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The word “picture,” in this podcast, means an image, or the things that are seen on a television screen: “It’s amazing how such a tiny cell phone screen can produce such a high-quality picture!” A “picture” can also refer to a drawing or photograph: “Hal hangs his daughter’s pictures in his office, and he often looks at pictures of his daughters while he is working.” A “motion picture” is a movie or film: “Which motion picture was the first one made in color?” The phrase “picture-perfect” describes something that looks exactly as it should: “The bride wants everything to be picture-perfect for the wedding.” Finally, the phrase “to get the picture” means to understand something: “If I don’t find a job this week, we won’t have enough money to pay the rent and my family will become homeless. Get the picture?” to take up In this podcast, the phrase “to take up” means to occupy or to use a certain amount of space, time, or some other resource: “I didn’t realize the file would take up so much of the USB drive.” The phrase “to take (someone) up on (an offer)” means to accept an offer: “Yes, I offered to help you move, but I didn’t think you’d take me up on it!” The phrase “to take (someone) on” can mean to hire someone: “The advertising department wants to take on five new employees this year.” Finally, the phrase “to be taken in” means to be tricked or fooled by someone or something: “How could you be taken in by those images? Obviously they had been changed with photo-editing software.” 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 687 – Shopping for a Television
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اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Shopping for a Television». 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 687: Shopping for a Television.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 687. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Visit our website at eslpod.com. Download the Learning Guide for this episode, an 8- to 10-page guide that will help you improve your English much, much faster than just listening.
This episode is all about buying a new television, with the vocabulary related, of course, to TVs. Let’s get started.
Byung: This is what I’m talking about! It’s time to upgrade to a big-screen TV and this is the perfect place to buy one.
Nelly: They certainly have a large selection. These new TVs have pictures that are much sharper than our current one.
Byung: There’s no comparison. These new TVs have a much better resolution. Just look at the brightness and the contrast! Our old TV looks washed out by comparison.
Nelly: And listen to that sound quality. It’s like being in a movie theater with surround sound.
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