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The word “dues,” in this podcast, means money that one must pay to be part of an organization, usually paid monthly or quarterly: “Philippe wants to join the community band, but he doesn’t have enough money to pay the dues.” The phrase “due to” means “because of”: “The game was cancelled due to rain.” When something is “due,” it must be submitted or returned by a particular date and time: “Do you know when our history essays are due?” Or, “Library books are due three weeks after you check them out.” As an adjective, “due” means something that is owed to a person or should be given to a person: “With all due respect, I have to disagree with you.” to step up In this podcast, the phrase “to step up” means to volunteer or to agree to do something, especially when nobody else wants to do it because it is unpleasant 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 553 – A Homeowners’ Association or difficult: “If we can’t get anyone to step up and organize this year’s community picnic, we’ll have to cancel it.” The phrase “to step down (from a position)” means to resign or to stop working in a particular position: “The CEO decided to step down from his job for personal reasons.” The phrase “to step on (someone’s) toes” means to do something that another person wanted to do or was supposed to do: “I’m sorry I took Fiona to the new exhibit at the zoo. I didn’t know you wanted to do it. I certainly didn’t want to step on your toes.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «A Homeowners’ Association». 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 553: A Homeowners’ Association.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 553. 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 called “A Homeowners’ Association.” It’s a dialogue between Cuca and Emiliano using some information about being in a situation, perhaps a difficult situation, when you are in an organization of homeowners. Let’s get started.
Cuca: What possessed you to agree to become the head of the homeowners’ association?
Emiliano: I’m just tired of all of the waste and not having a say. Our dues keep going up and there seems to be special assessments every year. I’m not even sure the association is following the bylaws anymore. I just felt I had to step up.
Cuca: That’s really admirable, but I hope you know what you’re getting into.
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.