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The word “pick,” in this podcast, means the person who is selected for a particular position or opportunity, especially when talking about an athlete who has been chosen for a team: “Ulysses is really smart, so he’s always the first pick when we have to work in partners in lab class.” The verb “to pick” means to choose or to select one object from a group of many: “Which color of paint did you pick for the living room?” The verb “to pick” can also mean to harvest or to take fruits or vegetables from a plant: “They spent all afternoon at the farm picking blueberries.” Finally, the phrase “to pick up” means to meet someone at a place and give him or her a ride somewhere else: “I’ll pick you up at 10:30.” to land In this podcast, the verb “to land” means to get or obtain something that is very valuable and difficult to get, usually because it is wanted by many people: “How did you land a $120,000 salary your first year out of college?” The phrase “to land (someone) in trouble” means to create problems for someone: “Glenn landed himself in trouble when he drove without a driver’s license.” The phrase “to land on (one’s) feet” means to be in comfortable, pleasant circumstances after one has had a series of problems: “Last year he lost his job and had to move back in with his parents, but now he has a new job offer and it looks like he’ll land on his feet.” 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 793 – Signing Professional Athletes
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 793: Signing Professional Athletes.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 793. 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 Nick and Jamie. It’s going to be about when you have a professional athlete – a professional sports player who joins a team. “To sign them” means to get them to become a member of that team. Let’s get started.
Nick: I don’t care what it takes. I want Robinson on my team next year.
Jamie: He’ll be a free agent and he’ll be fielding a lot of offers. I don’t know if we can make him an attractive enough deal.
Nick: We’ll offer him a signing bonus. That should sweeten the deal.
Jamie: I’m afraid that may not be enough. Don’t forget that he was
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