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The word “perfectly,” in this podcast, means entirely or completely and is used for emphasis: “That children’s book was perfectly delightful! I wonder when they’ll make it into a movie.” The phrase “perfect timing” describes something that happened at the best possible time, or precisely when it needed to happen: “Are you home early? That’s perfect timing! Dinner is almost ready.” When one has been criticized by another person, the phrase “nobody’s perfect” is used to lessen the severity or seriousness of that criticism: “Sure, she made some mistakes, but nobody’s perfect. It could have happened to any of us.” Finally, the phrase “practice makes perfect” is used to remind people that the only way to get better at something is to try to do it many times: “Wynona spends hours practicing her violin playing, because practice makes perfect.” to store In this podcast, the verb “to store” means to keep something in a place until it is needed in the future: “How long can you store oil before it becomes rancid?” The phrase “in store for (someone)” means that something will happen to someone soon, or something is waiting for someone: “If you think being a parent is easy, there’s a surprise in store for you!” Or, “The boss has no idea we got a new client. We sure have some good news is store for her!” Finally, the formal phrase “to set great store by (something)” means to consider something to be very important or to have great expectations for something: “Marcus sets great store by his athletic abilities to help him succeed in life.” 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 1013 – Living With a Hoarder
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,013 – Living with a Hoarder.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,013. 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 Julio and his mother, who apparently doesn’t like to get rid of things – even things she doesn’t need anymore. Let’s get started.
Julio: Mom, don’t you think it’s time to get rid of some of the stuff in this house?
Mom: Why? This house is fine the way it is.
Julio: There are parts of this house that are nearly inaccessible. There are stacks of magazines and bags and boxes everywhere.
Mom: I need all that stuff. You know I’ve always been a pack rat.
Julio: I know, but I think things are getting out
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