ESL露西的一天 第38期:发型服饰讲解(1)

Episode four is entitled Doing Hair and Getting Dressed. 第4课的标题为服饰发型。 Lucy begins by going into the bathroom to finish doing her hair. 露西开头说到洗手间去完成发型的最后一步。 To do your hair means to make yo

ESL露西的一天 第36期:吃早饭(2)

In the kitchen, the first thing I do is pour myself a cup of coffee and I add a little skim milk and sugar. 走到厨房我先给自己倒一杯咖啡，加一点脱脂奶和糖。 My roommate usually makes a pot when she wakes up for both of us sinc

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之就医和人际交往 14 A Widespread Epidemic

14 A Widespread Epidemic GLOSSARY outbreak the moment when something begins to happen very suddenly,affecting many people * The outbreak of war caused panic in the streets. disease illness; something that makes a person sick* Dominic suffers from a r

2011年ESL之商务英语 07 Asking for More Time

07 Asking for More Time GLOSSARY status the current condition; the most up-to-date information about the quality,timing, or progress of something * All of the employees are supposed to send weekly reports on the status of theirwork. on schedule on ti

2011年ESL之商务英语 02 Outdoor Advertising

02 Outdoor Advertising GLOSSARY advertising campaign an effort to make people aware of ones products orservices and want to buy them by using many different kinds of relatedadvertisements * An advertising campaign designed to reach young consumers mi

2011年ESL之旅行交通购物 15 Talking to a Mechanic

15 Talking to a Mechanic GLOSSARY mechanic a person whose job is to maintain and repair cars or other types ofmachines * Do you pay a mechanic to change the oil in your car, or do you do it yourself? engine the inside part of a car that makes it move

2011年ESL之就医和人际交往 19 Admiring Someone from Afar

19 Admiring Someone from Afar GLOSSARY what I wouldnt give a phrase used to mean that one wants something verymuch, being willing to give a lot to have it * What I wouldnt give to have a few extra days of vacation from work! date a social meeting bet

2012年ESL之餐饮娱乐 17 Betting on Sports

Betting on Sports Peter: Look at this! I just won 2,000 smackaroos! Angela: Where did you get all that money? Peter: I won it betting on the game last night. I placed a small wager with high odds and won big. Angela: Wow, I always put money in the po

2012年ESL之商务英语 26 Working in a Factory

Working in a Factory Tony: The plant manager says that youre the new kid. Amber: Yes, its my first day. Tony: All right, youll be a line worker like the rest of us. Heres your workstation. What you have to remember is that output and productivity are

2012年ESL之日常生活 27 Dropping Out of College

Dropping Out of College Aaron: Mom, I have something to tell you and youre not going to like it. Margo: What is it? Aaron: Im dropping out of college. I want to get out into the real world and get a job. Im wasting time in school. Margo: Youll get a

2012年ESL之商务英语 05 Negotiating Price

Negotiating Price Justin: Hello. Rachel: Hi, Justin. Its Rachel from McQ Corp. Justin: Oh hi, Rachel. Did you get our bid for the job? Rachel: Yes, we did. We like your proposal, but we still need to come to terms on the price. Justin: Weve already g

ESL Podcast 908 – Being Territorial at Work

Andy: What are you doing? Sita: Im running some numbers for the new project. Andy: I thought that was Delias turf. Sita: Shes usually the go-to person for this type of information, but I need this info right now. Andy: Id be careful about stepping on

ESL Podcast 910 – Plagiarizing a Paper

Paul: All done. Samantha: Youre done with your paper? How can that be? Im just getting started. Paul: Im just a better student than you are. Samantha: Let me see that. You didnt write this. Paul: No, I didnt. I downloaded somebodys paper from some we

ESL Podcast 901 – Participating in a Clinical Trial

Lucinda: You look tired. Are you all right? Elan: Im fine. Its this clinical trial Im enrolled in. Im suffering from some side effects. Lucinda: Are they serious? Elan: No, theyre not too bad. I was told to expect some adverse reactions in the first

ESL Podcast 906 – Using Illegal Drugs

Nancy: So, what do you think? Ron: Uh, that was interesting. Nancy: Thats all you have to say? I spent six months making this anti- drug film to show students in schools to try and deter illegal drug use. Ron: Well, Im not sure if it gets the point a

2015年ESL之日常生活 17 Forms of Government

Forms of Government Margaret: Okay, the teacher said that we should set up an ideal form of government for our imaginary country and then work out detailed plans for governance. Tony: I think the simplest is a dictatorship. Ill make all of the decisi

2015年ESL之日常生活 20 Describing Pleasant Scents

Describing Pleasant Scents Kitty: Oh, smell that. Isnt that delectable? Pepe: Yes, its pleasant. Kitty: Pleasant? Its heavenly. It has a nice fruity scent, not too sweet. Pepe: If you say so. I dont want to buy anything that has a strong perfume smel

2010年ESL之商务英语 10 Retiring From a Job

10 Retiring From a Job GLOSSARY retirement party an office celebration before an employee retires, meant tothank that person for his or her work and wish him or her a happy retirement* Some people actually cried at Takerus retirement party, because t