عبارت انگلیسی
belt
معنی و توضیح
In this podcast, the word “belt” means a wide band of rubber (soft plastic) that moves in a circle over a table to carry items from one end of a table to another: “The luggage belts at the airport were broken, so the poor employees had to carry all the suitcases by hand.” A “belt” is also a narrow strip of leather, cloth, or metal worn around one’s waist to keep your pants on: “If you’re going to wear a black suit, you should wear a black belt, not a brown one.” As a verb, “to belt” is used informally to mean to hit something or someone very hard. For example, “The baseball player belted the ball and it flew over the fence.” “To belt” can also be used informally to mean to sing very loudly: “At the college football game, the fans from our school belted out our school song when one of the players scored a touchdown to win the game.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast ESL Podcast 231 – The Supermarket Checkout www.eslpod.com
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 231: The Supermarket Checkout.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 231. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Remember to visit our website at eslpod.com and download the Learning Guide for this episode. This is an eight to ten page document that contains all of the vocabulary, definitions, cultural notes, additional vocabulary we don't talk about on the podcast, as well as a complete transcript of this episode.
Our episode is called “The Supermarket Checkout.” Let's go!
I went to the supermarket to do my weekly shopping. The cashiers at this market are usually pretty friendly, but this one must have been having a hard day.
Cashier: Excuse me, sir, this lane is for 15 items or less. It looks like you have more than that.
Yong: No, actually I have exactly 15. I have some coupons, too.
Cashier: Just put those down on the belt and push the cart through, please.
Yong: Okay. Can you tell me how much these potatoes are per pound?
Cashier: I’ll have to do a price check. Do you have a club card?
Yong:
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