عبارت انگلیسی
yard
معنی و توضیح
The word “yard,” in this podcast, means an outdoor area next to a home, owned by and belonging to the home owner: “They made the southwest corner of their yard into a small vegetable garden.” Sometimes a “yard” is an enclosed area, or an area surrounded by a fence: “The children play in the school yard for a half- hour each day after lunch.” A “yard” is also a unit of measurement equal to three feet or 0.91 meters: “How many yards of fabric will you need to buy to make the curtains?” Finally, a “yard sale” is a like a garage sale, an event where people sell used items that they no longer need in front of their home or on the sidewalk: “Look at this great table we picked up at a yard sale this morning!”
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 851: Finding a House to Buy.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 851. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development, right here in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. Go there and download a Learning Guide for this episode. You can also take a look at some of our special courses in business and daily English that we have available right there on the website.
This episode is a story about someone who’s trying to find a house to buy. Let’s get started.
I’m looking to buy a house and I want a single-family home. I have been living in a townhouse for two years, and I am tired of having common walls and very small yards. My new house will have to have a lot more square footage, a large lot size, an open floor plan, great curb appeal, and lots of upgrades.
My agent has been showing me fixer-uppers,
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