عبارت انگلیسی
bearings
معنی و توضیح
The phrase “to lose (one’s) bearings,” in this podcast, means to get lost: “I tried to pay attention to where we were going, but the driver made so many turns that I lost my bearings.” The phrase “to get (one’s) bearings” is the opposite and means to figure out where one is: “Some sailors are very good at getting their bearings by studying the stars on a clear night.” Finally, the phrase “to have a direct bearing on (something)” means to affect or influence something or to be a factor in something: “Hearing two languages when you are a child has a direct bearing on your ability to learn to speak those two languages well when you are older.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Parts of a City». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 398: Parts of a City.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 398. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
We have a website at eslpod.com. Go there today and download a Learning Guide for this episode, a special 8 to 10 page guide that gives you all of the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, additional definitions, comprehension questions, cultural notes, and a complete transcript of every word we say on the episode.
This episode is called “Parts of a City.” It’s a dialogue between Tanya and Darren using vocabulary that we have to describe different parts of a city. Let’s get started.
Tanya: We’ve been here for three days and I’m still getting lost.
Darren: Here’s a map. These are the residential neighborhoods. See? This is where we’re staying.
Tanya: I know, I know. But where were we today? The tour bus went down so many alleys that I lost my bearings after 10 minutes. I thought we were going in circles.
Darren: Look,
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.