R D P 2025 2026 2027 You want to transition to a more relaxed state, right, so that going from high energy to low energy is winding down. That's right So it's like take off those dirty clothes, get into your coffee, pajamas or home wear and. Gonna figure out what you're gonna eat. Yeah. OK. And so you don't have the stress of. Ohh, what should I cook? It's already cooked, right? And ohh, what should I order? I don't need to order. The food is right there. It's a camera. Yes. Is this how you feel? OHH. Yeah, totally. Yeah. I'm gonna go home today and get the stuff out of the fridge. Yes, and need some bean burritos. Ohh, you got you make some beans. Make some bean. Cameron loves to do She loves just being do this with like pasta or deal with a lot of different foods Right. You too. I think that's great. I think for me too, I would say maybe 2 days at least. Well, at most three. I prepare enough so that I don't, you know, since we have the live show. Yeah. So I, you know, I don't want to. I don't want to deal with it when I get home after the live show. Just lying down. That's right. Just take out whatever's in the. Alright, let's go ahead and listen to that one. Are you having a dinner party or something? No, this is for me. I'm batch cooking for the next week. I wanted to take control of my diet and save money. That's really smart. Now you know exactly what's in your food. It's had a big impact on me in terms of time and money saved. Ohh, you only have to heat some things up when you get home. Yeah, I can come home and wind down without the stress or cooking or the wasted money ordering delivery. OK, it's time for power. Note, we're on pages 40 and 41. If you take control of something, it means that you are responsible for it. You're in charge of it. Uh, after years of bad habits, I decided to take control of my health. That's great. If you want someone to exercise with, give me a call. Right. So we gave that example. Take control of your health. Take control of your diet. Sarah took control of the situation and calmly LED everyone out of the building. Yes. Yeah. So what situation? Maybe. Yeah, there was. Emergency. An emergency. Yeah. You know, several things that can happen in buildings. Yeah. Where you need to leave, right. I, I really do admire people in an emergency who can kind of take control. Ohh, really Be calm and just like, OK, let's do. I think that's a really respectable trait. I would be like ohh. I feel like in a disaster. I feel like really sad. I wanna be next to you, Cameron. My thoughts are when something bad, something dangerous, scary. If it's over, it's over. That could be useful. Minor things. I freak out on big things. It's just. Ohh, that's interesting. Yeah. Yeah. So, well, that is, that is true. I do actually. I'm pretty good to be honest with big things. Ohh, yeah, I feel you. Don't really seem like a freak out person. I don't. I don't. Yeah, I get over it. I sleep and then the next day I'm OK. Product that you can sleep with. The remarkable isn't that crazy? OK, alright, let's talk about this expression. In terms of it means regarding or concerning a particular aspect, I think it's best to look at example, who do you think we should hire as our new salesperson in terms of experience? John is the most qualified candidate for the job, OK. So in terms of experience, it means well when it comes to experience or concerning experience and just experience, yes, OK. The hotel was great in terms of location, but the service was disappointing. Yeah. I think oftentimes we do use this expression to kind of highlight the difference. Terms of this, it was OK, But with that, it wasn't that great, right? You know, those different factors, those different elements that you're looking at, right? We often use this word in terms of, right. So maybe you go to like a really nice restaurant, OK. In terms of the food, it was great. It was like Michelin star restaurant. But sure, the service was not as good as I had expected. What about in terms of price? Price was pretty decent. Ohh, yeah, actually, no, it was very expensive. I know. That's very. I often think of a restaurant being cheap anymore. I feel like every time I go out to eat I'm like ohh this is what it costs. It does especially. Think about going to a Michelin star restaurant in expensive. Yeah, yeah. Every once in awhile you get those. They're not the official Michelin. They're like the one under yes, that special. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So sometimes in terms of price, those can be pretty good. I agree. I agree. Alright, so, uh, the next expression is why this is something that we all should do at night for good sleep, Yes, OK. It means to gradually relax, it means to slow down and really to kind of finish something. OK, what do you do when you finish work? After a long day at the office, I like to wind down with a cup of tea and a book. Cool. Very. Sounds very nice. But The thing is with T, you gotta be careful with the caffeine. Chamomile. Yeah. Peppermint. Yeah. The herbal tea. Rosemary tea. It is. You like it. OK. The party started to wind down around midnight. Should this case it's a party that winds down Yes, it's coming to a close. Yeah. The party was full of energy. Ohh. Everyone sleeping slowly. OK. It is definitely that feeling of, you know, when there's like a big. Like those like party sounds, Cameron, Every time you do that I just, I feel like I'm in a club. Then you have like the electricity go out or something and then the sound just goes like. That's right. That is the feeling with wine though, right? Like powering down? Yes. OK, so quickly, Karen, how do you usually like to wind down? Take care of my dog Simba. OK and I have been writing. I'll watch on TV before I go to bed. OK, that's how I usually wipe down. OK, because I know that you want to write a novel. Yeah, but you haven't been writing that much, have you? No, I've been doing a live show everyday at PBS. So novel writing has been a little hard. Alright, so let's look at our power pattern. That's really smart, which is really saying ohh, well, yeah, not so much about intelligence, but it's more about ohh, good idea, a reasonable sounds good. That's really smart. Why didn't I think of that? That's really smart. Start a business based on that idea. OK, so some of these like me about actually being smart, yes, but like in our dialogue, it was more like, ohh, that would be beneficial for you, right, right. Our power vocab today is the word impact. Do take, do take a look at the definition on page 42. And please stop by. And what can we find there? You can find so many good English education shows for a very small monthly fee. So even if you're going to wind down after a hard day at work, yeah, you can do it with your. Ohh, my goodness, very good. And make sure, though, to join us at 6:00 PM for our live. Yes, OK, have a great day and see you soon. Bye. AI Dictation Practice Practice Practice