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The word “junior,” in this podcast, means younger and with less experience than other people: “Avery is only a junior analyst right now, but he hopes to be a manager within five years and a senior vice-president within seven years.” The phrase “to be (someone’s) junior” means to be younger than another person: “His sister is three years his junior.” A “junior” is also a high school or college student in the third year of study in a four-year program: “Most of Caroline’s friends are juniors, but she is also friends with a few sophomores and seniors.” Finally, sometimes the word “junior,” abbreviated “Jr.,” is added to the end of a boy’s name when he has the same name as his father: “I can’t believe Doran Cougherty named his son Doran Cougherty, Jr.” to stick to In this podcast, the phrase “to stick to” means to continue to do, use, or have something and to not change what one has been doing: “Why do you stick to tying on a typewriter instead of using a word processor?” The phrase “to make (something) stick” means to make someone remember something, or to make something permanent: “Teachers are always looking for creative ways to make their lessons stick.” The phrase “to stick in (someone’s) head” means for a song or phrase to be remembered over and over again, even when the person is trying not to think about it: “Whenever I hear a song from The Sound of Music, it gets stuck in my head for days!” Finally, the phrase “to stick to (one’s) ribs” describes food that is very filling and satisfying: “I can’t just eat a salad. I need something that will stick to my ribs.” 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 740 – Corporate Gift-Giving
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 740: Corporate Gift-Giving.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 740. 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 “Corporate Gift-Giving.” Let’s get started.
Michelle: Why did I get stuck with buying corporate gifts for our clients this year? Just because I’m a woman doesn’t mean I’m good at buying gifts.
Rafiq: It’s not because you’re a woman. It’s because you’re the most junior employee of the company. I had the job three years ago when I started working here.
Michelle: Oh, so you know the drill. I was thinking of sending food baskets to McQ Corp.
Rafiq: I wouldn’t advise doing that. We’re bidding on a new contract with their company and the gift could be misconstrued as a bribe. You’ll
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