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The word “economy,” in this podcast, means the financial system where things are made, bought, and sold in a particular country or region: “Coal exports are a big part of that country’s economy.” The phrase “false economy” refers to something that one does to try to save money, but actually ends up being more expensive: “They tried to save money by not getting the oil changed in their car, but it was a false economy, because then they had to make a much more expensive repair a few months later.” The phrase “economies of scale” is used to talk about the way that it is often cheaper to make or buy many things at once, 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 460 – Working in a Bad Economy rather than one at a time: “Big families can benefit from economies of scale when, for example, they buy huge packages of rice or toilet paper.” to compensate In this podcast, the verb “to compensate” means to pay someone for one’s work: “The small company wasn’t able to pay people very much, but it compensated them for their work by giving them a lot of vacation time and good health insurance.” The verb “to compensate” also means to make up for something bad, or to do something to counter-balance something bad: “When Jaroslav wasn’t able to go to his daughter’s basketball game, he compensated by taking her to the zoo the next day.” Finally, “to overcompensate” means to try to do too much of something, usually because one feels bad about something that happened: “Some parents who work long hours and don’t spend very much time with their children try to overcompensate by buying them lots of expensive presents.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Working in a Bad Economy». 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 460: Working in a Bad Economy.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 460. 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 to help you improve your English even faster.
This episode is called “Working in a Bad Economy.” It’s a dialogue that is going to use a lot of vocabulary in talking about, well, a bad economy, when people are losing their jobs and companies are not make a lot of money. Let’s get started.
Shivon: This bad economy is really taking its toll.
Lex: Tell me about it! My company has already laid off 20% of its workforce, and now the management is talking about cutting salaries. It goes without saying that there won’t be any bonuses this year.
Shivon: What are you complaining about? At least you still have a job. Try working as a freelancer. I’ve had to cut my hourly rate to compete with all of the people flooding the job market.
Lex:
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