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In this podcast, the word “token” means a sign or symbol of something, especially of the way someone feels: “Please accept this book as a token of our appreciation for you coming here and speaking tonight.” Or, “I think we should buy her some flowers as a token of our gratitude.” A “token” is also a small, round piece of metal like a coin that is used to make a machine work: “Where can I buy a token for the metro?” Or, “Do the public phones accept coins or tokens?” Finally, the phrase “by the same token” means in the same way or for the same reason: “He doesn’t like cake, but by the same token he doesn’t really like any desserts.” 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 499 – Marrying a Gold Digger
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 499: Marrying a Gold Digger.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 499. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. Go there today to download a Learning Guide for this episode, an 8- to 10-page guide that will help you improve your English even faster by giving you vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, additional definitions, comprehension questions, cultural notes, and a complete transcript of this episode.
This episode is a dialogue between Liza and Sinobu about the topic of people dating other people not because they love them or are romantically interested, but because they want to get their money. No one would ever do that, of course! Let’s get started.
Liza: Isn’t Jesse wonderful? I’m so glad you got to meet him last night.
Sinobu: Uh, he’s a little young for you, don’t you think? I know you’ve had boy toys in the past, but he takes the cake.
Liza: He’s no boy toy! It’s true that there’s a 30-year age difference, but
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