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The verb “to bid,” in this podcast, means to state how much one will pay for something in a competitive environment with two ore more buyers: “We placed a few bids on the painting, but we can’t really compete with wealthier buyers.” The word “bid” can also be used as a noun to refer to the amount of money in an offer: “The real estate agent recommended rejecting the first few bids on the home because they were too low.” The phrase “a bid for power” describes an attempt to become powerful: “He bought some nice suits and started golfing with executives in a failed bid for power within the company.” Finally, the phrase “to do (someone’s) bidding” means to follow instructions and do what one has been told to do: “Jerome doesn’t like to do his bosses’ bidding when he has to fire employees.” to list In this podcast, the verb “to list” means to upload information about something that is for sale onto a website where potential buyers can see and/or read about it: “Why did you list my favorite chair without asking me about it first? I don’t want to sell it!” Generally, a “list” is a group of items written in a column, one above the next: “I’m sorry, but I don’t see your name on the list of invitees.” A grocery list is a list of all the food items one plans to buy at the store: “Please add eggs to the shopping list.” A “laundry list” is a list of many different, almost unrelated things: “She had such a long laundry list of complaints about the restaurant!” Finally, the “honors list” is a list of the best-performing students in a particular school or program: “Ryosuke is so smart. He is on the honors list every year.” 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 1118 – Bidding on Online Auctions
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,118 – Bidding on Online Auctions.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,118. 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 a dialogue between Jermaine and Bethany about buying things online. Let’s get started.
Jermaine: Wait! You shouldn’t bid on that auction right now. Wait until the last minute.
Bethany: This auction has a buy-it-now price of $25 and free shipping.
Jermaine: Don’t pay the buy-it-now price. The minimum bid on this item is $10 and the current bid is only $12.50. There’s no reserve, so if you wait to bid, you may snag it for a much lower
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