Learn the English Phrases TO LOOK FORWARD TO and TO LOOK BACK ON An English Lesson with Subtitles

So, in English, when you look forward to something it means that you're excited about it. It means that you are happy that something is going to happen. It means that you smile when you think about something that is going to happen. look forward to few things. look forward to day when I'm semi-retired, when can work little bit less. look forward to time when COVID-19 is over, when we've found virus. hope that all the scientists in the world are working hard on that, and appreciate that they are. You might look forward to time when you can speak English fluently. Maybe you already do, but maybe you are looking forward to time when you'll be able to speak English like native speaker. So, in English, when you look forward to something it means that you're excited about it. When was lot younger, was always looking forward to any day where got to be with Jen. So, when you look forward to something, it means that you smile and think about how happy you'll be when it happens. This doesn't have any emotion with it. It's simply phrase we use when we are talking about the past. So, if say, look back on my time at university fondly, that means that when look back, when think about when was younger, when think about the time when was at university, it means that smile when think about it. So, when you say that look back on something, it simply means that you are remembering it. It doesn't mean that you are happy about it or sad about it. You do need to add that emotion with other words. So, it's not like the phrase look forward to where built into the phrase is the emotion of happiness. When you look back on something, it's simply the act of remembering it. So, when look back on my day in university, think that certainly had less responsibility than do now. Anyways, Bob the Canadian here. Hope you're having good day. hope you have good week. I'll see you tomorrow with another small English lesson.