عبارت انگلیسی
twins
معنی و توضیح
The word “twins,” in this podcast, means two children born at the same time from the same mother: “Dan thought his wife was having a boy, but just found that she’s actually having twins.” “Twin” can also describe someone or something that looks very much like someone or something else: “Melky wore a hat to the party that was a twin to the one Lawrence wore last week.” Something that is a “twin” can also be something that is closely matched or connected: “The twin problems of this bad economy are a lack of jobs and a poor real estate market.” Finally, a “twin bed” is a bed that is made for one person to sleep on: “Our daughters share a bedroom, each with her own twin bed.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Giving Birth to Twins». 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 790: Giving Birth to Twins.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 790. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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Today’s episode is about having a baby – two of them, in fact. Let’s get started.
Jerome: Congratulations! I just heard that you’re pregnant with twins.
Paula: Thanks. We’re very excited, although I’m a little worried about a multiple birth.
Jerome: I come from a long line of multiple births. My father is an identical twin and he had cousins who are fraternal twins.
Paula: I see what you mean.
Jerome: That’s not even the half of it. My maternal grandmother gave birth to triplets and my aunt had quadruplets.
Paula: Wow, multiple births certainly run in your family. What about your immediate family?
Jerome: You’re not going to believe this, but my mother had octuplets. I have seven brothers
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.