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The word “sharp,” in this podcast, means clearly defined, or easily seen and understood: “The professor’s definition draws a sharp line between conservative and liberal politics.” The word “sharp” also means clever or intelligent: “Maggie is really sharp! She always understands new concepts immediately.” Someone who is “sharp-eared” or “sharp-eyed” is able to hear or see very well: “She wants to get a sharp-eared dog that will hear any intruders.” Someone who is “sharp- tongued” is very direct and says mean or unfriendly things that hurt other people’s feelings: “If you want to be successful in your career, you’ll have to find a way to be less sharp-tongued.” Finally, someone who is “sharp-witted” is able to think very quickly and create clever responses in very little time: “Sharp-witted students do very well on the school’s debate team.” to see double In this podcast, the phrase “to see double” means to see two images of everything, often because one is drunk or medicated: “When you start seeing double, you know you’ve had too much to drink.” The phrase “to be seeing things” means to see things that aren’t really there: “I’m so tired that I’m seeing things. I definitely need to get some sleep soon.” The phrase “to have seen better days” means for something or someone to be worse than it once was, or to be in poor condition: “They bought their car new, but that was over 10 years ago, and it has definitely seen better days.” Finally, the phrase “to see the light” means to realize that something is true after one has not believed it for a long period of time: “Karina’s parents finally saw the light and agreed to help her pay for college.” 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 600 – Talking About Sight
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 600: Talking About Sight.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 600. 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 called “Talking About Sight,” about how you see and vocabulary related to seeing. Let’s get started.
Sue: This medication I’m taking is messing with my vision. Everything is blurry.
Hamed: That’s a good reason for you to stay home from work today.
Sue: I can’t. I have to give a presentation this afternoon and I can’t flake out on my coworkers.
Hamed: What good are you to them if you’re blind as a bat?
Sue: Everybody else will have crystal clear vision, so all I have to do is to put in an appearance. Things may not be as sharp as I’d like them to be, but I can still make out people and objects – as long as
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