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The phrase “old flame,” in this podcast, means an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend: “Have you ever tried to contact your old flames to learn about their lives?” Normally a “flame” is one line of the bright yellow or orange light and heat that comes from a fire: “Can you please lower the flame under that pot on the stove?” Or, “Charlie called the fire department when he saw flames coming from his neighbor’s house.” As a verb, “to flame” means to burn brightly: “The wood was flaming in the fireplace.” The verb “to flame” can also mean to write an insulting or offensive message about another person in an email or an electronic forum, such as a chat room or an online discussion group: “Dana posted a message on her blog saying how much she liked the new movie, but someone flamed her by posting a comment that she was stupid if she liked it.” out of the blue In this podcast, the phrase “out of the blue” means unexpectedly or suddenly: “His decision to run in a marathon came out of the blue.” The phrase “to feel blue” means to feel depressed, or to feel very sad, sometimes without any reason: “Nancy felt blue for months after her divorce.” The phrase “once in a blue moon” means very rarely: “I love to eat ice cream, but I eat it only once in a blue moon.” Finally, the phrase “to do something until (one) is blue in the face” means to try to do something for a very long time, but not be successful: “You can try to fly until you’re blue in the face, but it’s impossible and it’s never going to happen.” 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 299 – An Old Love
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 299: An Old Love.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 299. 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 “An Old Love,” someone who was your boyfriend or girlfriend many years ago. It's a dialogue between Juan and Naomi about an old love. Let's get started.
Juan: You’ll never guess who I got an email from yesterday.
Naomi: Who?
Juan: Diana Shultz.
Naomi: Weren’t you two an item back in high school? So, you got an email from an old flame. Very interesting.
Juan: Well, that’s ancient history. We lost touch after we went off to college.
Naomi: What did she say in her email?
Juan: She said she was going to be in town next month and wanted to know if I wanted to get together for
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