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The word “privilege,” in this podcast, means an advantage, or a special thing that only one or a few people can have or do: “If she gets good grades, her parents give her the privilege of watching an extra half-hour of TV.” The word “privilege” also means an honor, or something that one is very happy and pleased to do: “It is my privilege to introduce our special speaker for today.” The phrase “privileged information” is confidential, private, or secret information that should not be shared with other people: “Anything you tell your lawyer is privileged information, so she shouldn’t share it with others.” Or, “People who work in the finance department have privileged information about the company’s plans to expand next year.” a leg up In this podcast, the phrase “a leg up” means an advantage, a head start, or something that helps one do something faster or better than one could do it without that thing: “This swimmer has very long arms that gave him a leg up in the swimming competition.” The phrase “to not have a leg to stand on” means to be unable to prove something or to be unable to argue something successfully: “Unless we can find that voice recording, your statement about what he said doesn’t have a leg to stand on.” Finally, the phrase “to pull (someone’s) leg” means to trick someone or to make someone else believe something that isn’t true: “He was just pulling your leg. He doesn’t really have thirteen brothers and twelve sisters.” 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 440 – Being a Self-Made Man/Woman
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اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Being a Self-Made Man_Woman». 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 440: Being a Self- Made Man or Woman.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 440. 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. You can download a Learning Guide for this episode that contains all of the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, additional definitions, comprehension checks, cultural notes, and a complete transcript of everything you hear on this episode.
This episode is called “Being a Self-Made Man,” or “Being a Self-Made Woman.” It’s a dialogue between Ann and Edgar over what it means to become successful. Let’s get started.
Edgar: What a crock!
Ann: What is it?
Edgar: I’m reading an article about successful business people who were self- made men and women. I don’t believe a word of it.
Ann: What don’t you believe?
Edgar: These people didn’t pull themselves up by their bootstraps. They
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