【2016-11-11，五】ESL Podcast 1259 – Discovering a Family Secret

Every family has secrets. Learn how to talk about them in English in this episode. Tags: Relationships Audio Index: Slow dialog: 1:34 Explanations: 4:03 Fast dialog: 19:59 Kelly: [sniffling] Yoon: What’s the matter? Are you okay? Kelly: You know that my mother’s funeral was last weekend. I brought some of her papers home with me to sort through and I’ve had a shock. Yoon: What? An old family secret? Some skeleton in the closet? Kelly: It was for my mother. While reading some of her letters, I found out that she had a son out of wedlock when she was young and she gave the baby up for adoption. Yoon: Wow, that’s a bombshell! Kelly: Yeah, I feel like I’ve been sucker punched. This is life- changing. Yoon: Maybe you can ask your aunts and uncles about it. Kelly: But what if my mother didn’t disclose this to me for a reason? I don’t want to air her dirty laundry now that she’s gone. Yoon: You wouldn’t be airing dirty laundry. A part of your family history has come to light and you have questions. That’s natural. And plus, you’re keeping it in the family. Kelly: But maybe they’ll feel like I’m dredging up something they wish had been forgotten. Yoon: Or maybe they’ve been waiting for a chance to talk about it. You haven’t mentioned the most shocking part. Kelly: What’s that? Yoon: You may have a half-brother somewhere out there. Kelly: Oh my God, you’re right. That possibility is both thrilling and terrifying! Script by Dr. Lucy Tse