Over The Hill

Episode #55:  Over The Hill

Hello, this is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton.  Guess what, guys….  I celebrated my birthday this weekend.

(How old are you?)

No, don’t even go there.  I’m not “over the hill” yet.  Speaking of “over the hill,” let me tell you the story about “The Hill.”

(Yea, right!)

Hill, or oka (おか）in Japanese, is like life….  We all start life crawling up the bottom of the hill.  As the climber gets older, the path gets steeper…but he’s still young. By middle age, he reaches the top and rests a bit before continuing down the other side.  Unfortunately, as he gets up he drops his glasses and trips over his walking stick…falling very quickly to the bottom.  The end.

(Boo…)

OK, OK it’s a sad story… sorry.  Let’s practice a phrase; repeat after me:

David is NOT over the hill.

(Didn’t you use that last year?)

Uhhh….maybe, but it’s VERY important to remember.

One more time, class… David is NOT over the hill!

Good job!

And, uh…. What was I going to say….Oh right, See you next time right here on BLTnetwork.com.  Bye.

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