2014年ESL之商务英语 06 Retiring Abroad

Retiring Abroad Wanda: I just heard the news. Youre moving to McQuillanland? George: I am. Ive decided to retire abroad. Wanda: Why? George: It makes a lot of sense for people with a fixed income. Social Security will only go so far here, but the cos

2013年ESL之日常生活 26 Being a Stay-at-Home Dad

Being a Stay-at-Home Dad Gladys: Hi, Dan. Im surprised to see you here at the supermarket in the middle of the day. Dan: Why? Gladys: I thought youd be working. Dan: I am working. Im a stay-at-home dad and I take care of the kids while my wife goes t

2013年ESL之日常生活 24 Letting Go of the Past

Letting Go of the Past Emma: I think its time. Uday: I beg to differ. Emma: You cant live in the past. I know that you like reliving your glory days, but the only way to move on is to let go of the past. Uday: I dont want to move on. If youve had the

2013年ESL之日常生活 25 Showing Signs of Age

Showing Signs of Age Julian: What is that, another gray hair?! My hair is already thinning on top. I dont need more gray hairs. Vera: I think salt and pepper hair looks great on men. It makes them look distinguished. Julian: It makes them look old. T

2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 16 Getting a Second Opinion

Getting a Second Opinion Greg: Where are you going? Anne: Im going to see another doctor to get a second opinion. My doctor diagnosed me with a serious medical condition and I dont want to take it at face value. Greg: Youre second- guessing your doct

ESL露西的一天 第13期:梳洗化妆讲解(2)

Lucy says that each of them tries to keep the sink, tub, and the toilet clean. 露西说她们用完洗手盆、浴缸还有马桶之后都会及时打扫，保证干净。 The sink, sink, is where you put the water - where you pour the water into in

ESL露西的一天 第12期:梳洗化妆讲解(1)

Part two of A Day in the Life of Lucy is called Cleaning Up and Putting on Make-up. 《露西的一天》第二部分题目是梳洗化妆。 To clean up is to clean yourself - to make yourself ready to go out of your house usually. 梳洗意思是洗漱

ESL杰夫的一天 第6期:起床讲解(5)

Now, My old roommate--the person I used to share an apartment with--used to like the terrible buzzer you find on most alarm clocks. 现在，我以前的室友曾跟我住一间屋子的人喜欢那种很吵的闹铃。 This, again, is true. I had a

ESL杰夫的一天 第12期:清洁讲解(1)

In this episode, we are Cleaning Up, or making ourselves clean. 在这故事中，我们在清洁，或者说使自我变得洁净。 I go into my bathroom, I begin the story, sometime around 6:45 a.m. 故事开始，我去卫生间，在早上6点45分

ESL杰夫的一天 第13期:清洁讲解(2)

So, we have a faucet and we have a sink, and in your bathroom, you often have a small box, 因此，我们既有水龙头，又有水槽，在你的卫生间里，经常会有个小盒子， sometimes with a mirror on it so you can see yourself, that

2016年ESL之日常生活 06 Sentencing a Criminal

ESL Podcast 1189 Sentencing a Criminal Nancy: Hey, where have you been? Geraldo: Ive been in the other courtroom watching the sentencing of that murderer. Nancy: Which murderer? Geraldo: The one who failed to get the charges reduced through a plea ag

ESL Podcast 931 – Solving a Mystery

Jane: You have to watch this movie. Its so good! Hercule: Im not really into mysteries. Jane: But this is a really good whodunit. Hercule: I prefer action movies. Jane: Listen, the movie gives you plenty of clues, and the detective follows hunch afte

ESL Podcast 940 – Ending Excessive Spending

Raphael: Sorry to be a buzzkill, but this gravy train weve been on is about to end. Kelly: What do you mean? Raphael: There have been a lot of complaints about our departments spending on extraneous things, and to quell the masses, the department hea

ESL露西的一天 第35期:吃早饭讲解(10)

Lucy scrubs her dishes, and then leaves them in the dying rack to dry. 露西擦洗一遍餐具，然后放在干燥架上晾干。 To scrub, scrub, as a verb means to clean, usually by moving your hand back and forth over what you are trying to clea

2011年ESL之日常生活 09 Getting Feedback on Writing

09 Getting Feedback on Writing GLOSSARY marked up edited; revised; corrected, usually by drawing lines and commentsin red ink * The professor marked up Jims essay because he used the passive voiceinstead of the active voice. draft an initial version

ESL Podcast 899 – Purchasing and Using an E-Ticket

I thought I would save time by purchasing my airline ticket online and checking in at the airport with my e-ticket. I went onto the McQ Air website and selected my flights. The screen then prompted me to pay with a credit card. After I typed in my pa

2011年ESL之日常生活 07 Getting a Makeover

07 Getting a Makeover GLOSSARY makeover a service in which one changes ones appearance by changingones hair, makeup and clothing; a professional service that changes onesappearance * Carrie agreed to get a makeover, but she wouldnt let anyone cut her

2011年ESL之日常生活 08 Disagreeing about Religion

08 Disagreeing about Religion GLOSSARY religion a system of belief about the origins and purpose of life, including theceremonies and rituals that are connected with it * Becca was raised as a Christian, but lately she has been studying otherreligion

ESL露西的一天 第106期:准备上床睡觉讲解(1)

Episode ten is called Getting Ready for Bed and Going to Sleep. 第十集的标题是准备上床睡觉。 Lucy begins by saying that she is feeling pretty tired, or very tired, by 11:00 and decides to get ready for bed. 露西开始时说到11:00时，

ESL露西的一天 第107期:准备上床睡觉讲解(2)

The word toner comes from the verb to tone, tone, which has a couple of different meanings, 润肤水，这个词来自动词绷紧，它有好几个意思， but is often used when you are talking about your muscles -that you want to make your muscl