ESL之人际交往 18 A Mid-Life Crisis

18A Mid-Life Crisis GLOSSARY mid-life crisis a period in a mans life when he becomes unhappy that he is growing older and does strange things to try to feel younger* When Brett went through his mid-life crisis, he bought a red Ferrari and tried todat

ESL之人际交往 16 A Traditional Wedding

16A Traditional Wedding GLOSSARY wedding a ceremony that creates a marriage; a ceremony that makes twopeople married* They had a beautiful and very large wedding, with almost 300 guests. civil ceremony a wedding ceremony that is not religious; a wedd

2008年ESL之商务英语 25 Using the Copier

25 Using the Copier GLOSSARY copier a photocopy machine; a copy machine; a machine that makes a copy of the text or image on a piece of paper so that it appears on another piece of paper * Can your copier make color copies or only black and white cop

2008年ESL之商务英语 07 Surfing the Internet

07Surfing the Internet GLOSSARY to surf the web to browse or navigate the internet; to spend time visitingwebsites* How many hours do you spend surfing the web each day? Big Brother the idea that the government, large companies, or individuals arewat

2014年ESL之日常生活 23 Being Rescued

Being Rescued Irma: Do you really think well be rescued? Its been six hours and Im losing hope. Bert: Its hard to say. Im sure search and rescue teams are looking for us as we speak. Irma: But what if they dont come in time? We didnt bring any provis

2014年ESL之商务英语 24 A Product Recall

A Product Recall Melissa: This is a disaster! If we have to recall 100,000 units, well take a huge loss this year. Lee: We have no choice. The product defect poses a safety hazard. If we dont act quickly, well have a huge liability issue on our hands

ESL露西的一天 第15期:梳洗化妆讲解(4)

Hairdryers and tampons are two things that I do not use as a man. 电吹风和卫生棉条这两样东西，我一个男人用不上。 A hairdryer, hairdryer, (one word) is a machine that you use to, you can guess, dry your hair. 电吹风（hairdry

ESL露西的一天 第4期:起床讲解(3)

There's an expression if you snooze, you lose. 有这样一个表达起得晚，输得惨。 If you snooze, you lose, which means if you fall asleep - if you are not awake, you may miss something important. 如果你贪睡，你就会输，这意味着

ESL露西的一天 第5期:起床讲解(4)

There's an expression in English, the early bird gets the worm. 英语里有句话，早起的鸟儿有虫吃。 The early bird gets the worm, worm. 早起的鸟儿才能找到虫子（worm）。 A worm, worm, is a little animal that birds eat. The w

ESL露西的一天 第6期:起床讲解(5)

Lucy says that she has matching sheets and pillowcases. 露西说她有配套的床单和枕套。 The sheet, sheet, is what goes over the bed - what covers the bed so that the bed does not get dirty. 床单（sheet）铺满整个床，盖在床上，床

ESL露西的一天 第8期:起床讲解(7)

Lucy says that when she gets up, the first thing she does is to put on her robe. 露西说她每天起床第一件事就是穿上睡袍。 To put on her robe, robe. A robe, which is sometimes called a bathrobe, is a large piece of clothing that you w

ESL露西的一天 第9期:起床讲解(8)

Lucy says she hated making her bed when she was little - when she was younger - but now its become a routine. 露西说她小时候，也就是年纪小的时候，讨厌收拾床铺，但是现在这变成了例行程序。 A routine, routine, is so

ESL露西的一天 第7期:起床讲解(6)

Lucy says that even her nightstand matches her sheets and the rest of the bedroom. 露西说她的床头柜也和她的床单和卧室其他部分很搭。 A nightstand, nightstand, (one word) is a small table that you have next to your bed, where yo

ESL杰夫的一天 第3期:起床讲解(2)

I say that getting up is something that I hate. The covers I have on my bed are heavy. 我说起床我很讨厌。我床上盖的东西很重。 The covers, covers, are the things that you put over you to keep you warm. 床上盖的东西,covers是你盖

ESL杰夫的一天 第5期:起床讲解(4)

I sometimes wake up before the alarm goes off. 有时候我会在闹钟响之前醒来。 When we say the alarm goes off, we mean that the alarm starts to make a sound. 我们说闹钟响了是指闹钟开始发出声音了。 Your alarm, alarm, is a

ESL杰夫的一天 第8期:起床讲解(7)

I then say, Man, is my neighborhood noisy! 然后我说天哪，我的邻居可真是吵啊！ That expression, man, is just a way of expressing your emotion 这个表达，man只是你在说感情很烈或者很想强调的事情的时候， when yo

ESL杰夫的一天 第7期:起床讲解(6)

When we say there is some noise--some sound--outside the house or outside of the house-- 我们说屋外或屋子外面两种表达都可以有噪音 you can say either one--we mean that someone is making a noise that is very loud. 一些声音的时候

ESL杰夫的一天 第11期:清洁(1)

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 Podcast 944 – Working as an Intern

Jonas: Hows your new job? Crystal: Its not a job exactly. Its an internship. Jonas: Oh, so youre working as somebodys lackey and getting paid a pittance. Crystal: No, not exactly. Im doing a lot of scut work and Im not getting paid a lot, but Im gett

ESL Podcast 943 – Making a Will

Last week, I got a wake-up call. One of my oldest friends from high school died suddenly in an accident, leaving no will. With no estate planning at all, his assets went into probate and his dependents were left in limbo. My friend was a young man, t