[ti:It Is Not Nice to 'Dump on' Others]
[al:Words and Their Stories]
[ar:VOA]
[dt:2023-04-09]
[by:www.voase.cn]
[00:08.07]And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.
[00:20.18]Trash may not be a glamorous subject. 
[00:24.10]But it is an important one. 
[00:27.34]We can throw our trash in a container called a trash can. 
[00:33.54]We can dispose of our garbage in a garbage can. 
[00:38.12]We can dump our unwanted things in a dumpster. 
[00:44.12]All these unwanted things might end up at a landfill, sometimes called a dump.
[00:52.53]We explored being down in the dumps in a recent Words and Their Stories.
[00:58.70]Being at the bottom of a dump is probably not a nice place to be. 
[01:05.02]If you are down in the dumps, you feel sad. 
[01:10.08]Down in the dumps means you have the blues, or you feel out of sorts. You are the opposite of happy.
[01:20.89]If your friend is down in the dumps, you could try to do something fun to lift their spirits. 
[01:28.49]You could take them to their favorite restaurant or a movie to cheer them up.
[01:35.73]The verb "dump" means to place things without care. 
[01:40.34]For example, when I wash my clothes, I dump the dirty clothes on the floor in front of the washer. 
[01:49.24]But I don't dump the clean clothes on the floor.
[01:53.05]They are clean! Dumping them on the floor could make them dirty again.
[02:00.53]We can dump other things besides trash and dirty clothes. 
[02:05.84]If you dump on someone you say bad things about them. You show them little respect.
[02:15.28]And at work, you do not want to receive a document dump.
[02:21.32]This means someone has given you a huge number of documents.
[02:27.39]Usually, you have to deal with them in some way.
[02:31.67]Now, let's hear these "dump" expressions in a conversation between two co-workers.
[02:39.41]A: Hey, let's go! TGIF! Time to have some fun!
[02:45.30]B: [sounds sad] I can't. You guys go ahead without me.
[02:49.78]A: Why? And why are you so down in the dumps?
[02:54.02]B: Karen just dumped a huge stack of work on my desk.
[02:59.35]A: She gave you a document dump at 5 o'clock on Friday?
[03:04.39]B: She did. And she wants me to file it all before I leave.
[03:09.71]A: Can't you tell her you'll do it on Monday morning?
[03:13.63]B: I tried. She said no.
[03:15.70]A: You know, she did that to me once and I dumped her document dump right in the dumpster.
[03:23.45]B: Did you get in trouble?
[03:26.23]A: No. She didn't even ask about those stupid papers. 
[03:31.53]I don't mean to dump on her, but dumping a bunch of needless work on someone on a Friday is a mean thing to do.
[03:40.98]B: You know what...you're right! I'm coming with you guys. This document dump can wait until Monday.
[03:50.56]And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories. Until next time.
[03:56.15]I'm Anna Matteo.