عبارت انگلیسی
scratch
معنی و توضیح
The phrase, “from scratch,” in this podcast, means from the very beginning, without any initial knowledge or other preparations: “Did you build that table from scratch, or was the wood already cut to the right size?” A “scratch” is normally a small cut in someone’s skin: “The cat’s claws left several scratches on Noah’s arm.” A “scratch” can also be a small scrape or mark on another surface: “The wooden floors have scratches where the furniture was dragged over it.” Or, “The music quality isn’t very good, because the CD has a scratch.” Finally, a “scratch” can be the sound of two things moving against each other: “During the power failure, we couldn’t see grandpa, but we heard the scratch as he lit a match for the candle.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Being a First-Time Parent». 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 episode 613: Being a First- Time Parent.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 613. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
We have a website at eslpod.com. If you go there, you can improve your English even faster by downloading one of the 8- to 10-page Learning Guides that we provide for this episode. It contains a complete transcript of everything I say, as well as lots of other good stuff: vocabulary, cultural notes, that sort of thing.
This episode is called “Being a First-Time Parent.” It is a dialogue between Ricardo and Zuly. They’re going to be talking about being parents, having a baby for the first time. Let’s get started.
Zuly: Hello.
Ricardo: Hi, Zuly. How are you?
Zuly: Oh, Ricardo, it’s you. I’m doing okay. How are you?
Ricardo: I wanted to call and congratulate you on the birth of your new baby.
Zuly: Thanks
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.