عبارت انگلیسی
skirt
معنی و توضیح
The phrase “miniskirt,” in this podcast, means a very short skirt that ends high above the knee: “Her miniskirt was so short that everyone could see her underwear when she walked.” A “pencil skirt” is a long, very straight skirt: “She couldn’t take very big steps, because she was wearing a narrow pencil skirt.” The phrase “to skirt around (something)” means to avoid giving a direct answer or to avoid talking about a particular subject, usually because it is uncomfortable or embarrassing: “The reporter criticized the spokesperson for skirting the answer to her question.” Or, “Cooper’s speech skirted around all the important issues and didn’t really provide any new information.” Finally, the word “outskirts” refers to the parts of a town or city that are very far from the center: “Housing prices fall as you move toward the outskirts of town.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Shopping for Warm-Weather Clothes». 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 599: Shopping for Warm-Weather Clothes.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 599. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. Download this episode’s Learning Guide, an 8- to 10-page guide that contains the complete transcript, as well as the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, cultural notes, comprehension questions, and more. All of that is found in the Learning Guide that we have for all of our current episodes.
This episode is a dialogue between Spencer and Lauren. We’ll find Spencer and Lauren using a lot of vocabulary that would be related to hot or warm weather, things that you might wear in the summertime for example. Let’s get started.
Spencer: I would love to see you in this outfit: a tank top and a miniskirt.
Lauren: No way! I wouldn’t look anything like that mannequin. I’m too shy and I’d make a fool of myself wearing such revealing clothes.
Spencer:
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.