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The word “dedication,” in this podcast, means commitment or the effort that one makes to do something, especially if it is difficult: “The company appreciates your dedication to the project, and we’re going to raise your salary because of it.” As a verb, “to dedicate (something) to (someone)” means to show that one has built, made, or written something to show respect to another person, or in another person’s honor: “This song is dedicated to my mother.” Or, “Have you decided who you’re going to dedicate your book to?” A “dedication ceremony” is a special celebration when a new building is finished and it is named after someone: “The university is planning a dedication ceremony to name its library after the state’s governor.” to stick to In this podcast, the phrase “to stick to (something)” means to continue to do something, without changing what one is doing: “She doesn’t like new technology, so she’s sticking to her typewriter.” The phrase “to stick to (one’s) guns” means to not change one’s opinion, no matter what happens: “The author’s ideas are very unpopular, but he’s sticking to his guns and won’t apologize for the article.” The phrase “to stick it out” means to keep doing something that is very difficult or unpleasant and not give up: “Shelia hated biochemistry, but she stuck it out and did very well in the class.” Finally, the phrase “to stick it to (someone)” means to do something that creates an unpleasant situation for another person, especially if he or she has to pay more for something: “The taxi driver really stuck it to the tourists, charging them twice the regular price.” 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 473 - Showing Respect and Disrespect
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اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Showing Respect and Disrespect». 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 473: Showing Respect and Disrespect.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 473. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California, here in the United States.
Our website is eslpod.com. Go there to download a Learning Guide for this episode, an 8- to 10-page guide that will help you improve your English even faster.
This episode is called “Showing Respect and Disrespect.” It’s a dialogue between Kadir and Melissa about not being “respectful,” not being nice, not giving someone the proper respect, and the vocabulary related to that. Let’s get started.
Kadir: Stop that! Stop snickering! Gabriel Voltaire is an author of great acclaim. You should show a little reverence.
Melissa: Yes, but he seems to have a bad case of stage fright. I know it’s an honor to hear him speak, but it’s hard to show reverence when the man is sweating like a pig!
Kadir: He’s not sweating like a pig.
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