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piercing
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The word “piercing,” in this podcast, means a small hole placed in one’s body, especially in the earlobe, nose, eyebrow, tongue, lip, or belly button, used to wear jewelry as decoration: “Cedric already has a piercing in his tongue, but now he wants to get one in his eyebrow, too.” A “piercing scream” is a very high- pitched, loud scream: “Suddenly the night was filled with a piercing scream and everyone was afraid.” A “piercing look” is a very intense look from someone who seems to be able to understand one’s secrets or thoughts: “The presenter was taken aback by the audience member’s piercing look.” Finally, a “piercing wind” is a very strong, cold wind that seems to go through one’s clothes: “In this piercing wind, the air feels even colder than it actually is.” to ease up In this podcast, the phrase “to ease up” means to relax and become more lenient, or to become less strict: “The students begged the teacher to ease up on the amount of homework they’re given each week.” The phrase “to ease (one’s) mind” means to make one feel calmer, more relaxed, and less worried: “When the director announced that no one would be fired, it eased my mind.” The phrase “to ease off on (someone)” means to become less demanding of another person and to be kinder and gentler with that person: “Zoey is a great kid. Why don’t you ease up on her and just have fun together instead of always making her do more homework?” Finally, the phrase “to ease (one’s) grip” means to begin to loosen one’s hold, or to begin to hold something less tightly: “As Debra relaxed, she eased her grip on the steering wheel.” 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 1018 – Raising Teenagers
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اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Raising Teenagers». 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 1,018 – Raising Teenagers.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,018. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development here in Los Angeles – make that “beautiful” Los Angeles – California.
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This episode is a dialogue between Carl and Marla about raising teenagers – helping children who are now getting older become better people, a very difficult job. Let’s get started.
Carl: Hi Marla, I’m really surprised to see you here. I didn’t know you had kids attending this high school.
Marla: I don’t – not yet. I heard about this meeting and decided to attend. It’s best to be ready for those teenage years, don’t you think?
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