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معنی و توضیح
In this podcast, the word “duty” means something that one should or must do: “When his sister died, he thought it was his duty to take care of her children.” The phrase “to be on/off duty” means to be working or not working at a given time: “She comes on duty at 9:30 gets off duty at 4:30 on Tuesdays.” The phrase “heavy-duty” means very strong and is often used to describe products: “Which heavy-duty cleaner do you use to clean the bathtub?” The phrase “on active duty” means working in the military: “Their son is on active duty in Cuba.” Finally, a “duty on (something)” is a tax on something, or money that must be paid to the government before something can be bought: “This country has a high duty on cigarettes.” 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 411 – Eating Junk Food
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 411: Eating Junk Food.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 411. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Visit our website at eslpod.com. When you go there, you can download a Learning Guide for this episode that contains all of the vocabulary, definitions, new sample sentences using the vocabulary, additional explanations of words we use on this episode that are not explained on the audio file, cultural notes, comprehension questions, and a complete transcript of everything we say on this episode.
This episode is called “Eating Junk Food.” It’s a dialogue between Frank and Katie about eating food that isn’t necessarily very good for your health but tastes good. Let’s get started.
Frank: Hand me that bag of potato chips.
Katie: Here. You mean you’re still hungry after two burgers and French fries?
Frank: Yeah, I am. I’m a growing boy. Where’s the popcorn?
Katie: I can’t believe we’re eating all of this junk food.
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