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

ESL杰夫的一天 第83期:开车回家和跑腿讲解(9)

Luckily, the supermarket has a lot of checkout stands open. 所幸的是，超市的很多收银台都开放了。 A checkout stand is the place where you pay for your food. 收银台是你付款的地方。 The verb, to checkout, checkout, means to

ESL杰夫的一天 第52期:开车上班讲解(3)

Usually it makes a certain sound a certain noise, 通常发动它时会发出特定声音， and once the engine starts, then you don't have to put the key forward, you just leave the key there, you take your hand off of it. 一旦引擎发动了，你

ESL杰夫的一天 第54期:开车上班讲解(5)

So, in the morning the drive time in Los Angeles, for example, is 7:30 to 9:30. 因此，例如，洛杉矶早上上班的高峰期是7:30到9:30。 Most people are going to work during those hours. 多数人都在这个时间段上班。 In other ci

ESL杰夫的一天 第50期:开车上班讲解(1)

Part five is called The Commute to Work. 第五部分叫做开车上班 Commute, commute, can be both a noun and a verb. 通勤（commute）既可以作名词，也可以作动词。 It means to go from your house to your work. 它是从家里去上班

ESL杰夫的一天 第49期:开车上班(1)

I open my car door and throw my briefcase in the back seat, and get comfortable for my drive. 我打开车门，把公文包扔到后座上，然后调整了一下，让我开车舒服一点。 I put my coffee mug into the cup holder, put the keys in

ESL杰夫的一天 第61期:开车上班(2)

I open my car door and throw my briefcase in the back seat, and get comfortable for my drive. 我打开车门，把公文包扔到后座上，然后调整了一下，让我开车舒服一点。 I put my coffee mug into the cup holder, put the keys in

ESL杰夫的一天 第74期:开车回家和跑腿(1)

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

ESL Podcast 916 – Being Forced Out of a Position

Julianna: Ha ha! The wicked witch is dead! Hugo: What are you talking about? Julianna: Bettina is stepping down as chairperson of the committee. I thought this day would never come. Hugo: Thats a big surprise. I never thought Id live to see the day w

ESL Podcast 925 – Going Through Customs

Customs Officer: Your passports, please. What is your final destination? ?zkan: Los Angeles. Customs Officer: How long is your stay? ?zkan: Well be there for a week. Customs Officer: What is the purpose of your trip? ?zkan: Im going there on business