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The word “chops,” in this podcast, means having the ability, skill, or talent to do something difficult: “Dizzy Gillespie was famous for his musical chops.” “Chops” are also small pieces of meat, usually from a pig or sheep, which are still attached to the bone: “We’re having pork chops and applesauce for dinner.” As a verb, “to chop” means to cut something, especially food or wood, into smaller pieces: “Could you please chop the onions and carrots for me?” Or, “We need to chop more firewood for the fireplace.” Finally, the phrase “to chop (something) down” means to cut a tall thing at the bottom so that it falls down: “Why did they chop down all the beautiful old trees in the park?” to fault (someone) In this podcast, the phrase “to fault (someone)” means to say that someone did something wrong or to say that someone is not very good at something: “They faulted Gregorio for the company’s slow sales, saying that he wasn’t doing his job well.” If something is “someone’s fault,” it is a bad thing that happened because of something that person did or didn’t do: “Do you think it’s the parents’ fault if their children are overweight?” Or, “She is mad at me, but it isn’t my fault!” Finally, a “fault” can be something that doesn’t work correctly in a machine: “If there is a fault in your computer, you can take it back to the store where you bought it and ask for a different one.” 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 409 – Describing a Musical Performance
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Describing a Musical Performance». 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 409: Describing a Musical Performance.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 409. 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 called “Describing a Musical Performance.” It’s a dialogue between Janine and Calvin about a musical “performance,” when you go to listen to someone who is playing an instrument or singing. They’re going to use a lot of vocabulary we might use to describe music and someone performing music. The dialogue is actually between two people who are selecting, or deciding, who is going to be a member of the musical group that they are in charge of. So, they’re going to listen to people playing music and then decide if this person is good enough to be part of their group. Let’s get started.
Janine: Okay, we need to find one more act for this year’s show. How many more people are waiting to audition?
Calvin:
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.