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اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Looking Back on One’s Life». 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 707: Looking Back on One’s Life.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 707. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. Go there to download a Learning Guide for this episode to help you improve your English even faster.
This episode is about looking back or thinking about one’s life. Let’s get started.
Nick: I’m turning 40 this year and what do I have to show for it?
Danielle: Actually, you’ve accomplished a lot. Do you know what your problem is? Your expectations are too high and your goals are unattainable for most people.
Nick: Not for me. They shouldn’t have been. I had my life all planned out and nothing is turning out the way it should.
Danielle: I would never have pegged you for someone with regrets about how his life has turned out.
Nick: But I was supposed to make my first million dollars by the time I was 30. By 35, I should have met someone and settled down, maybe had a child or two. None of that has panned
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