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Today, I\'m going to talk about the word bear.\\xa0

And with a mini-story, you will practice your English conversation skills.

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The word\\xa0BEAR\\xa0is normally used as a noun when we\'re referring to a large furry animal that likes eating honey. In the second part of this podcast, you\'ll meet two funny bears, Yogi and Boo-Boo.\\xa0

The word BEAR\\xa0can also be a\\xa0verb. In that case,\\xa0it has several meanings:

A few of them are: to hold, to support, to exhibit, to stand, or to\\xa0give birth to.\\xa0

For example, if I say that "I can\'t BEAR" something, I mean that I can\'t tolerate it or stand it. It\'s just too much, or it makes me very unhappy.\\xa0

Here are some more examples:

Usually, we use the verb to BEAR when we need to accept or tolerate something, especially something unpleasant:\\xa0

Examples:

"The pain was almost more than Jason could bear." "How can you bear to eat that food?"\\xa0

There are some other similar expressions. Instead of saying, "I can\'t bear it,"\\xa0you could say I can\'t\\xa0stand\\xa0it, or I can\'t\\xa0put up with\\xa0it.\\xa0

Example:

"I love going to the beach, but my sister can\'t\\xa0stand\\xa0it."

"I just can\'t\\xa0put up with\\xa0my friend\'s dog."\\xa0

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We can use the word\\xa0BEAR\\xa0in many different ways.\\xa0

For example, when you need to deal with something painful, we say that you BEAR the pain:

Example:

"Sometimes it\'s hard to\\xa0bear\\xa0the pain\\xa0of being lonely."

Other times, you need to take responsibility for the negative effects of your actions. It\'s when we say that you\\xa0BEAR the consequences:

Example:

"She\'s quitting her job anyway, so; she won\'t be here next month to bear the consequences."

That\\u2019s it for now. I hope you enjoyed learning new expressions with the word BEAR.

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