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معنی و توضیح
In this podcast, the noun “contract” (pronounced “CONtract”) means a legal, written agreement between two people or organizations: “You have to sign a contract with the car rental company before you can drive a rented car.” As a verb, “to contract” means to make a legal agreement with someone so that he or she will work for you, usually for a short period of time: “We need to contract a web designer to make our website look better.” “Contract” can also be used as a verb in two other ways if it is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable: “conTRACT.” It can mean to become smaller: “Your muscles contract and expand when you exercise,” or it also mean to get an illness: “Many people who live in tropical areas contract malaria when they are bitten by mosquitoes.” 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 252 – A Workers Strike
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «A Workers Strike». 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 252: A Workers Strike.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 252. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Remember to visit our website at eslpod.com to download the Learning Guide for this episode. It contains all of the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, additional explanations, cultural notes and a complete transcript of this episode.
This episode is called “A Workers Strike.” We're going to hear a conversation between Masako and Salvador talking about whether they should have a strike at their workplace. A strike is when the workers refuse to work in order to get more money or other benefits. Let's get started.
Masako: I think we should strike. We need to force management to listen to our grievances.
Salvador: Hold on. I think you’re being too hasty. It’s up to our union to call a strike, not the workers.
Masako: I’m not suggesting a formal strike, but we could organize a sickout. That would send a message that we mean business.
Salvador: Yeah, but that may also get their backs
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.