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audio file of Eslpod number 8 Personal letters

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Welcome to another edition of English as a second language podcast;
brought to you by “ www.eslpod.com”.
I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, senior researcher at the center for educational development hear in Los Angeles, California.
Esl Podcast is specially made for you, those who are trying to improve their English listening and speaking.
If this is the first time listening to this podcast, I recommend that you go to our website, “ www.eslpod.com”, to read more about how best to use this podcast to improve your English.
There are 2 parts to every Esl podcast.
First, we have a conversation or interview with a native speaker.
second, we have an explanation of vocabulary and expressions used during the first part of the podcast.
Today’s topic is going to be personal letters or personal e-mails.
We often use a slightly different less formal vocabulary when we’re talking to friends than when we talk to people in our business or at work.
Today’s podcast is going to feature a person, a woman who’s writing an e-mail to a friend and we’d ask her to read this e-mail to us.
so, we can get a better idea about how personal e-mails and personal messages differ in English from formal messages.
Let’s listen in now to see what new expressions and words we can learnn from this personal e-mail.
Hi Joolia,
I’m sitting here in front of the computer in our apartment, writing this e-mail to you.
it feels so weird not to have you here.
You were my roommate for four years after all.
I really miss having my best friend here, but enough with feeling sorry for myself.
I’m so happy to hear that you’re getting settled in New York city.
I’m trying to imagine what it’s like for you.
First, getting your dream job.
then, moving to an amazing city and starting a whole new life.
I’m really glad to hear that your cross country drive to New York was a good one.
there was no problem, no breakdowns and you even made it in good time.
I’m very very happy to hear that the moving van made it there without any major catastrophes.
I can’t believe they made it there on time and they didn’t break anything! what a miracle! Well, I hope that everything else goes well this next week while you’re getting used to a new city before starting a new job.
Are you excited about the job yet? it’s so great that you’ll be able to do what’ve always wanted to.
Working as a writer for one of the best newspapers in the country.
I always knew you could do it.
you’re always so focused and work so hard.
You really deserve it.
I can’t wait to start reading your articles in the newspaper.
Well, things here are pretty much as you left it: same old, same old.
my schedule at the restaurant is still the same.
I’m working weekends. I’m not thought about that as you know, But I do love my job.
being a chef is grate, But there’s one major drawback.
I’m starting to notice that I’m getting fat.
I have to stop eating so many of my own dishes.
I decided today to do something about it.
I joined a gym down the street.
It’s the one three blocks down near that video store.
Do you remember it? I even went out today and got new workout clothes and a pair of new jogging shoes. Now I’ve absolutely no excuses. All I have to do is to get off my butt and go workout. I am so incredibly lazy. You know what a couch-potato I am, but not anymore.
I plan to get up each morning and work out before I head off to work.
That means actually getting up before 10 AM. now that’s going to be a challenge. I’m going to start on Monday. We’ll see how that goes.
wish me luck. Ok that’s all for now. write me back soon. I’m anxious to hear how things are going. Talk to you soon,
Jeseca.

description of Eslpod number 8: Personal letters

We just listened to someone reading a personal e-mail. One friend was e-mailing another friend who are just moved to New York city. Lots of expressions here that may be unfamiliar to you. At the beginning of the message, Jeseca who was writing the e-mail said that she was “feeling sorry for herself.” To feel sorry for yourself means to pity for yourself, To thing that your situation is worst than everyone else’s.
We often when we hear someone complain, say to them “stop feeling sorry for yourself” meaning stop thinking that your situation is worst than everyone else’s. This is something we would only say however, to a friend, family member or someone that you know well. You wouldn’t wanna say that to your boss. Another termm was “dreamed job” When we often use the term “dream” in front of a noun, it means the perfect or the ideal. So, my dream vacation would be to go to Hawaii Or My dream car would be a Porsche car. Jeseca also mentioned that her friend was lucky because she didn’t have any breakdowns in her trip. Remember? This is the term we used in the previous ESL podcast. When we say a car or an automobile has problems and stops running, we say that it breaks down and the term breakdowns would be the noun of that. Jeseca also used the expression “same old, same old” when she was describing how her life had not changed since her friend had moved to New York. The expression same old, same old is at informal one that we use among friend and family. It means nothing has changed. So, if someone asked you Oh how is your job? you say “Oh same old, same old.” It also implies a certain boredom, a certain wanting for some change, but not being able to produce that change.
So, same old, same old is informal expression. Jeseca also mentioned the termm “major drawback.” A drawback is a negative part of some situation. Usually we use the term drawback when we’re talking about something that has good and bad things. at the end of her e-mail, Jeseca used two expressions that are very informal. the first one is, “to get off my butt.” When we say that we need to get off my butt, we mean we need to get moving, we need to get going, we need to start working or doing what we supposed to do.
Butt, of course refers to where you sit. A very informal expression. We would use it again just with friends and family. She also used a term “couch potato.” A couch potato is someone who sits around all day, doing nothing, watching television or playing games. The term couch potato comes from couch, of course where you sit on a sofa. Potato is the idea that Someone who is big, heavy and lazy. So, couch potato means someone who is lazy, a person who is lazy. So, lots of informal expressions in that personal e-mail. In the future podcast, we’ll be talking more about formal as well as informal expressions that we use.
That’s going to wrap it up for today’s English as a second language podcast. I again thank you for listening and urge you to email us your ideas and suggestions at eslpod@eslpod.com or visit us on our website at www.eslpod.com; Thanks again for listening and come back and join us for next English as a second language podcast. esl podcast is produced by the center for educational development in Los Angeles, California.
This podcast is copy right 2005.

ترجمه ی بعضی از لغات مشکل Eslpod number 8: Personal letters

• slightly, تا حدی, خیلی کم.
• feature, جنبه های مختلف چیزی را نشان دادن یا برجسته کردن.
• weird, غیر عادی,عجیب.
• roommate, هم اتاقی.
• after all, با این وجود, هر چه باشد.
• settle, مستقر, جایگیر, مقیم.
• catastrophe, فاجعه, مصیبت.
• miracle, معجزه.
• made it, گذشته ی make it, موفق شدن, به سر انجام رساندن, به مکان خاصی رسیدن.
• schedule, برنامه ی روزمره, زمانبندی.
• anxious, نگران, مضطرب.
• pity, افسوس, ترحم, بخشش.
• complain, شکوه کردن, غر زدن.
• imply, اشاره داشتن, دلالت ضمنی کردن.
• boredom, خستگی, ملالت.
• getting used to, عادت کردن.
• sofa, نیمکت.

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