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delivery
معنی و توضیح
The word “delivery,” in this podcast, means the way in which one presents information, especially orally: “Shane could improve his delivery by speaking more slowly.” When talking about purchases, “delivery” is the service of someone bringing the purchase to one’s home or business: “Does the purchase price of a mattress include delivery?” Or, “The pizza shop promises delivery within 40 minutes, or the pizza is free.” The phrase “to pay cash on delivery” means to pay for something when it is delivered: “All our sales require that the customers pay cash on delivery, so we never have to worry about unpaid invoices.” Finally, when talking about medicine, “delivery” means childbirth, especially the moment when the baby leaves the mother’s body: “As an obstetrician, how many deliveries do you do in a typical week?” to have (something) down cold In this podcast, the phrase “to have (something) down cold” means to understand something very well, be very familiar with it, and/or have something memorized perfectly: “All students should have the multiplication tables down cold before they enter the fourth grade.” The phrase “to have a cold” means to be sick, especially coughing and sneezing: “Please don’t send your son to school if he has a cold.” The phrase “to leave (someone) out in the cold” means to not include someone, or to not invite or allow someone to participate in something: “Why did you leave me out in the cold while you went to see a movie together?” Finally, the phrase “to knock (someone) out cold” means to make someone unconscious: “Wow, that anesthesia knocked me out cold!” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. www.easytalk.ir English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 1020 – Making Verbal Mistakes
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اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Making Verbal Mistakes». 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 1,020 – Making Verbal Mistakes.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,020. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is a dialogue between Omar and Faith about making mistakes when you peak – I mean, speak. Let’s get started.
Omar: Ha-ha.
Faith: What’s so funny?
Omar: I’m editing Paul’s speech so that it can be posted on our website, but I didn’t realize how many verbal mistakes he made.
Faith: Were there a lot?
Omar: Yeah, he mispronounced the last name of the manager in charge of new products, for one. He also stumbled
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