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hooked
معنی و توضیح
In this podcast, the word “hooked” means addicted, or liking something and needing and wanting more of it: “Hermann is hooked on diet soda and barbeque potato chips.” Or, “Their research found that kids who grow up hooked on TV are more likely to be overweight as adults.” A “hooked nose” is a nose that curves up and comes to a sharp point: “Most drawings of witches include a hooked nose and several warts.” The phrase “to ring off the hook” is used to describe the situation when one is receiving many phone calls: “After the news story was published, the company’s phones were ringing off the hook.” Finally, the phrase “to let (someone) off the hook” means to let someone get out of trouble and not suffer the consequences for his or her actions: “I can’t believe your parents let you off the hook that easily and didn’t punish you at all!” 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 644 – Giving a Successful Presentation
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 644: Giving a Successful Presentation.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 644. 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. You know what to do – go there and download a Learning Guide for this episode.
This episode is called “Giving a Successful Presentation.” It contains lots of vocabulary related to giving a speech or presentation, so let’s get started.
Event organizer: Do you hear that? It’s a packed house and your presentation was a hit. People are clamoring for more.
Herman: I can’t believe it. I wasn’t expecting that kind of reception. The audience really seemed to like it.
Event organizer: Like it? They were on the edge of their seats.
Herman: The presentation actually started slowly, but it seemed to gain traction in the middle.
Event organizer: You had the audience hooked from the start. You could have heard a pin drop in there when you were going over your main points. Your presentation is undoubtedly the highlight of the conference.
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.