عبارت انگلیسی
swear
معنی و توضیح
In this podcast, the phrase “to swear by” means to believe in something or to trust in something: “I swear by dancing as the best way to lose weight.” The verb “to swear” also means to make a serious promise: “He swore that he would never go to the dangerous part of town again without his parents.” In court, people often say: “I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth” before they give evidence in front of a judge. “To swear” can also mean to promise that you are telling the truth: “I swear I didn’t know he was planning to steal the painting from the museum.” “To swear” can also mean to use bad or rude words: “Please don’t swear when you are near the children. They are too young to hear those words.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast ESL Podcast 222 – Alternative Medicine www.eslpod.com
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Alternative Medicine». 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 222: Alternative Medicine.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 222. 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'll find there the Learning Guide for this episode, which contains all of the vocabulary, additional sample sentences using the words we're going to talk about today. It also contains a complete transcript of this entire episode along with additional explanations and culture notes.
Our topic in this episode is alternative medicine. Let's get started.
I have been suffering from back pain for years. I’ve tried several treatments prescribed by my doctor, but nothing has had a lasting effect. I finally decided to try alternative medicine.
My friend, Amelia, swore by acupuncture. She said that her knee pain went away after only a few weeks of therapy. She was skeptical when she first started, but she knew after only a few sessions that it was working for her and that this was no New Age nonsense. She thought it might work for me, too.
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.