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The phrase “to be zoned,” in this podcast, means for a building or an area of land to be designated for a particular purpose, such as farming, housing, offices, stores, or industry: “Builders want this area to be zoned for housing so that they can build and sell new condos here.” The phrase “to zone out” means to daydream or to stop paying attention because one is thinking about something else, possibly because one is very tired: “The teacher became very frustrated when he saw his students zoning out during class.” Finally, the phrase “comfort zone” refers to the things that one feels comfortable doing and do not create risks or require doing something new: “Even though it was outside of his comfort zone, Chency agreed to go bungee jumping.” to live up to In this podcast, the phrase “to live up to” means to be as good as something, or to seem as good as or better than something. “The movie is good, but it doesn’t live up to the book.” The phrase “to live it up” means to have a lot of fun, doing things that are interesting and entertaining, usually spending a lot of money: “They really lived it up in New York City, eating at the finest restaurants and watching the best Broadway shows.” Finally, the phrase “to not [be able to] live (something) down” means for people to remember something embarrassing or shameful and never forget it: “That was such an embarrassing interview on TV! She’ll never be able to live it down.” 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 792 – Business Zoning
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 792: Business Zoning.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 792. 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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This episode is about the exciting world of business zoning. Let’s get started.
Sybil: Oh, this is it! This is the perfect location for our new store!
Leo: Sorry, but this space isn’t zoned for retail. It’s zoned for offices.
Sybil: But couldn’t we get the zoning commission to re-zone it?
Leo: That’s not an easy process. The city’s urban planners decided that this space would be best suited for offices. Changing their minds won’t be easy.
Sybil: I’ve heard that a lot of new developments are being zoned for mixed-use. That’s all we need to do. We just need this
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