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retreat
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In this podcast, the word “retreat” means a long meeting held outside of the office where people normally work, often for strategic planning or teambuilding, and often with opportunities for relaxation and enjoyment: “This year’s faculty retreat will be held the weekend before school starts.” When talking about an army, a “retreat” is a backward movement of troops (soldiers) who are losing a battle: “After hundreds of soldiers were killed, the survivors went into full retreat.” The phrase “to beat a retreat” means to leave a place very quickly: “When the police started arriving, the teenagers beat a retreat.” Finally, a “retreat” can also be when someone changes his or her mind because other people disliked an idea: “Voters made it clear that the politician would need to retreat from his position, or risk losing his elected position.” 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 940 – Ending Excessive Spending
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 940 – Ending Excessive Spending.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 940. 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 Raphael and Kelly about spending too much money. Let's get started.
Raphael: Sorry to be a buzzkill, but this gravy train we’ve been on is about to end.
Kelly: What do you mean?
Raphael: There have been a lot of complaints about our department’s spending on extraneous things, and to quell the masses, the department head is making some major changes.
Kelly: Like what?
Raphael: Like no more frivolous and excessive spending on travel
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