عبارت انگلیسی
pilot
معنی و توضیح
The word “pilot,” in this podcast, means a trial run, or something that is done as a test or trial to determine whether it can succeed on a larger scale (with more people or resources): “The state government is investing $85,000 in a one-year pilot program to test the new curriculum in one school before using it in all the other schools.” A “pilot” is also someone who flies an airplane: “Do pilots have to have perfect vision, or can they wear glasses?” Finally, a “pilot light” is a small gas flame that is kept burning all the time and serves as a way to light a larger fire, like on a gas stove or a gas water heater: “I can’t get the gas fireplace to work. Do you think the pilot light burnt out?”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Running a Pilot Program». 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 816: Running a Pilot Program.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 816. 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 Jimmy and Rosalind about starting a new program, a program that’s testing something. Let’s get started.
Rosalind: How is the pilot program coming along?
Jimmy: We’ll be ready to launch it in another month, but I have some serious reservations.
Rosalind: Like what?
Jimmy: We haven’t worked out all of the bugs yet and we might come up against some resistance from the community.
Rosalind: Isn’t that the nature of a pilot program? When you’re paving the way, you’re always going to have skeptics and dissenters.
Jimmy: You’re right, of course, but
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.