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imaginary
معنی و توضیح
The word “imaginary,” in this podcast, means pretend, not real, or only in one’s mind, especially with a lot of interesting and creative ideas: “The teenagers played imaginary guitars, pretending they were on stage in front of a large audience.” As a verb, “to imagine” means to create a mental image or picture of something: “Can you imagine what heaven looks like?” The verb “to imagine” can also mean to have the wrong or incorrect idea about something: “Did she really say that, or was I just imagining it?” The phrase “imagine that” is used to express pleasant surprise over what another person has said: “He got his dream job right after graduation. Imagine that!”
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,114 – Forms of Government.
This is English as a Second Language podcast episode 1,114. 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 a dialogue between Margaret and Tony about different forms, or types, of government. Let’s get started.
Margaret: Okay, the teacher said that we should set up an ideal form of government for our imaginary country and then work out detailed plans for governance.
Tony: I think the simplest is a dictatorship. I’ll make all of the decisions.
Margaret: You’re sounding like a fascist. This is supposed to be a partnership, remember?
Tony: Okay then, let’s make it a monarchy. I can be king and you can be queen.
Margaret: You’ll probably still make
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