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In this podcast, the phrase “beats me” is used to show that one does not understand something or does not have an explanation for something: “Do you know how to solve this algebra problem? It beats me!” “To beat (someone)” usually means to win a game or contest against someone else: “Did you beat your dad at chess, or did he beat you?” That same phrase can also mean to hit someone violently: “The woman was sent to jail for beating her children.” A third meaning of “to beat (someone)” is to do something before someone else can do it: “Craig beat us to the theater and had to wait for us to get there.” Finally, the verb “to beat” can mean to be better than something else: “Fishing beats working!” Or, “Nothing beats a long, hot bath for relaxing!” 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 390 – Dietary Restrictions and Preferences
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 390: Dietary Restrictions and Preferences.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 390. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. Go there and download a Learning Guide for this episode, which will help you improve your English even faster.
This episode is called “Dietary Restrictions and Preferences.” It’s a dialogue between Tony and Carmela. “Dietary” refers to what you eat, so the conversation will be about different types of food – different things that people can’t eat because of their particular preferences or medical restrictions. Let’s get started.
Tony: Who did you invite over for dinner Saturday?
Carmela: I invited Keith, Sung, Stephanie, and Luis.
Tony: You didn’t!
Carmela: I did. Why?
Tony: You’re going to have a hard time cooking for them. Keith is a vegan and only eats food that’s organic. Sung is lactose intolerant and his doctor put him
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