Feifei: Can't wait. What a climb

it has been, Neil!

Neil: And... there we are.

Wow, it is beautiful!

Feifei: I can see for miles...

Neil: I could just sit on this mountain

all day. Ahh...

What? I thought I had turned it off.

Oh, it's my dentist. Oh, man. Hello?

OK. Yeah, yeah, that's fine. Bye.

Feifei: What did she say?

Neil: She said it's time

for my annual check-up.

Feifei: That's good, isn't it?

Neil: No, I hate going to the dentist.

Sorry, I can't enjoy this view any more.

I'm heading back.

What a buzzkill!

Feifei: Neil! Neil, come back!

Well, he's off. Poor Neil was enjoying

the view up here so much, but the news

about his check-up completely ruined

his mood. We can call something like

that a 'buzzkill'. It kills your 'buzz',

in other words, your happy mood.

I'd better catch up with him.

Listen to these examples.

My holiday was amazing, but

on the way back my plane was

delayed for over six hours. That

was a major buzzkill!

Jim was excited to move into his

new apartment. But it was a huge

buzzkill when he discovered

mice in the bedroom.

I scored three goals last week but then

got a really nasty injury in the last minute.

The doctor said I can't play

for two months now. Bit of a buzzkill!

Feifei: You're listening to The English

We Speak from BBC Learning English.

The expression we're looking at in this

programme is 'buzzkill'.

Neil! Neil! Stop!

Neil: No, no, no, Feifei. It's not the same.

I'm just not in the mood any more.

Feifei: Last time I went to the dentist,

she said my teeth were fine.

You brush every day, don't you?

Neil: Yes.

Feifei: And there's no pain?

Neil: Not at the moment.

Feifei: Well, it will probably be fine.

Hey, don't ruin my climb as well.

Let's go back up!

Neil: Oh, OK. Sorry, I don't mean to be

a buzzkill. You're right.

Feifei: And I've got some lovely, sweets

to enjoy. Here, they're sugar-free.

Neil: Thanks. Oh, tasty. Bye.

Feifei: Bye.