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window
معنی و توضیح
The word “window,” in this podcast, means a period of time during which something will happen: “The post office gave us a three-day window for when the package will be delivered.” The phrase “a window of opportunity” refers to a short period of time when something can be done: “When Cambria’s boss went on vacation, it was her window of opportunity to show the vice-president that she was capable of managing the department.” When talking about computers, the word “window” refers to one rectangular box that appears on the screen where one can do work or view information: “I usually have three windows open on my computer: my email, a word processor, and a spreadsheet.” “Finally, the phrase “a window on the world” is something that lets people learn what is happening in other parts of the world: “These radio news programs are my window on the world.” to be at (someone’s) mercy In this podcast, the phrase “to be at (someone’s) mercy” means to be in a situation where someone else has control over the outcome and to be dependent on that person’s actions: “If we go to the park today, we’ll be at the mercy of the weather.” The word “mercy” refers to one’s decision or choice to be kind and forgiving: “Do you think the judge will have mercy on him and give him only a few years in prison?” The phrase “to beg for mercy” means to desperately ask someone to be nice and kind, especially if one does not fully deserve it: “The man begged for mercy, but victim’s family didn’t think the deserved any.” Finally, the phrase “it’s a mercy” means one is fortunate that nothing worse happened: “It’s a mercy we only lost $40,000 when housing prices fell. Other people lost much more.” 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 675 – Having Furniture Delivered
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 675: Having Furniture Delivered.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 675. 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 – and for life, really. It will help you in many things.
This episode is a dialogue between Zuly and Danny about when you buy “furniture” – a bed, a couch, a chair – and the company or store delivers it to your house. We’ll see what happens when there are some problems in that process. Let’s get started.
I was waiting patiently for the furniture store to deliver my new bed. I was given a window of 1:00 to 4:00. At 4:50, the delivery truck pulled up in front of my house. ……
Zuly: Hello.
Danny: Hi! We’re from Reliable Furniture. We’re here to deliver your new bed.
Zuly: I thought you’d never get here. The new bed should go in the bedroom. Follow me. You’ll haul away the old bed,
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.