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Daily English Pod
I’m Jale, an English teacher and graduate in Applied Linguistics from Canada. From Monday to Friday, I share short, practical educational podcasts. On Saturdays, you’ll hear an engaging story, and on Sundays, we explore artistic topics. Like a real magazine, these podcasts cover current issues, culture, society, and history in clear, easy-to-understand English. If you’re interested in learning English and understanding the world around you, this podcast is for you. With me, you’ll not only practice English but also gain a broader perspective on the world.
Daily English Pod
Cling to life
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Cling to life
To hold on and survive, often when death or failure seems almost certain.
Examples:
1- After the accident, the patient clung to life in the hospital for days.
2- After the accident, the patient clung to life in the hospital for days.
Hello and welcome to Daily English, as it’s the weekend, we learn English through stories and our story is about one of the most incredible survival stories ever told — the story of Harrison Okene. What Happened? In 2013, Harrison Okene was working as a cook on a tugboat off the coast of Nigeria. Suddenly, in the middle of the night, a storm struck. The boat capsized and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean — 30 meters deep.
Everyone on board was believed to have died. But Harrison was trapped in a small air pocket inside the sunken ship. In total darkness, with freezing water rising around him, he prayed, sang hymns, and clung to hope. For almost 60 hours — nearly three days — he survived on nothing but sips of Coca-Cola and the little oxygen in the bubble. several times during his 2 day+ ordeal, Harrison heard sharks entering the ship and feeding off the other drowned sailors. Finally, rescue divers arrived, expecting to recover bodies. When they reached Harrison, he grabbed one diver’s hand. The diver nearly fainted in shock — because a man had been found alive at the bottom of the ocean. Harrison Okene had literally clung to life when all odds were against him.
Expression of the Day: Cling to life To cling to life means: To hold on and survive, often when death or failure seems almost certain.
Examples:
- Harrison Okene clung to life for 60 hours at the bottom of the sea.
- The climber clung to life after falling into a crevasse until rescuers arrived.
- Refugees clung to life during the long journey across dangerous seas.
- After the accident, the patient clung to life in the hospital for days.
Question for You:
If you were trapped in a desperate situation like Harrison Okene, what would help you cling to life — hope, faith, or sheer determination?