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معنی و توضیح
In this podcast, the word “odd” means unusual, strange, or uncommon: “Jacques has an odd habit of touching his elbows when he is nervous or worried.” When talking about mathematics, an “odd” number is a whole number that is not a whole-number multiple of two: “The students are learning to recite the odd numbers: one, three, five, seven, nine….” The phrase “-odd,” when following a number, means a little bit more than that number: “He worked as a veterinarian for 15-odd years before deciding to become a travel writer.” Finally, the phrase “odd jobs” refers to many small, unrelated jobs or tasks that need to be done but aren’t very important or noteworthy: “Could you please help me with some odd jobs around the house this weekend?” 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 766 – Describing Shapes and Sizes
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اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Describing Shapes and Sizes». 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 766: Describing Shapes and Sizes.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 766. 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 about describing how big something is, as well as the shape of that thing. Let’s get started.
Carson: Your apartment is going to look fabulous once I’m finished decorating it!
Brooke: I really appreciate you taking the time to help me choose some furniture, but I’d really like to keep the look conservative and traditional.
Carson: Nonsense! You have a fabulous new apartment and I’m going to help you make the most of it. Look at that oval mirror. It’ll look fantastic in your hall.
Brooke: That mirror is gigantic! I don’t think I want anything
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