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stoop
معنی و توضیح
The word “stoop,” in this podcast, means the area outside the front door of some homes in the city, usually at the top of several steps leading to the sidewalk: “In the past, neighbors used to sit on their stoop in the evening, talking to each other until it got dark.” A “stoop” is also a way of walking with poor posture, when one’s shoulders bend forward: “Why does Ulysses always walk with a stoop?” The phrase “to stoop down” means to bend one’s upper body downward, usually so that one can go under something or reach down to get something: “Brady is really tall, so he has to stoop down to go through most doorways.” Finally, the phrase “to stoop to (something)” means to do something wrong or immoral when one would not normally do it: “Piper never thought she’d stoop to stealing food, but her children were hungry and she was desperate.” to stay up In this podcast, the phrase “to stay up” means to delay one’s bedtime, or to remain awake late at night, when most other people are asleep: “Last night we stayed up late to watch an old movie on TV.” The phrase “to stay out” means to be away from the place where one lives: “Why did you stay out so late?” The phrase “to stay out of (something)” means to not become involved in an argument or discussion: “Whenever her brothers start discussing politics or religion, Ellyn tries to stay out of it by leaving the room.” Finally, the phrase “to stay on” means to continue doing something after one is expected to stop doing 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 575 – Being an Early or Late Riser it: “When Mrs. Pebley retired as a teacher, she decided to stay on as a volunteer in the classroom.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Being an Early or Late Riser». 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 575: Being an Early or Late Riser.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 575. 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 dialogue between Spiro and Nancy. They’re going to be talking about whether they get up early in the morning or late in the morning, and vocabulary related to that topic. Let’s get started.
Spiro: Hey, watch out!
Nancy: Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t see you there. I thought I would be the only person up at the crack of dawn. What are you doing sitting on the stoop at this ungodly hour?
Spiro: I’m trying to turn over a new leaf.
Nancy: What do you mean?
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.