Read along to learn the English phrases A BLAST FROM THE PAST and TO HAVE BLAST.In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase a blast from the past. When we say something is a blast from the past, we're talking about something that reminds us of something that happened a long time ago. The best example of a blast from the past for me would be hearing a song on the radio from the late 80s, because that's when I was in high school.If I heard a song from the late 80s, from the 1980s, it would certainly be a blast from the past. It would remind me of that time when I was younger and much lighter and thinner than when I was in high school and nothing hurt.My shoulder didn't hurt, my knee didn't hurt, my hip... Not that many things hurt on my body, but you know what I mean. So a song or a TV show from a long time ago might be a blast from the past. The other phrase I wanted to teach you today is to have a blast.When you have a blast, it simply means that you are having fun. If I said I went to visit my brother the other day and I had a blast, past tense, I had a blast, it would mean that I really enjoyed visiting him and I had a really enjoyable time when I was there.So to review a blast from the past is anything that reminds you of the past. An old photo album, a song, a TV show, something from when you were younger. We would call it a blast from the past. And when you have a blast, it simply means to have a very enjoyable time, to have fun.But hey, let's look at a comment from a previous video. This comment is from Jerry. Hi Bob. To be honest, I don't really get why your short videos have to be exactly four minutes long. Did I miss something? By the way, I love both your channels and watch all of your films regularly, regardless of the length of your videos.And my response, it is because of the transcript in the description. If I talk for more than four minutes, the words don't fit because there is a limit of 5,000 characters. I like the convenience for people of having the transcript in the description. So thanks, Jerry_sweden, for that comment.And yes, now you know. Now you know the secret reason why these short English lessons are exactly four minutes long. By the way, there is a bird up in the tree there. Oh, it just flew away. I can actually hear birds around me, which is one of the signs of spring.But yeah, below the video there is a box where I can paste the description for the video. And if I talk for more than four minutes, the transcript doesn't usually fit in the box below the video. And I like to include that because people enjoy having the transcript.Some of you like to read the transcript before you watch the video, some of you like to read the transcript after, and then you watch the video again the next day. But it's just a good way for you to practise your English. So that's why, yes, there is a box below and there is a limit as to how many words and characters I can put in that box.So now you know the reason. Sometimes I talk too fast and then it also gets a little challenging to fit all of the words in. But, hey, not sure if you can hear. But I could hear a number of different birds.I'm not sure if you can see them up there on the tree. There are birds on the roof of the barn. It really feels like spring is starting to happen. I'm outside without a coat on, but it's actually a little too chilly for that.Oh, by the way, there's also geese in the river. They're probably pretty far away on the camera. Probably a little too far for you to see, but yes, spring break here in Ontario, Canada. That means I have the week off work.And also, it's starting to just feel a little bit like spring. Not yesterday. Yesterday was minus 6. It was way too cold. Anyways, thanks for watching. Remember, there is a complete transcript below if you want to read it. And I'll see you next week with another short English lesson. Bye.

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