ESL之餐饮娱乐 01 A New Year’s Cruise

01A New Years Cruise GLOSSARY New Years Eve the holiday celebrated on December 31; the night before the New Year (January 1)* Normally their children go to bed early, but on New Years Eve theyre allowed to stay up until midnight. harbor an area of oc

ESL之日常英语 11 Living in a Condo or Co-op

11Living in a Condo or Co-op GLOSSARY exasperated frustrated; tired of something; angry that something continues tohappen over time; very annoyed* The caller became exasperated when we told her that there was nothing wecould do to fix her problem. ho

ESL之日常英语 10 Describing Facial Features

10Describing Facial Features GLOSSARY to be mugged to be robbed; to be forced to give another person ones money* Youre more likely to be mugged on a lonely, dark street than on a bright streetwith lots of people walking around. sketch artist a person

ESL之生活英语 12 Being Rich and Poor

12Being Rich and Poor GLOSSARY affordable able to be paid for; not too expensive; not so expensive that onecant pay for something* Do you know where I can buy affordable business clothes? budget a plan for how one will spend ones money; a plan for wh

ESL商务英语: ESL Podcast 296 – Bad Manners at a Business Lunch

ESL Podcast 296 Bad Manners at a Business Lunch GLOSSARY client customer; a person who buys products or services from a company* This bank has more than 3,000 clients in this city. manners the way that one behaves around other people, either politely

ESL商务英语: ESL Podcast 300 – Arriving for an Appointment

ESL Podcast 300 Arriving for an Appointment GLOSSARY office manager a person who is responsible for the administration and daily operations of an office* The office manager will help you write a job description and hire a newemployee. receptionist a

ESL商务英语: ESL Podcast 301 – Buying a Men’s Suit

ESL Podcast 301 Buying a Mens Suit GLOSSARY suit professional clothing of a jacket and pants made from the same fabric* I always wear my best suit to important business meetings. contemporary modern; related to the present time; not old-fashioned; no

ESL之餐饮娱乐 05 Listening to the Radio

05Listening to the Radio GLOSSARY simulcast a live (not recorded) broadcast of an event or performance;something that is shown in two places or in two ways at the same time, such as on the television and the radio* I was watching the basketball game

ESL之餐饮娱乐 06 A Soccer Match

06A Soccer Match GLOSSARY penalty a punishment against a team or a player who breaks a rule during agame* The team received a penalty when one of its players started fighting withmembers of the other team. goalkeeper goalie; the soccer player who tri

ESL之餐饮娱乐 07 A Restaurant Drive-Thru

07A Restaurant Drive-Thru GLOSSARY to save time to do something quickly so that one has more time to do otherthings later* Washing machines are a wonderful way to save time in the home. May I take your order? a polite phrase used in restaurants to as

ESL商务英语: ESL Podcast 282 – Offending Someone

ESL Podcast 282 Offending Someone GLOSSARY to grab to quickly reach out and hold something in ones hand* When Bala slipped on the ice, he grabbed his friends shoulder so that hewouldnt fall. off-color in poor taste; not appropriate; inappropriate; no

ESL商务英语: ESL Podcast 280 – Viral Marketing

ESL Podcast 280 Viral Marketing GLOSSARY buzz excitement and interest about something* In the early part of this year, there was a lot of buzz about a new computer thatcould do everything! viral marketing the ways that a company gets people to share

ESL商务英语: ESL Podcast 276 – The Stock Market

ESL Podcast 276 The Stock Market GLOSSARY stock market the stock exchange; the buying and selling of stocks or shares (small parts in the ownership of a public company)* Dora decided to enter the stock market by buying stock in three large computerco

ESL商务英语: ESL Podcast 272 – Time Management

ESL Podcast 272 Time Management GLOSSARY to be snowed under to have too much work to do; to be very busy* During finals week, students are snowed under with exams and essays. efficient able to do things very well and very quickly, without wasting tim

ESL商务英语: ESL Podcast 268 – Get-rich-quick Schemes

ESL Podcast 268 Get-rich-quick Schemes GLOSSARY infomercial a very long commercial (TV advertisement) that is made to look like a television program instead of a commercial* Have you seen the infomercial for a knife that can cut through metal cans? s

跟艾米莉一起学口语 第14期:结果

end up结果在做什么；意外到达某地 We were going to go out,but ended up watching TV at home. 我们原计划外出，结果却在家里看电视。 Our baggage ended up in Paris. 我们的行李箱意外到达了巴黎。 A:Hey,what's the

ESL商务英语: ESL Podcast 248 – Business Websites

ESL Podcast 248 Business Websites GLOSSARY bookmarked saved in a list in ones Internet browser so that one can easily goto a particular website* When Gisela used Harolds computer, she was surprised to see that he hadbookmarked so many websites about

ESL商务英语: ESL Podcast 246 – Understanding Addresses

ESL Podcast 246 Understanding Addresses GLOSSARY mailing address the details of where a letter or package can be sent; eitherwhere the business or home is located, or a post office box * The business is located on Main Street, but its mailing address

ESL商务英语: ESL Podcast 244 – Critiquing Someone’s Work

ESL Podcast 244 Critiquing Someones Work GLOSSARYto look over to quickly review something; to quickly read something to giveones opinion about it* Do you think youll have time this afternoon to look over this report before I giveit to the company pre

ESL商务英语: ESL Podcast 240 – Working Overtime

ESL Podcast 240 Working Overtime GLOSSARYovertime time worked in addition to the regular 40 hours of work in a week* Accountants usually work overtime in March and April, when they have to dotheir clients taxes before the April 15 deadline. to not mi