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calling
معنی و توضیح
The word “calling,” in this podcast, means what one is meant to do, or the thing that one feels passionate about and is very good at doing: “Jimmy’s calling has always been to entertain and to make other people laugh.” The word often refers to religious work: “The priest recognized his calling when he was quite young.” The phrase “name-calling” describes trying to insult or offend other people by using mean words to describe them: “The students were removed from the playground as punishment for their name-calling when the teacher heard them call each other ‘dummy’ and ‘idiot.’” Finally, a “calling card” is something that one leaves behind, indicating that one was there: “Those droppings are calling cards from the deer that live in the nearby woods.” to do for a living In this podcast, the phrase “to do for a living” means to earn money through one’s work, or to make money to cover one’s living expenses: “I don’t want to meet your parents until I’m able to tell them with pride what I do for a living.” The phrase “cost of living” describes how much money a typical person needs to pay the costs of housing, food, transportation, and other basic expenses in a particular place: “The cost of living in New York City and San Francisco is much higher than in rural areas.” Finally, a “living wage” refers to payment for one’s work that are enough to cover basic expenses: “This city needs more jobs that pay a living wage, or we will always have significant problems with homelessness.” 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 1216 – Working in a Job You Love
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Working in a Job You Love». 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 1,216 – Working in a Job You Love.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,216. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Visit ESLPod.com. When you do, you can take a look at our ESL Podcast Store, with additional courses in Business and Daily English. This episode is a dialogue between Lorna and Deangelo about working somewhere you really love to work. Let’s get started.
Lorna: It’s great to be alive, isn’t it?
Deangelo: What are you so happy about?
Lorna: I’m just happy to come to work.
Deangelo: What?!
Lorna: I’ve come to realize that this is more than a job. It’s a vocation. I’m doing valuable work that I’m well suited for.
Deangelo: Are you on something?
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.