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The word “turn,” in this podcast, means the time when one person needs to do something, because another person did it previously: “Paulina and Kristoff take turns washing the dishes: she does it on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and he does it on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.” As a verb, “to turn” means to move toward the right or left: “Drive straight for three blocks and then turn right.” Or, “When she heard someone call her name, she turned toward the sound of the voice.” The verb “to turn” can also mean to move an object so that it is facing a different direction: “The little girl turned the dolls toward each other and pretended that they were having a conversation.” lights out In this podcast, the phrase “lights out” means the time when the lights in a room must be turned off so that one can fall asleep: “At the children’s summer camp, lights out is always at 9:45 p.m.” The phrase “to knock (someone’s) lights out” means to hit someone very hard so that he or she falls down and is not conscious: “Two drunk men got into a fight and the bigger one knocked his friend’s lights out.” The phrase “to light up (something)” means to illuminate something, or to shine light on something: “When are they going to light up the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center?” Finally, the phrase “to light up (one’s) life” means to make one’s life better, happier, and/or more interesting: “Grandchildren light up their grandparents’ life.” 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 365 – Putting the Children to Bed
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Putting the Children to Bed». 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 365: Putting the Children to Bed.
This is ESL Podcast number 365. 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 Guide is an 8 to 10 page PDF file that you can download, print out, and use to improve your English even faster.
This episode is called “Putting the Children to Bed.” “Putting the children to bed” means to get the young children ready so that they can go to sleep. Let’s get started.
Andrea: It’s your turn to put the kids to bed.
Marlon: No, I put them to bed last night, didn’t I?
Andrea: Nope, I did that. Don’t forget their bedtime story.
Marlon: The kids won’t let me forget it. Okay, time for bed! Go brush your teeth and put on your pajamas. It’s lights out in 15 minutes.
Andrea: What are you doing?
Marlon: I’m finishing my newspaper.
Andrea: Aren’t you going to watch over them to make sure they’re getting ready for bed?
Marlon: Nope. You have your methods and I have mine.
Andrea:
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.