عبارت انگلیسی
falling
معنی و توضیح
The word “falling,” in this podcast, means decreasing, or becoming smaller or lower: “The availability of news and other content on the Internet has led to falling sales of newspapers and magazines.” The phrase “to have a falling-out with (someone)” means to have a bad or major argument with someone: “He had a falling out with his father three years ago, and they haven’t spoken since then.” The phrase “to fall flat on (one’s) face” means to not achieve the expected or desired result in an embarrassing way: “The comic fell flat on his face. Nobody laughed at any of his jokes.” Finally, the phrase “to be falling to pieces/bits” means to be falling apart and to be in very bad condition: “That old house is falling to pieces.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Foreign Currency Exchange Rates». 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 1,108 – Foreign Currency Exchange Rates.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,108. 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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On this episode, we have a dialogue between Sydney and Isaac about exchanging money when you travel. Let’s get started.
Sydney: Where should we go on our honeymoon? I thought Rome would be nice.
Isaac: Let me check. No, that wouldn’t be a good idea.
Sydney: Okay, how about Tokyo? I’ve always wanted to visit Japan.
Isaac: No, I’m afraid not.
Sydney: How are you making these determinations?
Isaac: I’m checking to see if the U.S. dollar has a favorable exchange rate with those currencies.
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