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block
معنی و توضیح
The word “block,” in this podcast, means an inability to think of something: “Sometimes exercise can help to clear your mental block.” A “block” is also a group of buildings that are in a square that is surrounded by streets on all four sides: “Our apartment building is on a block with a small grocery store and a movie theater.” A “block” can also be a cube of any type of material: “The child was using plastic blocks to build a house.” Or, “The small pieces of ice froze into one large block.” As a verb, “to block” means to stop something from moving through something else: “The accident blocked traffic for miles.” Or, “Putting too much toilet paper down the toilet can sometimes block the pipes.” to show (someone) up In this podcast, the phrase “to show (someone) up” means to do something better than someone else or to make someone else look bad by doing something better: “Courtney just bought a small apartment, but her brother showed her up by buying a very large four-bedroom house.” A similar phrase, “to show up,” means to attend or to come to an event: “What time did Francis finally show up at the party?” The phrase “to show (someone) the door” means to ask someone to leave a place: “The restaurant owner had to show the couple to the door because they were fighting very loudly and disturbing the other customers.” Finally, the phrase “to show (something) off” means to show people something that one is proud of: “Ivana likes to show off her wealth by wearing expensive clothes and lots of jewelry.” 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 256 – Looking for Ideas
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Looking for Ideas». 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 256: Looking for Ideas.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 256. 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 for more information about this podcast and for a Learning Guide to this episode.
Our topic today is called “Looking for Ideas.” It is a conversation between two people, Sam and Ling, who are talking about new ideas for their company. Let's get started.
Ling: Ugh!
Sam: What’s the matter?
Ling: I’m trying to jot down some ideas for the meeting tomorrow but I’m drawing a blank.
Sam: When I’ve got a block, I usually step away from it for a while and come back to it later. Then I can look at it with a fresh perspective.
Ling: I don’t have time to take a break. I need to come up with something quick or I’ll have to go into that meeting empty-handed. I can’t let Danielle show me up again. At the last meeting, all of the department heads loved her ideas and they’re starting to think she walks on water.
Sam: Well, I don’t think it helps
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.