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In this podcast, the phrase “soft-hearted” means with a lot of kindness, sympathy, and empathy, and not wanting to punish or hurt others, instead feeling pity for them: “Janice is too soft-hearted to break up with her boyfriend. She always forgives him.” Someone who is “soft-spoken” has a quiet, pleasant voice that is not assertive: “Soft-spoken employees are less likely to receive raises or promotions.” The phrase “to soft-pedal” means to treat something as if it is less urgent or less important than it really is: “Why is management soft-pedaling the expansion? If we wait too long, we’ll miss this opportunity.” Finally, a “soft target” is a thing or person that is easy to criticize and/or will not present a defense: “Those small startup companies are soft targets for our sales strategies.” 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 1102 – Discussing Capital Punishment
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,102 – Discussing Capital Punishment.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,102. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Visit our website at ESLPod.com. Download a Learning Guide for this episode that will give you a complete transcript of everything we say.
On this episode, we’re going to talk about capital punishment – when the government kills someone for committing a crime. Sounds happy. Let’s get started.
Simon: What’s all that?
Hilary: It’s a news report about the upcoming execution of Perry Hickock.
Simon: That’s barbaric. We shouldn’t have capital punishment in this day and age.
Hilary: This guy killed an entire family while trying to rob them in their own home. He was convicted of multiple murders and given the death penalty. This is about justice.
Simon: This is about vengeance. He could have been given a life sentence without the possibility
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