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bent
معنی و توضیح
In this podcast, the word “bent” means crooked, or not straight: “Michael’s nose is bent from when he broke it years ago.” The phrase “bent out of shape” means very angry: “Were your parents really bent out of shape when you took their car without permission?” The phrase “bent on doing (something)” means determined to do something: “The management team is bent on expanding into the northeast, even though our financial projections don’t support it.” The phrase “hell-bent” means very determined to do something, especially if it is unpopular: “Greg is hell-bent on joining the army as soon as he finishes high school, even though his parents want him to join the family business.” Finally, a “bent” can refer to one’s interests and talents: “She has an artistic bent and enjoys painting and sculpting.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. www.easytalk.ir English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 1117 – Assembling Furniture
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,117 – Assembling Furniture.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,117. 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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On this episode, we listen to a dialogue between Armand and Suzanne about assembling, or putting together, furniture. Let’s get started.
Armand: Did you know that this nightstand required assembly when you bought it?
Suzanne: The box said that it required simple assembly. I guess what’s simple to them isn’t simple to us.
Armand: You can say that again. These instructions aren’t in English, there are no diagrams showing how
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