英语博客：ESL Podcast 825 – Political Advertising

Hilary: The election is still two months away and Im already sick of the political ads. Look at these flyers we got in the mail just today, not to mention the canvassers ringing our doorbell nonstop! Bill: Its worse if you watch TV, with attack ad af

英语博客：ESL Podcast 824 – Grooming a Successor

Aisha: Its only a matter of time before I retire and hand over the reins to someone else. Javier: That wont happen for years. Aisha: Itll happen sooner than you think. Ive given a lot of thought to the person I want to fill my shoes. After long consi

英语博客：ESL Podcast 823 – Dealing With a Bothersome Person

Melissa: I hate that guy Reuben. Hes always getting in my face. Conan: Ooh, I sense some serious sexual tension between the two of you. Melissa: Sexual tension? Are you out of your mind? He does nothing but give me a hard time. Conan: Thats because h

英语博客：ESL Podcast 822 – Having a Frightening Experience

Oliver: I had the most hair-raising experience of my life this past weekend. Alena: What happened? Oliver: You know that George bought an old house, right? Well, hes been telling us that its haunted, so for a lark, a few of us decided to spend the we

英语博客：ESL Podcast 821 – Eating Contaminated Food

Rachel: This tastes funny. Sergey: Its fine. Theres nothing wrong with it. Rachel: It tastes like its tainted or something. Dont you detect a funny metallic taste? Sergey: No, its perfectly fine. Just eat it. Rachel: I swear theres something off abou

英语博客：ESL Podcast 820 – Performing Poorly at Work

Cora: Whats up with Rob? He hasnt been himself lately. Doug: Youve noticed, too, huh? Cora: Yeah, hes been missing work and letting things slip through the cracks. Ive been cutting him some slack and filling in for him, but things havent improved. Do

英语博客：ESL Podcast 819 – Athletes Behaving Badly

Connie: I just got a call from Rons agent. Hes in hot water again. Walt: Not again! What did he get up to now? Connie: He got into another fight outside of a bar, and hes in police custody right now cooling his heels. I dont know what he was thinking

英语博客：ESL Podcast 817 – Getting a School Class Schedule

Carlos: Did you get your class schedule? Marianne: Yeah. You? Carlos: Yeah. Lets see if we have any classes together. I have PE with Mr. Lopez and social studies with Ms. Walters. How about you? Marianne: I have PE with Ms. Schwartz and social studie

英语博客：ESL Podcast 816 – Running a Pilot Program

Rosalind: How is the pilot program coming along? Jimmy: Well be ready to launch it in another month, but I have some serious reservations. Rosalind: Like what? Jimmy: We havent worked out all of the bugs yet and we might come up against some resistan

英语博客：ESL Podcast 815 – Buying Dinnerware

Wendy: We need some new dinnerware. Nearly all of our plates and bowls are cracked or chipped. Jason: All right, you do that. Wendy: Arent you going to help? Jason: I trust your judgment. Whatever you like, Ill like, too. Wendy: But I need your input

英语博客：ESL Podcast 814 – Getting Rid of Bugs and Rodents

Apartment Manager: This is the one-bedroom apartment we have for rent. Let me show you around. Sherin: Wait! Did you see that? It looked like a mouse or a rat. Apartment Manager: There arent any rodents or any other vermin in this apartment complex.

英语博客：ESL Podcast 813 – Doing Basic Exercises

Jane: Ive just had the best workout at the gym! Arnold: You dont need to go to a gym to exercise. I exercise right here in my apartment. Jane: Oh, yeah? What can you do in this small space? Arnold: Nearly everything I need to do. Before I do my calis

英语博客：ESL Podcast 812 – Losing Employees to Other Companies

Diego: Thats three in six months! Natalie: Whats three in six months? Diego: Thats three of this companys employees who have been hired away by other companies. First, there was Lamar. I wasnt surprised that headhunters were interested in Lamar, sinc

英语博客：ESL Podcast 811 – A Heckler at a Sports Game

Lew: Boo!! Boo!! Your team sucks! Alexa: Sit down and stop heckling the visiting team. Youre making a fool of yourself. Lew: Im supporting our team. If I keep taunting the players on the other team, they may lose their concentration and well gain an

英语博客：ESL Podcast 818 – Placing a Drink Order

Server: Hello, Im Allie and Ill be your server today. Heres a menu. Can I take your drink order? Joel: Id like a glass of water with no ice. Server: Sure. Will that be sparkling or still? Joel: Uh, tap. Server: Okay, one glass of tap water. Would you

英语博客：ESL Podcast 829 – Having a Barbecue

George: Step aside! The king of the cookout is here. Im ready to work my magic on this barbecue. Sophia: Here are the burgers and hot dogs. The kids are pretty hungry. George: Hold on. I need to put on the charcoal. Now Im ready to fire up this barbe

英语博客：ESL Podcast 832 – Creating an Online Store

Kay: Id say were well on our way to establishing our new online store. Greg: I cant wait for this to get off the ground. Orders will pour in and well make money hand over fist. Kay: Lets not get ahead of ourselves. Lets see where we are in our prepar

英语博客：ESL Podcast 831 – Not the Marrying Kind

Stacey: I have a date with George this Saturday. I cant wait! Brad: Have a good time, but you know what the word on the street is about George, dont you? Stacey: What? Brad: Hes not the marrying kind. Stacey: Oh, he just hasnt met the right girl yet.

英语博客：ESL Podcast 830 – Donating to a Thrift Store

Scott: Thats the last bag. Help me put these into the truck. I want to get these to the thrift store before they stop taking donations for the day. Nancy: Hold on! That bag has curtains in it. Scott: I know they do. Those old curtains have been sitti

英语博客：ESL Podcast 828 – Important Business Contacts

Kelly: What we need are a few people in the industry to talk up our new company. John: Im on top of that. Im really well connected, as you know, and Ive already put in a few calls to a few of the movers and shakers in our business. Kelly: I didnt kno