Our saying Today is damaged goods from the movie Beirut.

The word goods relates to a person.

American diplomat.

In the 19 seventies, he was living and working happily in Lebanon, but then he became involved in a dispute.

Listen for the phrase damaged goods.

Mason Francis Skiles, 45 years old.

10 years ago, he was deputy chief of mission here until his wife was killed.

Damaged goods?

What is manageable?

So what do you think damaged goods means?

Is it a person with both good and bad qualities or a person who has been emotionally hurt?

Listen again.

Did you have the right answer?

Mason Francis Skiles, 45 years old.

10 years ago, he was deputy chief of mission here until his wife was killed.

Damaged goods.

It is manageable.

Damaged goods means a person who has been emotionally hurt.

Such a person is not expected to continue his life as he did before.

In this movie, character quits his job, leaves Lebanon and drinks too much alcohol.

But 10 years later he is asked to return to the city where he lost his one, and that's English.