عبارت انگلیسی
rag
معنی و توضیح
The word “rag,” in this podcast, means a poor-quality, unimportant newspaper: “Why do you waste your time reading that rag when you can find much better information online?” A “rag” is also a small piece of cloth that has been used many times, normally used for cleaning: “Freddie uses his old t-shirts as rags for dusting and polishing.” If someone’s clothes are “in rags,” they are in very poor condition with many tears and holes: “Chirico’s favorite shirt is in rags, but he keeps wearing it because he likes the color.” Finally, the phrase “from rags to riches” describes someone who is born into a very poor family but becomes very successful and rich: “She was born in a poor village but became a millionaire by the time she was 40 – an amazing rags-to-riches story!”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Liberal and Conservative News». 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 643: Liberal and Conservative News.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 643. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. Go there to download a Learning Guide for this episode to help you improve your English even faster than if you just stayed home and drank beer!
This episode is called “Liberal and Conservative News.” It will use a lot of vocabulary that is used in American politics and media to describe two different philosophical views of the way the government should work. Let’s get started.
Bill: Why are you reading that rag?
Rachel: I enjoy reading it. I like its news coverage and its incisive commentaries.
Bill: That’s nothing but a liberal propaganda rag. You can’t believe a thing they print in there.
Rachel: That’s not true. The news stories are objective and unbiased. This magazine isn’t like the newspapers and news websites you read. Those are run by ultraconservative
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