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shock
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The word “shock,” in this podcast, means a surprise, especially a negative one: “The award announcement was a shock, as everyone had expected the other person to win.” An electric “shock” is the sharp, painful feeling experienced when one is exposed to an electrical current: “The little girl got a shock when she put her finger in the light socket.” Or, “Psychiatrists used to use electric shocks to treat mental patients.” “Shock” is a medical condition after someone has had an unpleasant or painful experience, when one becomes very pale (for one’s skin to turn a light color) and cannot breathe normally: “The medics treated Randall for shock as they took him to the hospital.” Finally, a “shock of hair” refers to a lot of thick hair, possibly just on one part of the head: “The baby was born with a shock of black hair.” one way or the other In this podcast, the phrase “one way or the other” means in one of two ways, with no other possibilities, and can be used to describe something that must happen without exceptions: “We’re going to have to find a solution one way or the another.” The phrase “(one’s) way or the highway” means that one will not compromise and things must be done as one wants: “Our boss never listens to anyone else. It’s always his way or the highway.” Finally, the phrase “to clear/pave the way” means to prepare something for another person to do something, or to make it possible for others to do something in the future: “Women like Marie Curie paved the way for female scientists.” 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 835 – Getting Shocking News
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 835: Getting Shocking News.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 835. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California. Eslpod.com is our website. Go there, become a member, and improve your English faster than you ever thought possible.
This episode is a dialogue between Karla and Chris about some surprising or shocking news. Let’s get started!
Karla: You look like you’ve had a shock.
Chris: Yeah, that phone call threw me for a loop. My ex-girlfriend is pregnant and she wants me to take a paternity test.
Karla: Wow, that’s quite a bombshell. Are you going to do it?
Chris: Of course. If the baby is biologically mine, I want to take responsibility for it. I wanted to start a family with my ex: get married and have children – the whole shebang. So if the baby is mine, I’ll provide child support, no question. I might
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