-s-h, in, the, sea: s-e-a.” There are plenty of fish in the sea.
Why do we say this when someone is sad about a romantic relationship that has ended? Why do we say something about fish in the ocean or in the sea? We say this because it means there are many other people out there in the world. There are many other people you can meet. This romantic relationship that just ended is not the only one you can have. There are many other people—there are plenty of other people—out there in the world for you to meet. That’s why we say to someone, “There are plenty of fish in the sea.”
It’s true: often people do not like hearing that. If somebody is feeling very sad about a certain person—maybe they really wish they could still be with that special person—they might not like to hear this old saying about plenty of fish in the sea. But this is a saying that people actually use in that situation.
And that is “There are plenty of fish in the sea,” an interesting and useful old saying that I think you should know.
Outro
And this is the end of episode 316 of Everybody ESL. Remember: if you have questions about English, or if you have comments for me, or if you would like to record an introduction that I can play at the beginning of future episodes—the same way Lee recorded the introduction you heard at the beginning of this episode—send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com. I’ll be back soon with a new episode. And until then, keep going, keep practicing, and keep learning. I’ll see you soon. Goodbye!