1. Citat.
I tried steroids. Me and my buddies tried it back in the day. We didn’t know what we were doing.
- Dwayne The Rock Johnson, on using steroids to get bigger muscles.
Încercaţi să ghiciţi ce înseamnă back in the day.
2. Ascultaţi.
2. Difiniţie. (evidenţiaţi)
back in the day =
: some time ago; a while back
[Ro]: ceva timp în urmă
3. Citiţi.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson looks like the kind of guy who was just born with arms the size of car tires. But of course, like anyone else, he had to work out hard to make his muscles so big. Now it turns out that he had a little help … from steroids.
It’s pretty surprising to hear The Rock admit that he used steroids in the past. A lot of athletes have been getting in trouble recently for taking these drugs to help them build bigger muscles. But The Rock says he tried steroids back in the day. We use this expression to talk about a period in our lives that ended a long time ago. Usually, it’s a time we look back on fondly, like childhood. So by saying he tried steroids back in the day, The Rock is suggesting that he did it many years ago, when he was just a young kid.
Ţineţi minte, back in the day nu exprimă un timp specific.
Este incorect, “Back in the day last month I went to a really fun party,” deoarece aceasta se referă la un eveniment specific care s-a întâmplat recent.
Este corect, “Back in the day, I used to party all the time, but now I prefer to stay home and go to bed early.”
