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clown
معنی و توضیح
The word “clown,” in this podcast, means a person who dresses is large, colorful clothing, very large shoes, a round red nose, and a colorful wig (fake hair) and does funny things to make other people laugh: “The company hired a clown to entertain people in between presentations.” A “class clown” is a student who does silly things to make other people laugh, but often as a distraction for the teacher and the other students: “Your son is getting good grades, but he is a class clown and he needs to learn to control his behavior.” Finally, to call someone a “clown” is a sign of disrespect, meaning that one thinks that person is annoying and not very intelligent: “Why are we doing business with these unreliable clowns?”
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 947 – Seeing a Circus Performance.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 947. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
This episode, like all of our episodes, has a Learning Guide. Go to ESLPod.com and download the one for this episode.
This episode is a dialogue about going to see a circus performance, a place where you can see animals and people doing all sorts of interesting tricks. Let’s get started.
Paula: Ta-da! We’re here. This is your big surprise.
Roman: We’re going to the circus?
Paula: You got it in one! It’s going to be great. There’ll be clowns and acrobats, trapeze artists and lion tamers.
Roman: I haven’t been to the circus since I was a kid.
Paula: That’s the point. I thought this would be a nostalgic experience for both of us, and let us feel like kids again.
Roman: I’m not sure . . .
Paula:
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.