2011年ESL之日常生活 22 Voting in an Election

22 Voting in an Election GLOSSARY polling place a building (often a school or library) where people can mark apiece of paper or touch a computer screen to vote in elections * To vote, well need to go the polling place, which is at the public library

2011年ESL之商务英语 20 Being Impolite in Conversation

20 Being Impolite in Conversation GLOSSARY to ignore to not pay attention to something or someone; to act as if somethingdoes not exist or is not happening * If we ignore our leaking roof, the problem will keep getting worse. to sneer to smile in a m

2011年ESL之商务英语 26 Writing a Letter of Inquiry

26 Writing a Letter of Inquiry GLOSSARY laid off fired; told that one no longer has a job * Hundreds of people were laid off and then the company decided to close thefactory. to pound the pavement to spend a lot of time walking along streets, especia

2011年ESL之商务英语 25 Dealing With a Mistake

25 Dealing With a Mistake GLOSSARY miscommunication something that was said or written to mean one thing, butunderstood to mean something else; an instance of unsuccessful communication * Craig thought we were meeting at 7:00, but nobody else showed

2011年ESL之日常生活 23 Welcoming a Houseguest

English as a Second Language Podcastwww.eslpod.comESL Podcast 745 Welcoming a HouseguestThese materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2011). Posting ofthese materials on another website or distributing them in any way is

2011年ESL之日常生活 20 Home Architectural Styles

20 Home Architectural Styles GLOSSARY real estate agent a person whose job is to help other people buy or sellhomes, land, and/or other property * The real estate agent thinks we can sell our home for $270,000. the bigger the better a phrase used whe

2011年ESL之商务英语 19 Buying Office Furniture

19 Buying Office Furniture GLOSSARY catalogue a printed book with many pages containing photographs and writtendescriptions of items that are sold by a particular company * If you order clothes through a catalogue, its really important to know the co

2011年ESL之日常生活 24 Visiting a Ranch

English as a Second Language Podcastwww.eslpod.comESL Podcast 747 Visiting a RanchThese materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2011). Posting ofthese materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohib

2011年ESL之日常生活 19 Things Associated with Autumn

19 Things Associated with Autumn GLOSSARY changing of the seasons the period of the time when the weather changesbetween winter/spring, spring/summer, summer/fall, or fall/winter * Lauren enjoys the warm weather living in a tropical town, but she mis

2011年ESL之商务英语 23 Following One’s Dream

23 Following Ones Dream GLOSSARY to quit to stop working in a particular job; to announce that one will notcontinue to work in a position or organization *If Jens boss wont give him a raise, hes going to quit. to be meant for to be intended for; to h

2011年ESL之商务英语 24 Corporate Gift-Giving

24 Corporate Gift-Giving GLOSSARY to be stuck with to have to do something that one does not want to do,especially when it was assigned by someone else * Why am I stuck with cleaning up after the dog every day? Wouldnt it be morefair if we took turns

2011年ESL之商务英语 21 Describing One’s Skill Level

21 Describing Ones Skill Level GLOSSARY intern a person, usually who is still a student, who works in an organization fora short period of time to learn how to do something and prepare for a futurecareer * Last summer, Jezra was a finance intern on W