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In this podcast, the phrase “wide margin” means with a large gap between how two items are valued or assessed: “There’s a wide margin between how much he was earning in his previous job and how much he’s earning now.” When talking about a piece of paper, the “margin” is the blank or empty space at the top, bottom, and sides of the page: “Please print your essay as single-spaced text in a 12-point font with 1.5” margins.” The phrase “on the margins” describes someone who has little importance, power, influence, or respect: “The newest member of Congress is on the margins in most of his opinions.” Finally, in business, the phrase “profit margin” refers to the difference between the cost of producing something and its sales price: “We have a small profit margin, but we can stay in business because we sell thousands of units each week.” 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 850 – Betting on Sports
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 850: Betting on Sports
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 850. 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 dialog between Peter and Angela about betting – trying to win money by betting on sports. Let’s get started.
Peter: Look at this! I just won 2,000 smackaroos!
Angela: Where did you get all that money?
Peter: I won it betting on the game last night. I placed a small wager with high odds and won big.
Angela: Wow, I always put money in the pools at work, but I’ve never won anything like $2,000.
Peter: I’ll introduce you to my bookie if you want to do some serious betting. But I warn you: he only deals
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