عبارت انگلیسی
turf
معنی و توضیح
The word “turf,” in this podcast, means an area that one feels possessive of or believes that one should have control over: “The President and Congress are fighting for political turf.” The word “turf” also describes grass-covered land: “The golf club uses a lot of fertilizer to make its turf look so nice.” And “turf” can also describe artificial grass: “In areas where it rains a lot, outdoor soccer games are held on artificial turf, because if they play on real grass, everything gets too muddy.” The phrase “home turf” describes where someone is from and where he or she feels comfortable: “It’s easier to win games when we’re playing on our home turf.” Finally, the phrase “surf and turf” describes an entrée that combines beef and seafood, usually shrimp: “That surf and turf meal looks delicious!” to cover (one’s) tracks In this podcast, the phrase “to cover (one’s) tracks” means to try to remove the evidence so that others cannot determine what happened or what one has done: “Don’t forget to cover your tracks so nobody can trace those emails back to your account.” The phrase “to be on the right track” means to be going in the right direction and to be doing the right thing: “Please review this draft and let me know if I’m on the right track before I proceed to write the rest of the report.” Finally, the phrase “to stop (dead) in (one’s) tracks” means to stop abruptly, usually because one is in trouble or danger: “Shelly’s scream made us stop dead in our tracks.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. www.easytalk.ir English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 908 – Being Territorial at Work
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 908 – Being Territorial at Work.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 908. 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, become a member of ESL Podcast, and download a Learning Guide for this episode.
This episode is a dialogue between Andy and Sita about responsibilities in the workplace. Let’s get started.
[start of dialog]
Andy: What are you doing?
Sita: I’m running some numbers for the new project.
Andy: I thought that was Delia’s turf.
Sita: She’s usually the go-to person for this type of information, but I need this info right now.
Andy: I’d be careful about stepping on Delia’s toes. She doesn’t take kindly to people encroaching on her responsibilities.
Sita: I know she can be territorial at times, but I’m sure if I
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