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stockings
معنی و توضیح
In this podcast, the word “stockings” means very large, colorful socks that are hung near the chimney and filled with presents the night before Christmas. In a popular poem, “The Night Before Christmas,” the author wrote: “Stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) soon would be there.” The word “stockings” can also refer to a thin piece of clothing that a woman wears over her feet and legs, such as nylons or tights. For example, “Do you think black or skin-colored stockings would look better with this dress?” As a verb, “to stock” means to have a supply of goods to sell: “We need to stock more of those notebooks because they are selling very quickly.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast ESL Podcast 226 – Holiday Decorating www.eslpod.com
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 226: Holiday Decorating.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 226. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Remember to visit our website at eslpod.com. You can find there the Learning Guide for this episode, which contains all of the vocabulary words, definitions, sample sentences, additional cultural notes, explanations of words we that don't talk about on the podcast and a complete transcript of this episode.
This podcast is about “Holiday Decorating.” Let's get started.
Now that the holidays are here, it’s time to decorate the house. Every year, we always go all out. We buy a Christmas tree and the kids decorate it with ornaments that we’ve bought and made over the years, and with silver and gold tinsel. We also hang a wreath on our front door and I make sure that there’s mistletoe above every door. Around the chimney, we hang our stockings, and when we get holiday cards from our friends and neighbors, we put them all around the room.
Outside of the house,
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