DIALOGUE : Determination Pays Off

 


BILL : Sally is dropping out of school. She’s getting married in two weeks. 

SARAH: What? Does she think it's that easy to get married? Marriage is no joke!

BILL : But, her husband is a business tycoon. He’s going to back her up for good. 

SARAH: Well, I have to change my mind. It makes sense to take shortcuts to success in this tough and rough world. 

BILL : I remember when she said that she would make her dreams come true one way or another. 

SARAH: I must admit that determination pays off!



LANGUAGE NOTES

Drop out - If someone drops out of school, that means they leave it without finishing what they started.

In two weeks means two weeks later.

No joke is an expression that means something is difficult or a serious matter.

Tycoon - a wealthy, powerful person in business or industry. 

Back someone up - If you back someone up, that means you give your support for them.

For good - when you do something "for good," that means you do it permanently.

Change one’s mind means to adopt a different opinion or plan. 

Make sense - If a course of action makes sense, it seems sensible, logical or reasonable

Take shortcuts means a method or means of doing something more directly and quickly than the usual procedure. 

One way or another - You can use this expression when you want to say that something definitely happens, but without giving any details about how it happens.

Tough or rough - we use the expressions 'tough or rough' to describe something is not easy or a difficult situation.

Pays off - If something you have done pays off, it is successful or has gained a good result; determination pays off here is similar to hard work pays off. That means when you work really hard, you get to reap great benefits from your efforts.



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