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The word “battery,” in this podcast, means a series of things, or a group of many similar things: “Is it difficult to pass the battery of tests needed to become an FBI agent?” The word “battery” more commonly refers to a small object that generates electricity: “We should replace the batteries in our smoke detectors every year.” Or, “The flashlight doesn’t work because the batteries are dead.” The phrase “assault and battery” refers to the crime that occurs when someone hits another person: “When Chuck drank too much, he hit another customer at the bar and was arrested for assault and battery.” Finally, the phrase “to recharge (one’s) batteries” means to spend time relaxing after one has been working very hard, so that one has energy to continue working: “Once this case is finished, she’ll take a week off to recharge her batteries before accepting a new case.” to flare up In this podcast, the phrase “to flare up” means for a disease to become worse, often with no warning: “Jerry’s arthritis flares up in cold, wet weather.” The phrase “to flare up” also means for people to suddenly become angry or upset, or for a situation to become worse: “Tensions between the two countries flared up when a hospital was bombed accidentally.” The phrase can also mean for a fire to burn more brightly: “The campfire flared up in the wind.” When pants or skirts “flare out,” it means that they become much wider at the bottom: “I like the way this skirt flares out around the knees.” Finally, when someone’s “nostrils flare,” it means that the openings at the end of the nose become wider, usually because one is angry: “When Lawry is mad, his face turns red and his nostrils flare.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 630 – Making a Medical Diagnosis
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 630: Making a Medical Diagnosis.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 630. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is called “Making a Medical Diagnosis,” when you go to a doctor and he or she tells you what your medical problem is. Let’s get started.
Terrell: Where have you been?
Sally: At the hospital, again. My doctor is putting me through another battery of tests.
Terrell: She still hasn’t been able to zero in on the cause of your pain and make a diagnosis?
Sally: No, she hasn’t. Part of the problem is that my symptoms are intermittent, and they seem to flare up only when I’m not under observation. The symptoms themselves
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