**Jiaying
**Welcome to The English We Speak with me, Jiaying…
**Roy
**… and me, Roy. Did you just eat my entire bucket of popcorn?
Jiaying Yes, I did! YOLO!
Roy I can’t believe you ate my popcorn! I was going to share that with you while we watched a film! And what on earth does YOLO mean?
**Jiaying
**You only live once!
**Roy
**Thanks for reminding me, but seriously, what does YOLO mean?
**Jiaying
**YOLO is an abbreviation which stands for ‘you only live once’! People often say YOLO to remind others to enjoy the present and not worry too much about the future.
Roy Which is somehow connected to why you ate all the popcorn, is it?
Jiaying Well, I was hungry, so I ate it! YOLO! Let’s talk more about it after these examples.
ExamplesI decided to buy that new car! I know it’s expensive, but YOLO!
She said that I was boring and left me! The last thing she said was ‘YOLO’!
Bertie quit his job as a bus driver and opened up a new sci-fi-themed cafe! YOLO.
**Jiaying
**You’re listening to The English We Speak from BBC Learning English, and we’re talking about the expression ‘YOLO’, which is an abbreviation for ‘you only live once’. People use this when they want to remind others to live for the present!
**Roy
**Yes, they often use YOLO to justify a risk that is connected with something they are doing. On that note, I have just used your credit card to book a holiday of a life time! YOLO!
**Jiaying
**What?! You used my credit card?! To buy yourself a holiday?!
Roy Yep! I’m going swimming with sharks, mountain climbing and cliff diving! YOLO!
**Jiaying
**With my money? Oh, I’m going to be broke!
**Roy
**Haha – I’m only joking. I just thought I’d wind you up because you ate my popcorn! I do think you should buy some more of that, though!
**Jiaying
**That sounds fair! I’m glad you didn’t notice I ate your cake and drank all your cans of drink too! YOLO! Bye, Roy!
Roy You ate my cake too?! Oh Jiaying! Bye.