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strapped
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The word “strapped,” in this podcast, means having little money, or not enough money: “After the earthquake, the city was strapped for cash to rebuild the hospital.” A “strap” is a long, narrow piece of cloth or leather (animal skin) that is used to carry or hold something: “These purse straps keep falling off my shoulder.” Or, “The strap on his suitcase broke, so he had to carry it with both hands.” Or, “Does your watch have a leather strap or a cloth strap?” As a verb, “to strap (something)” means to use straps to tie something up or to tie it to another thing: “Please make sure that the bags are strapped tightly to the top of the car before you begin driving.” to sell out In this podcast, the phrase “to sell out” means to change one’s beliefs in exchange for money: “Everyone said that the peace-loving presidential candidate sold out when he accepted money from the National Rifle Association, an organization that supports people owning guns.” The phrase “to sell out (of something)” also means to sell all the pieces one has of a particular item, so that there are none left to sell: “During the storm, the store sold out of flashlights and water.” The phrase “to sell (something) off” means to sell something 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 324 – Corporate Sponsorship inexpensively because one needs money quickly: “Liam sold off all his CDs to get enough money to pay for his university textbooks.” Finally, the phrase “to sell (someone) short” means to undervalue someone, or not believe that someone is as good or intelligent as he or she actually is: “Megan sells herself short during interviews, forgetting to tell the companies how well qualified she is.”
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 324: Corporate Sponsorship.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 324. 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 and download a Learning Guide for this episode. The Learning Guides contain all of the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, additional definitions, cultural notes, comprehension questions, and a complete transcript of this episode.
This episode is called “Corporate Sponsorship,” about when a company decides to give money to help an organization. Let’s get started.
Travis: I don’t know how we’re going to keep our free sports program going without more funding. As it is, we’re strapped and I don’t know how we’re going to continue.
Megumi: I know you’ve been resistant in the past, but what about corporate sponsorship? I’m sure we can find some businesses that want to support us.
Travis: I know you’re trying to help, but I’m not willing to sell out.
Megumi: It’s not selling out to have sponsors. Some businesses really want to keep public programs like ours free and available to the public. Being a
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