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forum
معنی و توضیح
The word “forum,” in this podcast, means a website where many people who are interested in the same topic can exchange ideas, questions, and answers, posting their text on the same site: “Which online forums do you subscribe to?” Or, “This forum needs a better moderator, because too many people are posting irrelevant information on the site.” A “forum” is also a meeting where people can discuss something in public: “The university invited famous scientists to participate in an interesting forum about global warming.” Or, “The mayor’s office is organizing a special forum where local business owners can discuss the city’s business development plans.” Finally, in ancient Rome, a “forum” was an outdoor place that was used for public discussions: “What would it have been like to be in a Roman forum with Julius Caesar?”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Surfing the Internet». 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 358: Surfing the Internet.
This is ESL Podcast episode 358. 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. You can download the Learning Guide for this episode, an 8 to 10 page guide we provide for all of our current episodes that gives you a complete list of the vocabulary words, definitions, new sentences using these words that you will learn on this episode, comprehension questions, cultural notes, and a complete transcript of this episode.
This episode is called “Surfing the Internet.” It’s a dialogue between Isaiah and Nancy about surfing the web. Let’s get started.
Isaiah: Aren’t you supposed to be working?
Nancy: I just thought I would take a break and surf the web a little.
Isaiah: You’d better be careful which sites you visit. You know that Big Brother is watching.
Nancy: The boss told us that, but I don’t believe it. They’re not going to care if I read a blog or check out a forum once in a while.
Isaiah: That may be, but
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.