[ti:Book-smart or Street-smart: Which Is Better?]
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[00:07.37]Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.
[00:14.52]On this program we talk about words and expressions that we use in everyday conversation.
[00:23.08]Today, we will talk about the word "smart."
[00:27.26]Like many words, "smart" has lots of different meanings,
[00:33.12]depending on how and when you use it.
[00:37.88]For example, "smart" can describe someone who is very neat-looking.
[00:45.24]A person wearing an official uniform with shiny shoes and buttons can look very smart.
[00:54.80]We can also use "smart" as a verb.
[00:59.32]Used this way, it means "to feel pain."
[01:04.00]That pain could be physical or emotional.
[01:09.16]So, if you hit your thumb with a hammer by accident,
[01:13.40]you might yell out, "Ow, that smarts!"
[01:18.40]This would be a very polite thing to yell when you experience extreme physical pain.
[01:25.72]Many of us probably wouldn't be that polite.
[01:30.24]We would probably yell something quite different.
[01:34.24]Okay, so that's the physical part.
[01:37.32]But a hurtful comment or remark can also smart.
[01:43.04]Those hurt in an emotional way.
[01:47.16]In another use of the word, we add "smart" to the names of devices and tools.
[01:55.36]This means that they are enabled by computers -- like a smartphone.
[02:02.28]But, by far, the most common definition of "smart"
[02:06.69]is to be very good at learning and understanding things.
[02:12.52]So, when students do well at school and get good grades, we can call them "smart."
[02:20.20]Being smart, however, goes beyond the classroom.
[02:24.64]People can be smart in different ways.
[02:28.96]If you have attended school for many years and have many degrees,
[02:34.64]people might call you book-smart.
[02:39.00]Book-smart people are well-read.
[02:42.08]They often know the names of great thinkers,
[02:45.36]scientists and other famous people in history.
[02:50.24]They have read classical literature.
[02:54.04]They know facts and information that many other people don't.
[02:59.84]Usually people with book-smarts
[03:02.56]are good at things like trivia games and crossword puzzles.
[03:09.64]However, being book-smart is not everything.
[03:14.52]Sometimes people who are very educated are not so smart
[03:19.36]when it comes to life skills and people skills.
[03:24.96]On the other hand, people who are good at dealing
[03:28.20]with practical life problems have lots of street-smarts.
[03:33.80]People who have street-smarts may not have read as many books or earned college degrees.
[03:41.76]But they have something just as valuable
[03:45.88]– the ability to use their experiences in many different situations.
[03:52.36]They are very aware of their surroundings.
[03:57.00]Okay, so whether you are book-smart, street-smart or both,
[04:02.28]being smart is a good thing.
[04:05.20]Usually. It may surprise you, but getting smart is not good.
[04:13.04]In conversation, "getting smart" does not mean gathering knowledge.
[04:18.52]It means you are being rude or impolite.
[04:23.32]It is very common to hear parents say to their children,
[04:27.52]"Do NOT get smart with me!"
[04:30.64]And that's not the only "smart" expression that can get you into trouble.
[04:36.12]We often pair "smart" with "off" to make a very useful phrasal verb -- to smart off.
[04:44.56]Smarting off to someone means you are saying rude comments
[04:49.20]and showing a lack of respect.
[04:52.60]In this context, the adjective "smart" is not good.
[04:58.08]If a child has a smart mouth,
[05:00.64]they often say disrespectful, rude things.
[05:05.48]In the classroom, students who give smart answers
[05:09.48]are trying to be funny by saying rude or inappropriate things.
[05:15.96]Let's say there is a student who has a really smart mouth.
[05:21.32]She gives the teacher a smart answer in class one too many times.
[05:26.72]The teacher may say to her, "Do not get smart with me, young lady!"
[05:32.24]Or "Do NOT smart off in class!"
[05:35.92]Both mean, "Do not be rude!"
[05:40.04]There is another type of "smart" that is bad.
[05:44.56]Okay, we have all met someone who thinks they know everything about everything!
[05:51.64]Well, you can call that person a smarty-pants.
[05:56.52]These know-it-all types can be really annoying.
[06:00.88]But please note that this insult can sound a bit childish.
[06:07.40]So, being smart -- whether book-smart or street-smart
[06:11.56]-- is a great thing to be ... except when it's not!
[06:17.20]And that's it for this Words and Their Stories.
[06:19.84]I'm Anna Matteo.
[06:22.08]So, are you book-smart, street-smart or a little of both?
[06:27.60]Does the word "smart" have a bad meaning in your language?
[06:31.96]Let us know in the Comments Section.
[06:34.50]We'd love to hear from you!
[06:36.38]"I'm book-smart and street-stupid.
[06:49.17]So, don't look for me in confession booth.
[06:55.83]I'm with my paints, and my pens, and my dry vermouth ..."
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