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lump
معنی و توضیح
The word “lump,” in this podcast, means a small bump, piece, or mass of something, especially part of a body, that doesn’t have a clear shape or form and probably shouldn’t be there: “Doctors recommend that women check their breasts for lumps every month.” The word “lump” also refers to small bumps in other things: “What are all these lumps in the mashed potatoes?” When talking about money a “lump sum” is a large amount of money paid all at once: “Lottery winners have to choose whether they’d like to receive small payments for 20 years, or a smaller total amount as a single lump sum.” Finally, a “lump” of sugar is a small cube or square of sugar: “How many lumps of sugar would you like in your tea?” to face facts In this podcast, the phrase “to face facts” means to accept reality or to confront and accept an unpleasant truth: “Let’s face facts: this relationship isn’t working and we should probably end it soon.” The phrase “to face the music” means to accept the punishment for what one has done: “Justin finally decided it was time to face the music, so he confessed to the crime at the police station.” The phrase “to face off” means to have an argument, discussion, or fight with another person: “The best professional wrestlers are going to face off tomorrow night.” Finally, the phrase “can’t face (something)” means unable to do something because it seems too difficult or unpleasant: “I just can’t face the thought of telling Susan such bad news.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. www.easytalk.ir English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 1042 – Being Diagnosed With and Treated For Cancer
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Being Diagnosed With and Treated For Cancer». 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 1,042 – Being Diagnosed with and Treated for Cancer.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,042. 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 Vivian and Guy (notice Guy can be a man’s name as well as a general term for a man) about the all-too-common problem of cancer. Let’s get started.
Vivian: Do you see this lump? I’m sure I have cancer.
Guy: Don’t jump to conclusions. It could be something completely benign.
Vivian: I know it’s not benign. It’s got to be a malignant tumor. The cancer is probably at stage two or three already.
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.