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The word “shape,” in this podcast, is a measure of one’s well-being and physical health and performance: “At the end of the season, those soccer players were in the best shape of their life.” The phrase “to whip/kick/get (someone) into shape” means to make someone do something much better: “These new employees need someone to whip them into shape before their 90-day performance evaluation.” The phrase “in no shape to do (something)” means physically and/or mentally unprepared and unqualified to do something: “After working an 80-hour week, Herbert was in no shape to drive up to Houston by himself.” Finally, the phrase “to take shape” means to become clearer and more defined: “Their wedding plans are finally starting to take shape.” to smart mouth In this podcast, the phrase “to smart mouth” means to backtalk, or to speak disrespectfully to someone, especially with humorous but rude responses to what another person has said: “If I had smart mouthed my mother that way, she would have grounded me for weeks!” A “smart alec” is someone who always has a quick and clever, but annoying response to what other people say: “Randall is a smart alec who always tries to appear clever by making biting comments.” The phrase “the smart money is one (someone)” means that that person is likely to win or succeed: “The smart money is on Amir. I’ve never seen anyone work as hard as he does.” Finally, the phrase “street-smart” describes someone who has a lot of common sense and knows how to survive in a big city: “Shane became street-smart when he was a homeless teenager in New York.” 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 1095 – Childhood Fitness
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Childhood Fitness». 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 1,095 – Childhood Fitness.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,095. 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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This episode is a dialogue between a mother and her son about keeping fit – about being healthy and having a healthy body. Let’s get started.
Mom: Hold it right there. Put that candy bar down.
Justin: Mom, I just wanted a snack to tide me over.
Mom: Don’t you remember what Dad said about this family’s need to improve our level of fitness?
Justin: Only old people have to worry about getting fat.
Mom: It’s not just about getting fat.
Justin: But I’m just a kid. I’m in great shape.
Mom:
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