عبارت انگلیسی
precious
معنی و توضیح
The word “precious,” in this podcast, means valuable and worthy of admiration and praise, usually because something or someone is beautiful: “The drawings on your refrigerator are precious. Did your children draw them?” The phrases “precious gems,” “precious metals,” and “precious jewelry” refers to expensive rocks and metals usually used for decoration: “The thieves found and stole all of grandma’s precious jewelry.” Or, “Do you think it’s better to invest in the stock market, real estate, or precious metals?” Finally, the word “precious” can describe something that is limited and should be used with care because it cannot be replaced: “Trees are some of our most precious resources, so why are we using them to make disposable coffee cups that are used only once and then thrown away?”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Admiring a Baby [www.easytalk.ir]». 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 963 – Admiring a Baby.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 963. 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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On this episode, we’re going to listen to a dialogue between Maya and Jean-Paul about looking at a little baby. Let’s get started.
Maya: Isn’t this baby precious? She is just darling. Coo chi coo.
Jean-Paul: Why do women fawn over babies? One baby looks pretty much like any other.
Maya: You wouldn’t say that if you’d ever spent time with babies. Come over here and look at this one. She’s a doll and her face is so expressive. Aren’t you a little doll? Aren’t you?
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.