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The word “type,” in this podcast, means a kind of person or personality: “My girlfriend is the talkative type,” which means she likes to talk a lot. Or, “She isn’t his type. She likes the artistic type.” “Type” can also be used to mean a sort of thing in general, such as “type of food” or “type of music”: “What type of plants do you think we should put in the backyard?” Or, “We had all types of people at the meeting.” The verb “to type” can be used to mean to write with a keyboard on a computer or typewriter, when you hit the keys to form words or letters: “I can type very quickly when I am writing emails to my friends.” used to In this podcast, the phrase “used to” means that you did something in the past that you no longer do: “I used to shower in the morning everyday, but now I shower in the evenings.” Another similar phrase, “to get used to,” means to make something a habit or to accept something as normal: “My new neighbors like to practice singing, so I had to get used to the noise.” Or, “I’ve lived in Maine for three years but I can’t get used to the cold weather.” 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 186 – Dating a Younger Man or Woman
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Dating a Younger Man_Woman». 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 186, “Dating a Younger Man or Woman.”
This is English as a Second Language Podcast Episode 186. 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. There, you can find the Learning Guide for this podcast and for our other podcasts that includes the complete transcript, the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, and much more.
Our dialogue today is about dating a younger man or a younger woman. Sounds interesting. Let's go.
Tadashi: Was that Diane you were talking to just now?
Helen: Yeah, do you know her?
Tadashi: Diane and I used to work together. She looked happy.
Helen: Yeah, she’s dating a new man. I just got the scoop. He’s not her usual type.
Tadashi: What do you mean?
Helen: Well, he’s a little younger than she is.
Tadashi: That’s no big deal nowadays. How much younger?
Helen: Diane is 42 and he’s 27.
Tadashi: They’re 15 years apart! Talk about robbing the cradle!
Helen: Hey, didn’t you just say that May-December romances aren’t that uncommon?
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.