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commute
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The word “commute,” in this podcast, means the trip between one’s home and workplace: “Normally, Trent’s commute is about 20 minutes, but if he leaves during rush hour, it can take more than an hour.” The word can also be used as a verb: “Do you commute by car or by bus?” The verb “to telecommute” means to work at a location other than the office, often from a home: “Francine telecommutes from home and comes into the office only about once a week.” Finally when talking about the law, the phrase “to commute a sentence” means to reduce the punishment for a criminal, usually by reducing the amount of time he or she must stay in jail: “Many people criticized the governor’s decision to commute the murderer’s sentence from 30 years to 10 years.” to go too far In this podcast, the phrase “to go too far” means to do too much of something and go beyond the limits or break the rules so that one gets in trouble in some way: “Normally, Leila’s jokes are pretty funny, but this time she went too far.” The phrase “to get as far as (doing something)” describes finishing part of a project or process, but then stopping: “They got as far as picking out rings and a wedding dress before they got in a big fight and decided to cancel the wedding.” Finally, the phrase “to go so far as (to do/say something)” means to do or say something that is shocking or extreme: “I don’t like the new policy, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say it is unfair.” 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 805 – Listening to Shock Jocks
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اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Listening to Shock Jocks». 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 805: Listening to Shock Jocks.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 805. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California, home of Center for Educational Development – oh yeah, and Hollywood, and a few other things.
Our website is eslpod.com. Go there, download a Learning Guide right after you become a member of ESL Podcast.
This episode is about shock jocks. These are people on the radio who like to say surprising and unusual things. Let’s get started
I like listening to the radio on my morning commute each day. This morning, though, my favorite DJs weren’t on the air. ………
Howard: Do you know what happened to the Kelvin and Ben show this morning?
Robin: Kelvin and Ben are both on suspension. The FCC fined the radio station. Apparently, Kelvin and Ben said some things on the air two weeks ago that the FCC found objectionable.
Howard:
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.