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contest
معنی و توضیح
The word “contest,” in this podcast, means a competition where people or submissions are judged and the one that is best is the winner: “Are you participating in the website design contest?” A “popularity contest” is a situation where people vote for someone because they like him or her, but not necessarily because he or she is most qualified for the position: “Elections for student government in junior high school are really just a popularity contest.” As a verb, “to contest” means to disagree and argue against something: “They’ve decided to go to court to contest their landlord’s decision.” The phrase “to plead no contest” means that one will not try to defend oneself against an accusation in court: “When Joao got a parking ticket, he decided to plead no contest and just pay the fine.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Judging a Contest». 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 658: Judging a Contest.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 658. 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 that will help you improve your English – and make your teeth just a little bit whiter!
This episode is a dialogue between Omar and Adelia about judging a “contest,” or a competition. Let’s get started.
Adelia: When I created this writing contest, I had no idea that we would get so many entries.
Omar: Good thing you have an impartial panel of judges to help you select the winner.
Adelia: Yes, good thing. I’m really grateful to all of you for giving up your time to help.
Omar: What criteria are we using to score each of the entries?
Adelia: We’re using a 10-point scale. Each of us will read an entry and give it a score. When we’re all done, we’ll average out those scores. Hopefully, there’ll be a clear winner.
Omar: And if not?
Adelia: If there
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.