My friends and I decided to take a trip to Yosemite National Park to do some camping and hiking. We all like the outdoors, but we all live in the city. We have all been griping about feeling cooped up so we decided to take a road trip. This trip woul
Laurent: So Im confused . Whos David again? Bethany: David is my roommates friends brother. Havent you been listening? Laurent: I have, but how am I supposed to keep all of these people straight ? Your stories are always so convoluted , with too many
Rebecca: You look exhausted! Another tough day at the daycare center? Puneet: Yeah, it was. This is a record year for the kids getting sick. The chicken pox is going around. Last year, it was the measles. The year before that, it was the mumps. This
Ali: Its just our luck that as soon as we arrive here for our island vacation , theres a hurricane warning! Mariela: Its uncanny , isnt it? On last years vacation, we crossed paths with a tornado and now this. Ali: Yeah, that tornado was something. I
Don: So how did your end-of-the-year review go? Becky: Oh, it was okay. I had my meeting with Mitch this morning and his bottom line is that he thinks I need to show more initiative. He thinks that I need to start being more creative. Don: Did he act
Claudia: Oh, that was so good. Ive never seen anything better. Bravo! Bravo! Javier: Theres no need for a standing ovation and stop gushing. The performers did a passable job. It was nothing to write home about. Claudia: You are so jaded. That perfor
Bernie: Oh, I'm in so much pain! Where is the medication we got from the pharmacy ? Gloria: It's right here, but we need to read the label first. Okay, these are the active ingredients and they seem okay. This warning says that we need to watch out f
I never read food labels until I started going out with Wendy. Shes studying to be a nutritionist . When we go grocery shopping, she reads every label. _____________ Wendy: Youre not buying that, are you? Ichirou: Well, I was thinking about it. Why?
Kadir: Stop that! Stop snickering ! Gabriel Voltaire is an author of great acclaim . You should show a little reverence . Melissa: Yes, but he seems to have a bad case of stage fright. I know its an honor to hear him speak, but its hard to show rever
地道美语听力播客English as a Second Language Podcast (ESLPod),是一家位于美国加州洛杉矶的英语教育研究机构推出的英文听力会话,于2005年7月23日首播, 主播Dr. Jeff McQuillan为南加州大学的语言学博士
I went to the bike shop on Saturday morning to buy a bicycle. Clerk: What kind of bike are you looking for? Lance: Im really not sure. Clerk: Well, let me show you what we have. We carry road bikes, mountain bikes, beach cruisers, and racing bikes. L
I had to fly from Minneapolis to Los Angeles recently, and like most travelers, I've almost memorized the standard safety announcement made by the flight attendants. It goes something like this: Good afternoon and welcome to Flight 345, service to Lo
Fay: Excuse me. Im in the window seat. Dustin: Oh, sure. Let me get up and let you in. Fay: Thanks. Dustin: Are you traveling on business? Fay: Yes, I am. Im changing planes in Denver on my way to South Carolina, and then Im off to Georgia on Wednesd
Yoshi: Can you hold my jacket while I try to get my roller bag down the aisle ? Tatiana: All right, but I have to roll my own bag down the aisle, you know. Yoshi: Fine, give it back to me. All of these overhead bins are full. Where are we supposed to
I was nearly asleep in my seat when I heard this announcement: Folks, this is the captain speaking from the cockpit . We are experiencing a lot of turbulence and Im turning on the fasten seatbelt sign . Please remain in your seats. I didnt think anyt
One of the things I like to do on the weekends is go to garage sales. Im a bargain hunter and collector, so garage sales are good places for me. I look in the newspapers or just follow homemade signs to find the sales in my neighborhood. Whether its
A bunch of my old college friends came into town for a few days and we went out last night bar hopping until closing time. We started around 9 p.m. and were on our third bar when we closed it down. Some of us were starving and the rest of us were pec
Tae: What are you doing? Why are you taking all of my clothes out of my suitcase? I just finished packing that. Nicole: Youve packed all of the wrong things. Were going on a luxury cruise and all youve packed are shorts and t-shirts. Tae: Im going on
Student: I wonder if I could ask you some questions about our paper, professor. Do you want us to cite our sources in the footnotes? Professor: You should use endnotes for longer explanations. Otherwise, just follow the style sheet I passed out for c
Jamal: Have you found a place for us to stay in Chicago? Erin: Im still exploring the options. Instead of a run-of-the-mill chain hotel, I thought we could do something different. Jamal: How different? Erin: I thought we might stay in a cabin near th
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- ESL Podcast 945 – Using Electronics While Traveling
- ESL Podcast 939–Planning a Wedding
- ESL Podcast 874 – Poor Road Conditions
- ESL Podcast 882 – Playing a Practical Joke
- ESL Podcast 875 – Shopping at the Supermarket
- ESL Podcast 266 – Making a Move on Someone
- ESL Podcast 360 – A Management Dispute
- ESL Podcast 343 – Being Alike and Different
- ESL Podcast 525 – Falling in Love
- ESL Podcast 427 – Planning a Protest
- ESL Podcast 314 – Buying a Digital Audio (MP3) Player
- ESL Podcast 366 – Talking About Prices
- ESL Podcast 420 – Workplace Safety
- ESL Podcast 524 – Talking About Failure
- ESL Podcast 419 – Planting a Garden
- ESL Podcast 352 – Understanding Interest Rates
- ESL Podcast 567 – Visiting a Patient in the Hospital
- ESL Podcast 571 – Assigning Blame in a Car Accident
- ESL Podcast 566 – Having a Wild Party