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The word “gross,” in this podcast, is an informal word meaning yucky, icky, disgusting, and very unpleasant or unattractive: “Don’t pick your nose! That’s gross!” The phrase “to gross (someone) out” means to do something that makes another person feel disgusted: “It really grosses me out when I see you chew with your mouth open.” When talking about money, “gross” is the amount of money earned or received before subtracting any expenses or taxes: “His gross income was over $150,000, but after paying rent, wages, and insurance, his actual income was just around $43,000.” The verb “to gross” means to make a certain amount of money: “Our business should be grossing a million dollars per year within three years.” Finally, the word “gross” can also mean very wrong, unethical, or immoral: “Those shootings were a gross violation of the law.” to split In this podcast, the verb “to split” means to share something, with each person getting one part of something: “I don’t think I can eat an entire order of French fries. Do you want to split them with me?” The phrase “to split hairs” means to argue over a very small, unimportant difference: “Is there really an important difference in beliefs between the two churches, or are they just splitting hairs?” The phrase “to split the difference” means to divide an amount of money into two equal parts: “He wanted to sell it for $50 and she didn’t want to pay more than $30, but in the end they decided to split the difference at $40.” Finally, the phrase “to split up” means to break up or to end a romantic relationship: “They’ve decided to split up and start dating other people.” 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 697 – Eating a School Lunch
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اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Eating a School Lunch». 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 697: Eating a School Lunch.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 697. 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 “Eating a School Lunch.” It’s a dialogue between Chris and Sybil related to kids – high school students; elementary school students – eating lunch at their school. Let’s get started.
Chris: What are you doing? Let’s get into the hot lunch line.
Sybil: See this lunchbox? My mom made me brown-bag it today. She says that the lunches served at school aren’t nutritious enough.
Chris: That sucks. What did she make you?
Sybil: A salad.
Chris: Oh, gross. I really feel sorry for you. What else?
Sybil: Let me see. There are some carrot sticks, too.
Chris: Sucker! You should have thrown a fit. I wouldn’t have taken it lying
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