2008年ESL之人际交往 15 Waiting for a Man or Woman to Call

26 Renting an Apartment GLOSSARY apartment manager a person whose job is to take care of problems in an apartment building, collect the rent, and find peopleto live in the building * When our toilet stopped working, we called the apartment manager. v

2015年ESL之旅行交通购物 05 Getting a Flat Tire

Getting a Flat Tire Jaloliddin: What is that thumping noise? Minisa: I don?t hear anything. Jaloliddin: I think you have a flat tire. Minisa: The left rear tire has a slow leak, but I just inflated it the last time I was at the gas station, so I?m su

2015年ESL之商务英语 18 Missing a Deadline

Missing a Deadline Oliver: Ive just had to tell a client that Im running behind and I wont make the deadline. Alena: How did she take it? Oliver: Not so well, at first. I knew she wouldnt be happy, so Ive been in a dilemma for days: Should I tell her

2013年ESL之日常生活 21 Having Bad Credit

Having Bad Credit Alisha: This is the second time Ive been turned down for a credit card in a month. I dont know what Im doing wrong. James: Have you checked your credit report recently? Maybe you have a bad credit rating. Alisha: I have a full-time

2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 03 Getting a Massage

Getting a Massage Robert: Why are you twisting your back like that? Staci: Im in pain. My back and shoulders really hurt. I think its from sitting at this computer all the time. Robert: What you need is a good massage. It can get rid of the knots in

ESL露西的一天 第101期:清洁与放松讲解(6)

The channels, channels, are the stations on the television. 这些电视频道就是电视台。 If you have a cable television, you may have 100, 150, 200 channels - 200 different television stations you can watch. 如果你家是有线电视，你可

ESL露西的一天 第87期:晚餐与甜点讲解(2)

The dining room, dining room is the place in your house where you eat. 餐厅，餐厅，就是你在家吃饭的地方。 To dine, dine, is to eat. 用餐，用餐，就是吃饭。 Lucy says for her birthday last year, her brother gave her some pla

ESL露西的一天 第77期:银行与市场讲解(2)

Fortunately, Lucy says, the bank is on the way to the bus stop. 幸运的是，露西说，银行在去往公共汽车站的途中。 On the way means it is between her work and the bus stop - it is convenient for her. 在途中意味着在她的工作

ESL露西的一天 第65期:工作与午餐讲解(2)

Lucy says that she boots up her computer and looks at her agenda for the day. 露西说，她打开电脑，查看当天的日程安排。 To boot, boot, up (two words) means to start your computer - to turn your computer on. 启动，启动（两个字

ESL露西的一天 第51期:乘坐公共交通工具去上班讲解(1)

Episode five is called Taking Public Transportation to Work. 第五课题目是乘坐公共交通工具上班。 Public transportation is anything that the government runs or operates, such as buses, trains, and subways. 公共交通由政府运营，包

ESL杰夫的一天 第104期:休息 邮件和垃圾讲解(6)

You're looking at them, perhaps waiting in a doctor's office in the waiting room of a doctor's office you thumb through the magazines. 或许在医院的候诊室里等待时，你会翻看杂志。 Well, I'm thumbing through the Atlantic Monthly, an

ESL杰夫的一天 第93期:做晚饭 吃晚饭和清洗餐具讲解(7)

So, I get out the place mats and the napkins to set the table. 因此，我取出餐具垫和餐巾摆在餐桌上。 A napkin, napkin, is like a little towel that you use. 餐巾（napkin），是你使用的一种小毛巾。 In case you need to wi

ESL杰夫的一天 第110期:睡前准备和睡觉讲解(2)

I'm looking forward to having that ritual, a ritual, ritual, is something that you do on a regular schedule 我期待能有这样的惯例，惯例（ritual）是指你定期做某事 or at a regular time every day or maybe every week or every month,

ESL杰夫的一天 第111期:睡前准备和睡觉讲解(3)

I have to admit is an expression that we use when you're going to say something that maybe you don't want to say you don't want to tell the truth. I have to admit是当你要说你可能不想说的事情你不想说实话的时候会用到的一种表

ESL杰夫的一天 第113期:睡前准备和睡觉讲解(5)

To hamper, as a verb, means something different. 动词hamper的意思又有所不同。 To hamper someone means to get in their way to prevent them from doing something. To hamper someone的意思是阻碍某人阻止某人做某事。 But as a noun

ESL杰夫的一天 第116期:睡前准备和睡觉讲解(8)

I fluff my pillow, and I climb into bed. 我拍松枕头，然后爬上了床。 Notice that verb to climb, climb, into bed. 注意到climb into bed中climb这个动词。 It means the same as to get into bed. 它与get into bed的get意思相同。

ESL杰夫的一天 第24期:清洁(2)

I go into my bathroom sometime around 6:45 a.m. 我在早上6点45分左右去卫生间。 My sink and medicine cabinet are on the left when you enter my bathroom. 当你进入我的卫生间时，你会看到水槽和药柜在左边。 The toilet is

ESL杰夫的一天 第109期:睡前准备和睡觉讲解(1)

This episode is called Getting Ready for Bed and Going to Sleep. 这一部分叫做睡前准备和睡觉。 At 10:30, I decide to get ready for bed, to do the things I need to do so I can go to sleep. 晚上10:30，我决定上床睡觉，做我需要做

ESL杰夫的一天 第37期:吃早餐(2)

I walk into my kitchen and turn on the coffeemaker. 我走进厨房，打开咖啡机。 I always put the coffee, filter, and water in the night before so it's ready to go. 我总是在前一天晚上放好咖啡、滤纸和水，这样我随时都能用

ESL杰夫的一天 第85期:开车回家和跑腿(2)

It's five o'clock and it's quitting time. 现在是下午五点，该下班了。 I put a few files into my bag, grab my mug, and say goodnight to the rest of the people in my area. 我把一些文件装入包中，拿上马克杯，向我部门里剩下