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island
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The word “island,” in this podcast, means an area of land surrounded by water: “Richie dreams of vacationing on a tropical island where he can surf every day.” The phrase “no man is an island” expresses the idea that humans need to be around other people and cannot be happy by themselves, or that they need help from other people: “Pierre seems self-sufficient, but no man is an island and I’m sure he gets lonely sometimes.” The phrase “marooned on a desert island” is often used as a small game to ask people what they would want to have if someone left them alone on a small island: “If you were marooned on a desert island, which book would you most want to have?” to be cut off from (someone/something) In this podcast, the phrase “to be cut off from civilization” means to be separated from one’s normal life in a city or town, without communication with other people or interaction with technologies: “When Toshiyuki’s parents took away her cell phone for one week, she felt as if she had been cut off from civilization.” The phrase “to cut (someone) off’ also means to stop supporting someone financially: “His parents have been sending him money every week for years, but now that he’s finishing college, they’re going to cut him off.” When driving, the phrase “to cut (someone) off” means to move in front of another car very quickly and with a small distance between the two cars, so that it has to slow down: “Did you see how that guy just cut us off? He almost caused an accident!” 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 671 – Vacationing on an Island
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 671: Vacationing on an Island.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 671. I am your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful – and I do mean beautiful – Los Angeles, California.
Oh, I should mention that our website is eslpod.com, and you can download a Learning Guide to this episode on the website.
This is an episode called “Vacationing on an Island,” let’s get started.
Mohsen: I need to get off this island. I’m getting island fever.
Ella: We’ve only been here two days. Give it a chance. We’re here to enjoy a slower pace of life, remember?
Mohsen: When you said we were going on an island vacation, I didn’t know we’d be so isolated. There isn’t a living soul within five miles!
Ella: This isn’t isolated; it’s secluded. We have privacy and serenity. Isn’t that what we wanted?
Mohsen: I wanted a vacation with all of the creature comforts.
Ella: That’s what we have, don’t you think? We’re staying in a very nice house.
Mohsen: Yes,
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