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0:00Hey there, Aubrey. How's it going? I'm great.
How are you, Lindsay? Yeah, really good. We're
0:05actually recording this in December. Um, Aubrey,
have you had any experiences lately where you
0:10just paused to soak it in? You know, you just
absorbed. I feel like those moments do happen
0:17around the holidays. And the other day, I
had wrapped some presents and the twins,
0:23my I have a son and a daughter who are both 11.
They're twins. and they were kind of organizing
0:28the presents and categorizing everyone, seeing who
had how many. And but then I was watching them and
0:33they just stopped and they both were kind of just
staring at the tree, the Christmas tree with the
0:37ornaments and the lights and I'm trying to I
think one of them kind of put their arm around
0:41the other one and that doesn't happen that much
anymore. So I did I just kind of paused to soak
0:46in that feeling of like a not forever. I'm imagine
Christmas carols on in the background. The perfect
0:52scene. Absolutely. Yes. I love it. I love it.
Amazing. So clearly when you pause to soak it in,
0:59it's a it's a joyful or like astricken moment
kind of. Absolutely. Right. When it's almost like
1:05there's so much emotion that you want to take
a moment to enjoy it, to appreciate it. That's
1:11amazing. That's so great. That's what life is
about, right? And we want to be able to talk about
1:15it because when we talk about those moments, that
builds connection. Absolutely. Right. If you can
1:21ask someone about these moments, a time they pause
to soak it all in. Absolutely. That's a great way
1:26to connect. But this is interesting. This is
part two of a series. We in the for part one,
1:32we talked about the meanings of take in. There
are several in English. Stay to the end and we'll
1:38share details if you missed that episode. But we
promised to follow up with part two with other
1:43ways to say take it in or take it all in. meaning,
you know, to understand something completely or to
1:50really appreciate the importance of something.
Yes, I'm excited. I'm excited to get into this.
1:55There's so many things in life we could take in.
Um, and to be able to have words for it is huge.
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Exactly. So, let's get right into it. The first
2:29one I asked you at the very top, let's make sure
we define that for our listeners. Soak it in,
2:33Aubrey. Yeah. So, this means to really take
that time to appreciate something, to understand
2:40something, to really value how important or how
meaningful something is. Yep. So, the audience sat
2:47quietly to soak in every word of the inspiring
speech. Yeah. We stood on the beach at sunset
2:54just soaking it in. So, something is impactful, is
meaningful or wonderful, and you want to take that
3:00time to absorb it. Yeah. Yeah. And of course, this
is totally different from the meaning of sitting
3:05in a bathtub and soaking. That's because we also
have soak in the phrasal verb like you soak in a
3:11tub. Soaking in a tub, but different, right?
Because we're just soaking somewhere. Where
3:17are we soaking? Soaking in the tub, soaking in the
hot tub, the bubble bath. Um, exactly. And totally
3:23idiomatic. It's important you use it word for
word. We say soak it in. I need to soak. So, soak
3:29it. Well, we can just say soak in. the context
would be important like I just need to sit here
3:33and soak in this joy or this beauty because we'll
often say that about like a view. If you're at
3:39the top of a mountain, I just want to soak in this
view. Yeah. It's really common for views, sunsets,
3:46nature, right? Yes. Um I don't know, a walk in the
forest. You soak in that feeling of the freshness
3:53of the trees. Right. Exactly. Okay. So then I
guess it's just context because yeah, we do have
3:58this other meaning of that phrasal verb to soak
in a tub to like soak a sponge in water, right?
4:05That this is idiomatic meaning to absorb the
meaningfulness, the impact of something. Exactly.
4:11And a more descriptive or let's say a more
straightforward way of saying it would just be to
4:15say absorb it. So he took a deep breath to absorb
it all before responding. And this could be I
4:21guess this could be negative too like someone said
something rude to you and you had to absorb it and
4:26then respond. Yes. Right. It took me a minute to
absorb what they had said. Yeah. Exactly. Anything
4:33you need to process. Yes. Process. I like that's a
good way to say it. To process. To let it sink in.
4:40Right. Sink in is another one. Yes. Right. These
are these other words when when it's more about
4:45processing information. We say we need to let it
sink in. We need to process it. We need to absorb
4:51it. Or for example, it's hard to absorb it at once
when there's so much information in a lecture. I'm
4:58sure we've all been there in school in a classroom
situation where there's so much information thrown
5:03at you. You're like, I feel like I'm missing a
lot of this. Yeah, I felt that way in my intro
5:08to bio class 10 bio 101 freshman year in college.
I was just blown away with how much info and just
5:15how poorly I was. I was just barely hanging on. I
was like, "This is crazy. I can't do this. I can't
5:20take notes fast enough for everything I need
to go home and learn." Like, yeah. Yeah. And
5:25then there's my roommate, of course, that like
cracks open the book the night before the test
5:29and gets like an A+. I do not know how she did
it, but she probably had a photographic memory.
5:33I always wished for one of those. I know. I know.
All right. And then take it all in. Also, another
5:39great way of of talking about this sense of being
um aruck. So, uh what would be an example? Yeah.
5:46We stood at the rim of the Grand Canyon and tried
to take it all in. So yeah, that definitely means
5:52there's like something awe inspiring, something
more than your eyes or your emotions can handle.
5:58You need a little time to take it all in. Ara, are
you the person that gets up like if you are at a
6:04if you're at a national park with your family,
will you get up and get up for the sunrise or
6:10not so much or just wait for the sunset? I love
to get up for the sunrise. even earlier. So,
6:14we were in Moab and in the middle of the night at
like 2:00 a.m. you couldn't believe how clear the
6:19sky was. You could see the whole Milky Way. And
so, we'd set an alarm and get up at 2:00 a.m. just
6:24to appreciate the stars in the middle of nowhere.
But, yes, also sunrise. I'm like, I'm getting up.
6:29I'm going to watch the sunrise in this beautiful
place. What about you? Usually there's Yeah,
6:34I I am that person. Usually, there's like a
hike involved often to get the best view. Yeah,
6:40but yeah, I do. I have a lot of great photos of
my travels around the world and and a lot of them
6:44were like early morning getting up early to take
in something. Absolutely right. And everybody out
6:50there, if you're not getting up early for some
sunrises, you are missing a lot of beauty. But I
6:54know it's hard to wake up early if you're a person
that likes to sleep in. It's hard. It's hard,
6:58but it's worth it. Um, here's another example.
She sat in the gallery and took it all in,
7:02taking time to observe each painting carefully.
Yeah. Yeah. I mean, if you're really into art,
7:07you could go to the Met or something or the Louv
and just take it all in. Just get totally absorbed
7:12in it. You'll see someone standing in front of
a painting for a long time just taking it all
7:17in. I was always bummed when I was in Europe and
I wouldn't have very much time for a museum, so
7:22I didn't have that time to take it all in. I would
feel rushed always. Oh jeez. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Um,
7:28for sure. And then drink it in. So, what is this
for specifically? Yeah. We usually use this for
7:34beautiful sights as well, right? We pause to drink
in the breathtaking view of the mountains. This is
7:40sort of poetic, right? It's a it's a beautiful way
of saying that I need to drink in this view. Yeah.
7:46This is when you're really looking to be I think
poetic is a great way to say it. You're looking
7:51for to go above and beyond with your language a
bit, right? Yes. Yeah. And I will hear parents
7:56say this too when they're talking about how time
flies when their children are young. They'll say,
8:01"I'm just trying to drink in every moment." Like
you're trying to appreciate the good times that
8:05you know are so fleeting. Makes sense. And then
I don't think we did this last one yet. He sat on
8:11the porch in the evening drinking in the peaceful
sounds of nature. Wow. Sounds great. This is my
8:16dad. He sits on his porch. He's just listening
to the birds and the trees or just drinking in
8:22nature. I love it. Cuz they live in the middle of
nowhere. Yeah. The crickets in the summer evening.
8:27What is happiness if it's not that Aubrey? Right.
I know. I love that too. I love just listening. We
8:32have cicas here and they get really loud actually,
but I love it. I love listening to them. Yeah,
8:37I love that. I love the sounds of summer at night.
Love it. So good. All right, let's really go for
8:42it with this roleplay here, Aubrey. So, here
we are at an outdoor music festival. Let's do
8:48it. Yes. You want to start us out? Yeah. Yeah.
All right. Wow. Look at the sunset behind the
8:53stage. Soak it in, Aubrey. Moments like this don't
happen often. That is beautiful. I'm going to take
8:58a minute to drink it in. This has been such
an amazing festival. It's almost hard to take
9:04it all in. The crowd, the energy, all the amazing
bands. Seriously, I think I'm going to need a few
9:09days to absorb the experience. Yeah. Sometimes we
just have these magical weekends or experiences or
9:16events where things are just awesome. I know,
right? Every now and then you're like, I feel
9:22like I do need that time to like process after to
let everything soak in. and how wonderful it was.
9:28Yeah. Yeah. Totally. Totally. So, let's see what
we said here. So, I mentioned the sunset behind
9:34the stage and we're already probably in a really
good mood because we've been listening to good
9:38music and I said, "Sak it in, Aubrey." Yes. Right.
Encouraging you to be present. Yeah. To like maybe
9:44I'm on my phone, right? And you're like, "Look at
this sunset. Soak it in." Moments like this don't
9:48happen a lot. I'm envisioning Have you ever been
to the gorge in is it Oregon? It's this beautiful
9:54outdoor venue where the backdrop are these cliffs
and I saw um fish there and it's just amazing.
10:03It's the most breathtaking background. So like the
music's amazing and the view is stunning. This is
10:10where you like got to soak it in. Yeah. Yeah. I
mean Yeah. Sometimes there's just no replacement
10:14for natural beauty, you know, like natural scenery
is incredible. So that makes sense there. Yeah.
10:19Uh, and then you said, "I'm going to take a minute
to drink it in." Right. Maybe I set down my phone.
10:25I'm like, "You're right. I need to take a minute
to drink it in." So, I'm This is definitely
10:29implying that there's a lot here that you could
find awe inspiring that you could be emotional
10:34about, and you need that time to drink it in to
process those emotions. And just keep in mind,
10:40you can't say eat it in, right? It's not Good
point. These are definitely idiomatic. Yeah.
10:46We have to learn these as idioms, not as any kind
of words that apply. Even other ways that we say
10:51drink. You couldn't say gulp it in or swallow
it in. No, just drink it in. Sip it in. No,
10:57sip it in. We can't say that. Um, yeah, good
to know. Um, and then I said, "This has been an
11:03amazing festival. It's almost hard to take it all
in, right? The crowd, the energy, and I'm listing
11:08off what's been so great about it." Yeah. And this
is interesting for people who get overstimulated
11:12easily. They might say this like, "I'm having
a hard time taking this all in." It's more like
11:17there's so much going on that I'm over stimulated.
Yeah, that can happen. For sure. For sure. And
11:22then what did you say, Aubrey? I said, "Oh, I
think I'm going to need a few days to absorb
11:26the experience." And this happens. I don't know if
everyone out there listening has this experience,
11:30but when something really awesome happens or fun
or I do sometimes I'll just think about it for a
11:35couple of days, kind of absorbing the experience.
Yeah. But then I wonder now with phones, I mean,
11:40are we going to lose these moments more and more?
operate or you know can we be fully present with a
11:46phone in our hands? It is harder, right? And the
last couple of times I have gone to a concert,
11:51you're like look, you're like watching it through
other people's phones cuz everyone has a phone up
11:56filming. It's blocking the stage. All you can see
is everyone else's phones. No. Oh god. Yeah. I
12:02want to go back. I want to go back to the 90s. Me
too. Um, so we did one one asterisk here. We did
12:10mention the phrase let let it sink in, right? But
it's not it's kind of a similar meaning but not
12:15exactly the same. Right. Yeah. These are a little
different. Right. This is So we're going to do
12:21um part three with let it sink in and a few other
phrases that have that same meaning. So definitely
12:27hit follow and then we want to share part one
to this ph to this um series. If you missed it,
12:33scroll up. It was 2542. Take in phrasal verbs to
connect in English with all the meanings of take
12:39in. Yeah. Yeah. And I feel like the takeaway
takeaway is probably being present in life and
12:46then describing it, putting it into words with
whoever's with us in that moment or recounting
12:51our experience. I This is the good stuff, right?
Yes. Right. Sharing with others what took you some
12:58time to absorb to take it all in. Right. Asking
other people about their experiences that that
13:03is such a great way to connect to share and to
learn about what was emotional for others. Yeah.
13:10Very cool. Very cool. All right. Great stuff
today, Aubrey. I'll see you back on the show
13:13very soon. All right. You have a good rest of your
day. You, too. See you next time. All right. Bye.
