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The word “easy,” in this podcast, means a woman who has sexual relationships with men soon after she meets them: “Many people think that Raquel is easy, but the truth is that she’s never had sex.” The word “easy” also means simple or not difficult: “I did the math assignment in just five minutes because it was really easy.” The phrase “as easy as apple pie” is used to talk about things that are very easy: “Using the microwave is as easy as apple pie.” The phrase “to take it easy” means to relax: “You’ve had a long week, so let’s take it easy this weekend, staying at home to sleep, read, and watch movies.” The same phrase can also mean to calm down and become less angry or upset: “Take it easy! There’s no need to be so angry.” to go ballistic In this podcast, the phrase “to go ballistic” means to get very angry or upset very quickly and unexpectedly: “Mikhail’s mom went ballistic when he broke her favorite vase.” “Ballistics” is the study of how things like bullets and bombs move through the air: “Bi Hong is studying ballistics in the Army.” A “ballistic missile” is a powerful bomb that can travel high up in the air over very long distances and then explode or blow up when it touches the ground or a building: “How often does the army send ballistic missiles into that area?” Finally, when talking about exercising, “ballistic stretching” is a way of moving one’s body to warm up the muscles by bouncing, making the same movements repeatedly: “Trent does ballistic stretching for five minutes before he starts running.” 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 450 – Getting a Bad Reputation
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 450: Getting a Bad Reputation.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast number 450. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. Go there to download a Learning Guide for this episode that contains information to help you improve your English even faster.
This episode is called “Getting a Bad Reputation.” It’s a dialogue between Lance and Paulina talking about a woman and her “reputation,” or what other people think of her. Let’s get started.
Lance: Did you see Kim at the party last Saturday?
Paulina: Yeah, I saw her. Why?
Lance: She was wearing a skimpy dress and all of the men were leering at her all night. I used to think she was a nice girl. Isn’t she worried that she’ll get a reputation?
Paulina: A reputation for what?
Lance: For being…you know.
Paulina: No, I don’t know.
Lance: For
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