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本帖最后由 lamjin 于 2012-12-8 00:42 编辑ESL Podcast 847 – Experiencing a Blackout
http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=12816729
Blow a fuse: means that you're usingtoo much electricity in a certain part of your house.
Blackout:is, when in entire area, sometimesentire city loses power, loses electrical power. There is no electricityavailable anywhere. Blackout could also be when you don't remember something after drinking a lot of alcohol. That's also called blackout.
Pitch black:means extremely black with no light whatsoever.
Power outage:is the same as blackout. It's a period of time when there is no electricity available.
Circuit: is a path that electricity follows between two points.
Overloaded:means that there is too much demand, in this case, for electricity and the place that's generating electricity can't produce it fast enough.
Electricity:you probably know , is power energy that's carried through wires and cables used to operate almost everything.
Power grid: is a network of power companies and use of electricity that are connected together.
Citywide: is one word, meaning across or covering an entire city.
Candle: is a small object, usually made of wax that has something that you can lightso that it burns.
There is no telling:is used to mean that it isn't possible to know what will happen or when will it happen.
Rolling blackout: is when a power company decides to stop giving power to different areas.
Surge: is a sudden increase in something that usually only last for a short time.
Perfectly: here means completely. It's a word used for emphasis here. 本帖最后由 lamjin 于 2012-12-8 15:09 编辑
ESL Podcast 848 – An Unscrupulous Partner
http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=12826672
Thebenefitof hindsight:meansif I had knownthen what I knownow.
To be trusting: means to believethatanother person is tellingyouthe truth.You don't demand anyproof.You don't ask for anyevidence.
Downfall: isthereason whysomethingfails. It'sasource oftheproblem, the reason why somethinggoesbad.
To workyourbutt off: isan informalexpressionmeaning to workveryhard. You'reworkingso hard,youcan't workany more. You'reverytired becauseyou'reworking sohard.
To getanythingofftheground: means togetit started,to,In thiscase,start abusinessand makeitsuccessful.
Toturnon someone : meansto suddenlychangeyour relationshiporyour altitude towardsanother person ,sothat youbeginto attackthatother person,youbegin tobecomemean oraggressivetowards thatperson.
Todeceive: means tolieto someone,notto behonestwith someone.
Agreement :iswhentwo peoplesignsomething, basicallylikea contract.It'sa formal legal document.
Partnership: referstotwo peopleworking together.
Verbal: meansthesame asspoken,not writtendown,not writtenona pieceof paper.
50-50: fiftyhyphenfifty meansfiftypercent forhim, fiftypercentforme .We mightalsosay halfandhalf.
Outofthe blue: meaningunexpectedly andverysuddenly.
Co-owner:issomeonewho ownthebusiness withyou.
Sole: meansonly. In thiscasesingle withoutanyoneelse. He'sthe only owner.
Togetcheated outofsomething: means thatyou'retricked so thatyoudo not getwhatyou'resupposedto get. You'redeceivedin such a waythat typicallyyoulose moneyoryou losesomethingofvalue.
Tobeunscrupulous:meanstonotbe careful.Butreally weuseittomean dishonest.Tobe unscrupulousmeans nottoworry aboutwhat'sright orwrong, just todothings thataregood foryou.
Towatchyourback: meansto protectyourself against otherpeople,to belooking for dangersthatother peoplemightpresenttoyou.
Tolookout foryourown interests: meansto dowhatis most beneficialtoyou withoutcaring about whathappensto theotherpeople.
Tostabsomeone intheback: meanstohurt someone,todeceive someoneinsuch awaythat theydidn'tsee itcoming.They didn'trealizewhat youweredoing andsuddenly they did.Itdoesn't meantoactually killsomeonewith aknifealthough it could. But itmeans more commonlytobe deceived orcheatedbyanother person, especially aperson thatyouhad trusted andthereforedidn't expectto deceiveyou. Every audio is lasted for 15 mins, therefore,not hard to follow. I have listened for two days,and will insist on doing this. Lamjin 's annotation is beneficial for me to understand,memorise and recall the contents.I really appreciated Lamjin's job.
用英文写回复好艰难哦。。。。 Every audio is lasted for 15 mins, therefore,not hard to follow. I have listened for two days,and will insist on doing this. Lamjin 's annotation is beneficial for me to understand,memorise and recall ...
穆子 发表于 2012-12-9 10:44 http://www.ourdream.ca/forums/static/image/common/back.gif其实主要是学习人家是如何用很简单的单词和句子，讲述和描述复杂的东西。 在国内和国外学英语的这个感觉很不一样，你可以对比一下你现在用的教程， 你会发现遣词造句和思路感觉都不一样。 本帖最后由 lamjin 于 2012-12-9 13:34 编辑
ESL Podcast 849 – Bargaining With Store Owners
http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=12836615#
Vase:is a ceramicorglass object .Usuallyusedforputtingflowers into .
Talk someonedown: meanstogetsomeonetoagreetoalower price,then hehasofferedyou. To getsomeonetolowerthepriceonsomethingthey'reselling.
Thestartingprice: isthepricethatthesellertells youfirst .
Negotiable: meansthat theycanbechanged.
Rockbottomprice: isthelowestpossiblepriceyouwill accept;theleastamountofmoney.
Notonepennyless: meansthat thisisan absolute minimumorlowestpricethatthepersonisnotgoingtolower thepriceanymorebeyond that point.
Steal: heremeansa verygooddeal;somethingthatissoldataverylowprice;somethingexpensivesoldverycheaply.
Tobargain: aswesaidbefore,meanstonegotiate ;meanstogetalowerpricebytalkingtosomeone.
Givesomethingaway: it'saphrasalverb, meaningto givesomethingforfree.You'renotevenasking forany moneyforit.
Tobudge: meanstomoveasmallamount ortochangeyourposition .
Tohaggle: meanstonegotiate,tobargain,totrytogetalowerprice.Soit'sthesameastobargain.
Goodthings cometothosewhowait: thisisanoldexpression. Ifyouwait enough,ifyouwait alongtime,eventuallyI'llhavesome goodthingscoming toyou.
Towalkaway: means , inthiscase,toendthediscussion,tostopthenegotiation.
Cheap: isalowprice, but hereisusedasaninsult.Thatmeans someonewhodoesn't want topayverymuchmoneyforanything, eventhoughthat thingisworth themoney.Someonewhoischeapissomeonewhodoesn't liketospendmoney. i will have a two weeks vacation between december 23 2012 and janurary 5 2013.
so i can come here to study english with lamjin.『呵呵』『支持』 It's a very good website for studying english,i will usually come there to listen and readpure english for improving my english.
:-P 其实主要是学习人家是如何用很简单的单词和句子，讲述和描述复杂的东西。 在国内和国外学英语的这个感觉很不一样，你可以对比一下你现在用的教程， 你会发现遣词造句和思路感觉都不一样。 ...
lamjin 发表于 2012-12-9 12:08 http://www.ourdream.ca/forums/static/image/common/back.gif
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我第二次烤鸭，作文没怎么复习，又遇到个陌生题目，只好使用了很多口语句子，简直就是大白话，我以为要考砸了，结果出来成绩比我要想的还好 ESL Podcast 850 – Betting on Sports
http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=12866444
Smackaroos:isan informalterm , meaningdollars.It'salittle old.Youdon't hearthatmuch anymore. It wasmuchmore popularin20th, mid-20thcentury.
Tobet:is totryto win moneyby guessinghowsomething isgoingto turn out inthefuture. Who isgoing towinthe game?Who'sgoing towinthe election?
Wager: isthe amountofmoney that youbet.
HighOdds:means thattheprobability or likelihoodofsomethinghappeningwas verysmall.
Pools:refersto betting pools.Abettingpooliswhen everybodyputs in asmallamount ofmoney.
Bookie:is someonewhose jobisto takemoney for people'sbets.
Serious:herewillmean significant ,alot.
High-stakes:means alot ofmoney,with usuallyalot ofrisksinvolved.
Pennyante: wouldbeavery smallamount of money.
Gambling:iswhen you playabet onsomefuture event.Gamblingand betting arebasicallythesamething.
Tobethe favorites:meanstobetheperson ortheteam thatisexpected towinthis game .
awidemargin: meansby avery large amountora significantamount.
Point spread: is apredictionabout thedifferencesin thefinalscoresof thegames.
What do yousay?: is an informal phraseused toask someone'sopinion orto askfor theirdecisionwhen you'retryingto persuadethemto dosomething.
Toorichforyourblood: means it'stooexpensivefor you.It's toomuchmoney.
Minorleagues: are theteamswith theplayers are good,butdon't getpaidthat much. Bookie is usually working illegally,but because betting is so commen, it is difficult for the government to try to stop this thing.
Wow... ESL Podcast 846 – Donating Blood
http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=12806786#
Band-aid: isactuallythe nameofa productofa companyhereinUnitedStates.It’s justasmall pieceofcotton thathas apieceoftape on it thatyou putovera cutonyour skin.
To donateblood: means togivesome ofyourblood toahospital ortoan organizationlikethe RedCrossto helppeoplewho needblood .
Needle: isalong, sharpthing .they putinsideyour body.
Light- headed:isthesame asdizzy,a feeling thatyou mayfalldown.Itfeelslike theworldis spinningaroundyou.
To gothroughwith something: meansto dosomethingthat isperhapsdifficult orevena littledangerous.But yougoahead anddoitanyway.You havethecourage , the strengthto dothisdifficultthing.
Todrawblood :meaning theyactuallytake bloodoutof her.
Tofaint:is tobasicallylose consciousness;youfall asleep. You,If you'restanding, fall downandbecomeunconscious.
Admirable:issomethingthat isimpressive,something that otherpeople respect, otherpeoplerealizeit's important.
Transfusions:arewhena doctorata hospitaltypically willbegivingyounew blood.They're transferring someoneelse's blood intoyourbody forsomemedical reason.
Relieforganizations:are organizationslike theredcross orthered crescentthatgo into areas where peoplearesuffering , perhapsbecauseofwarorhurricane orsome other naturaldisaster ,some otherterribleevent. Andtheyhelp peopleinthose areas.Theygive themfood ,water andsoforth.
Disasterarea:is anareawhere something verybad has happened ,a war,ahurricane, anearthquake,that's sortofthing.
Tobeinjured: means thatyou’rehurt. Youhavesome ofyourbody thathasbeen hurtorbeen damaged.
Nurse: isa professionalwho helps doctors.
Bloodmobile:isalarge vanortruck thattravelsaround from placetoplaceandinside ofit ,it hasequipmentneeded sothatyou candonateblood. I prefer being drawn blood to going through with IELTS exam,because I feel light-headed in exercising vocabularies. Every audio is lasted for 15 mins, therefore,not hard to follow. I have listened for two days,and will insist on doing this. Lamjin 's annotation is beneficial for me to understand,memorise and recall ...
穆子 发表于 2012-12-9 10:44 http://www.ourdream.ca/forums/static/image/common/back.gif
Good job! Nicely done!
Another version may go as follows:
audio 15 , (therefore,not hard to follow) . I . i will have a two weeks vacation between december 23 2012 and janurary 5 2013.
so i can come here to study english with lamjin.『呵呵』『支持』
life007 发表于 2012-12-9 20:11 http://www.ourdream.ca/forums/static/image/common/back.gif
I will be having a two-week vacation from December 23, 2012 to Janurary 5, 2013, so I can come here to learn English with lamjin. ESL Podcast 851 – Finding a House to Buy
http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=12876387#
A Single-family home : is ahome designed for just onefamily to livein,in a singlebuilding.
ATownhouse:is atall , narrowhome usuallywithtwo orthreelevels, twoorthree floors,butit's built rightnextto another townhouse.So it'snotlike asingle-familyhome wherethebuilding isseparatefrom anything aroundit.
Commonwalls: are whentwodifferent apartmentsortwo differenttownhousesor twodifferentcondominiumshaveoneperson ononeside ofthewall andanother person ontheother side.
A Yard:isan outsidearea next toahome.
Squarefootage: is thenumberof squarefeetin anarea.It's how wemeasurethe sizeof houses, orthesize of apartmentbuildings orapartmentswithin thebuilding,more likely.
Alot :is thelandthat thehousesits on. Lotsize willbethe sizeofthat pieceofland.
Anopenfloor plan:isa designofahome,it could bean officealso,that hasalot ofopenspace.Therearen't that many walls.Thefloor planistechnically like adrawing ofwhere things areinyour house,almostlike a map.\
Curbappeal: refers tohowattractive , howgood-lookingthe houselookswhen you'redrivingby itorwhen you'rewalking down thestreet.
Upgrades:refertowhen ahousehas newthingsdone toit.
A Fixer-upper: isahouse that needswork. It'sahouse thathas problemsthatyou'regoing tohaveto fix.
Move-incondition: is whenyoucan comein,and youcanjust liveina house.Youdon't havetofix anything. Everythingis working.
Mortgage: aloanthat youuseto buyahouse.
Hold outfor something : meansto waitfor something thatyoureally want.
Amansion: isahugehouse, averylarge expensivehouse .
Astepup from: simplymeans animprovementover.Somethingthatis betterthanwhat youusedto have.
Expectations: arethethings thatyoubelievewillhappen,that youwantto happenaboutthe situationwhat youanticipatetohappen. 这些词语还是很实用的！『谢谢』 这才是比较真实的英语。 国内的都应该学这种材料， 才不会脱离实际。 ESL Podcast 845 – Dropping Out of College
http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=12776957
Todropout : isatwo- word phrasalverbmeaning tostopgoing toschoolbefore youhavecompleted youreducation, before youhavereceived yourdegreeor certificate.
Therealworld: when peoplesaythe realworld,they meannotinside of aschool, tobeout where people are working,doingthings likemakingmoney.
Tograduate: means tocompleteyour program.
Adegree: is usually aword we use when youfinishsomesortofcollege program.
Earningpower:is theabilityto makealot ofmoneyfrom yourwork.
Long-termprospects: are youropportunitiesfor thefuture,formanyyearsinto thefuture.
Lifeispassingmeby: means thatyoufeelthatyourlife isveryboring,thatyou'regetting olderbutyou're notgettingmore outoflife , you'renotenjoyinglifetheway otherpeopleenjoy life.
Thehighlife : isarelaxed, comfortable ,excitinglife spendingalot ofmoneyon yourowncomfort,yourownentertainment ,a goodlife.
Toblowyour moneyonsomething :meanstospendit onsomethingthat isn'tveryimportant ortowaste yourmoneyon something thatisn't veryuseful.
Paycheck: isthemoney youreceive for workingatyour job.
Tonotstretch veryfar: means theywon'tbe abletopay foreverythingthey wantand need ,because theywon'thave enoughmoney.
Toout-earn:means toearnmore than ,toget moremoneyat ajobthan theotherpeople.
Rightofthe gate : meansimmediately .
Delayedgratification: is waitingforthe goodthings.
Suffering : pain
Topayoff :meanstobe worthwhile, tohave benefits.
Inthe long run:meansin thefuture,in thelongterm whichisan expressionweused earlier.
Graduate school: is whereyougo afteryoufinish yourBachelor's, if youwantMaster's orDoctoratein something.
Don'tpushit : meansstopright there;don'ttry togeta betterdealor don'ttrytogeteven moreoutof thisnegotiationor thisconversation. ESL Podcast 845 – Dropping Out of College
http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=12776957
Todropout : isatwo- word phrasalverbmeaning tostopgoing toschoolbefor ...
lamjin 发表于 2012-12-16 14:40 http://www.ourdream.ca/forums/static/image/common/back.gif I love the podcast, but I love the definitions of words and phrases even more than the podcast. Thanks for sharing! I love the podcast, but I love the definitions of words and phrases even more than the podcast. Thanks for sharing!
Dawn 发表于 2012-12-16 15:26 http://www.ourdream.ca/forums/static/image/common/back.gif
他们解释词语都是在特定语境下进行解释。 不像国内，给个很general 的中文解释，剩下的就靠个人理解了。 这这是为什么，国内人用词和本地人用词不一样。
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