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The word “mover,” in this podcast, means a person whose job is to help people pack their belongings, put them into a large truck, drive them to a new location, and then take them out of the truck and into the new building: “When the movers dropped the box, we could hear all the glasses breaking.” An “earth mover” is a large machine that moves soil and rocks: “The little boy loves watching earth movers at work.” The phrase “movers and shakers” is used to describe people who have a lot of power, money, and influence in society: “When Joanna received her promotion, she started spending a lot of time with other movers and shakers who were well-known in the city.” to load In this podcast, the verb “to load” means to put boxes or bags into a vehicle so they can be taken somewhere: “When you’re loading the truck, put the heaviest things at the bottom and the lightest things on top.” The verb “to load” can also mean to put bullets into a gun or to put film into a camera: “I need a new roll of film. Can you show me how to load it?” When talking about computer programs, the verb “to load” means for a program to start: “Sometimes it takes a long time for the program to load on this computer, because there isn’t enough memory.” Finally, the phrase “to be loaded down with (something)” means to have too much work or too many problems: “Ever since Michel took the new job, he has felt loaded down with too much work.” 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 633 – Moving Out of a Home
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Moving Out of a Home». 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 633: Moving Out of a Home.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 633. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful – and I do mean beautiful – Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is called “Moving Out of a Home.” It’s a dialogue between Andre and Ellie. Let’s get started.
[A knock on door.]
Andre: Hello. Is anyone here?
Ellie: Yes, can I help you?
Andre: I saw your door open and I just wanted to make sure everything was okay. Did you just move in?
Ellie: No, I’m moving out. As you can see, I’m doing last-minute packing. I think I’ve used up 10 rolls of packing tape!
Andre:
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.