字幕列表 影片播放 列印英文字幕 Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Idioms 247. The idiom today is a matter of course. Okay. We have several meanings or several ways that we use it here. So let's look at the example. If something is done or occurs as a matter of course, it is something that is expected or as a natural or logical consequence or a natural logical result. Okay. Good. Number two here. It can also mean as a normal procedure. It's an old procedure that somebody does or follows. A regular habit or a form of behavior. So it could be used in any of these ways. We got several examples of what we have here that will cover all of these uses we're talking about. So let's look at example number one. Unless the birth rate increases in that country, as a matter of course it is going to end up as a graying society. Remember a graying society, we already have a number of them already. Japan is probably the best example. Were you, you have kind of a lopsided population. You have too many old people and not enough young people. China is definitely headed for that because of the you know, the one-child policy they had for many, many years. So you could end up as a graying society where you have farm far too many older people and not enough younger people to kind of support them. Okay, good. So let's continue here. All right . So remember here, we said it is going to end up as a graying society. So this is more like a consequence. A natural or logical consequence. Unless, unless you do some significant... take some significant actions, this is how it's going to end up. It's just a numbers game. Okay. Let's look at number two. When traveling , you should take safety precautions as a matter of course. Well this could be a few ones here. This could be like as a normal procedure. Like if you travel a lot or even as a regular habit or form of behavior. If you do a lot of traveling this is one thing that you know, you're supposed to do To protect yourself while traveling. Okay. Good. Number three here. If she is your daughter, we will hire her. But as a matter of course, she must go through the ... the interview process. All right. Yeah. Again basically this is the normal procedure in the company they probably know her already. Maybe they're doing our favor hiring her daughter, but you know , you still have to do it the, the, the normal way that everybody else does it. So you still must go through the interview process as a matter of course. Okay. Good. And number four. The last one. As a matter of course, I want my lawyer to look over the contract before I will sign it. Yeah. So again, this is probably this is a normal procedure for this person or this business person that he wants to do. He wants to make sure the lawyer looks it over, just in case something is a sneaky or something you might not see in the contract. Hopefully your lawyer will catch it before you sign it. Anyway, I hope you got it. I hope it's clear. Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.
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