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The word “possession,” in this podcast, means something that one owns: “His most prized possession is the medal that his father earned in the Army.” Or, “If you house was burning down, which possession would you want to save, and why?” If something is “in (someone’s) possession,” that person owns it or has it: “Grandma’s silver tea set has been our family’s possession for the past 20 years.” When talking about countries and geography, a “possession” is land owned and controlled by another country: “Which country has the most island possessions in the Indian Ocean?” Finally, the phrase “possession is nine-tenths of the law” means that someone who has something is usually allowed or likely to keep it even if it technically does not belong to him or her. to be damned In this podcast, the phrase “to be damned” means to be doomed or cursed, or to be made to suffer for a long time, with no hope or possibility or improvement: “If we do not study history and learn from it, we’re damned to repeat our mistakes.” In religion, people who are “damned” are people who are sent to hell (the opposite of heaven) for believing the wrong thing or for behaving badly: “They believe that all murderers are damned.” The phrase “to try/do (one’s) damnedest” means to try very hard to do something the best that one can: “We tried our damnedest to pass that test, but it was impossible.” Finally, the word “damnedest” means very surprising and is used for emphasis: “Kids say the damnedest things!” 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 1266 – Being a Refugee
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,266 – Being a Refugee.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,266. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California (beautiful Los Angeles, beautiful Los Angeles, beautiful Los Angeles, California).
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This lesson is all about being a refugee – someone who has to leave his country. Let’s get started.
Sara: How’s work been?
Tarek: Really hard. Our agency is working to resettle refugees who have fled McQuillanland because
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