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Blow Own Trumpet
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BBC: The English We Speak
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William: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. My name is William Kremer. Helen: And I'm Helen. William: I've got something for you, Helen. Burst of loud classical music (Beethoven's '5th Symphony') Helen: It's nice to have a bit of music William, but why... Burst of different classical music (Mendelssohn's 'Dance of the Clowns') William: What do you think... nice music, huh? Helen: Well, it's certainly dramatic! So are we having a special musical edition today, William? William: Well, yes we are Helen. The BBC Proms start this Friday, remember? Helen: Ah, of course. The BBC Proms is a huge classical music festival that the BBC sponsors. It's over 100 years old. William: Yes and every day for the next two months hundreds of music fans will queue to get their hands on a £5 ticket. Helen: Wow. Are you going to go? William: No, I hate queuing! But anyway, I thought we could have a music-themed programme. And our phrase this week relates to one instrument in particular... Trumpet music solo Helen: The trumpet? William: Yes, do you know what it means to say someone 'blows his own trumpet'? Helen: Yes. It means that someone is talking too much about his achievements, right? William: Exactly. Let's listen to an example. Woman: Who's going to be there tonight? Man: I think Angela and Mark and that guy Martin... Woman: Oh no, not Martin! He's such a bore. He's always blowing his own trumpet. Last time I saw him he went on and on about how he had been promoted twice in six weeks. Helen: So this is quite a negative phrase then? William: Yes, sometimes. But interestingly, it isn't always used in a negative way. Listen to this example. woman is talking to her niece. Woman: I didn't know you'd come top in the class again! Why didn't you tell me? You really must start blowing your own trumpet a bit more! Helen: So in that clip, the woman was telling her niece she ought to blow her own trumpet more? William: Yes. And English people sometimes use this phrase because they are embarrassed to talk about their achievements. Listen to this clip: Man: How's it going at your work nowadays? Woman: Well, at the risk of blowing my own trumpet, it's going very well. In fact, I've just won an award! Helen: She said "At the risk of blowing my own trumpet". William: Yeah, so that's like saying "Excuse me while I talk about my achievements"! Helen: Well, I wonder whether we should blow our own trumpet a bit more. I mean here we are with a really popular website, [bad word] .. William: ...yeah, making lots of little programmes that are entertaining, fascinating, useful... Helen: …and best of all, it's all free! Brilliant, huh? William: Yeah, that's brilliant! But maybe we should stop blowing our own trumpet now! Shall we have some more of that nice music again to finish off? Helen: Oh yes! Bye! William: Bye!
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